Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Oct 30, 2023

In this series, I analyze the top battles of the day to reveal which summoners and monsters are most successful for a given league and format. What better way to improve our Splinterlands skills than to study what the best players are doing?

For those of us who buy, rent, or rent out cards, I'm also hoping that this series can inform us of which cards to acquire for maximum effectivenes.

Stay tuned for a new report to be published daily, each covering the top battles for a different league and format!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 148 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Monday, October 30, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. War Chaang - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   War Chaang is an Epic monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @hijueputa's battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times with War Chaang ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition War Chaang card is $1.64 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Albatross - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Albatross is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Albatross performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, see @ts-warrior's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Albatross card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mycelic Morphoid - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Mycelic Morphoid is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Mycelic Morphoid performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @queenstarr's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Mycelic Morphoid card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Tower Griffin - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Tower Griffin is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Tower Griffin did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could take a look at @chammmp's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Tower Griffin card is $1.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chaos Agent - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Chaos Agent is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 12 games where Chaos Agent won.
   • Chaos Agent did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 6 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @zawarrior's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Agent card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Iziar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Iziar is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games where Iziar triumphed.
   • Iziar did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You could study @hellslash's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Iziar won twice.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 6 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @ts-warrior's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Lir Deepswimmer won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $32.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kretch Tallevor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Kretch Tallevor is an Epic summoner card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Kretch Tallevor appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to see @zawarrior's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Kretch Tallevor card is $0.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 3 was used in a single match by @bangjogi, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $249.50 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 8 games where Scarred Llama Mage won.
   • You may want to watch @ts-warrior's battle history to learn how they beat their foe using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Scarred Llama Mage won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $82.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 71.88% [23/32]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 23 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @hellslash's battle history, where they beat their opponent 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $206.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 69.57% [16/23]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 16 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @queenstarr's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $99.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 71.43% [5/7]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Neutral, defeating its identical element 1 time in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Briar Patch ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 58.97% [23/39]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Counterspell ruleset, where Fire won 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 53.33% [32/60]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 14 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Aim True ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

Please feel free to leave me feedback in the comments. If you are new to Splinterlands, then please consider using my referral link to get started! It is a ton of fun to play, and you can earn SPS and win NFT cards every day!

If you want to know where to buy or rent any of the cards listed in this report, I personally like Monster Market (not a referral link), a 3rd party marketplace that has a great user interface and pays you DEC back on purchases.

- Catotune