Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Apr 14, 2024

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 115 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Sunday, April 14, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Venari Spellsmith - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Venari Spellsmith is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 5 games in which Venari Spellsmith appeared.
   • Venari Spellsmith performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @mahatmajandi's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, Venari Spellsmith saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Venari Spellsmith card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Agor Longtail - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Agor Longtail is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @sc456's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Agor Longtail card is $11.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Aves Sturgis - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Aves Sturgis is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Aves Sturgis appeared.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @sc456's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

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

1. Runemancer Florre - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Runemancer Florre is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @xeraphim's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Runemancer Florre ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Florre card is $6.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.57% [16/23]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 16 games where Pelacor Bandit triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @yojimbo21's battle history, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Pelacor Bandit saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Regal Peryton - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Regal Peryton is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 10 games.
   • Regal Peryton performed ideally when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @atnazo's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Back to Basics ruleset, Regal Peryton earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Regal Peryton card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 5 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @atnazo's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using Ilthain ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $3.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @brilliant-idea, which it won.
   
   

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @xeraphim, which it won.
   
   

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

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

1. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [24/33]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 24 games where Lux Vega won.
   • You could see @atnazo's battles to learn how they pulled off 4 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Lux Vega won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $265.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @yojimbo21's battle history, where they won 2 games using Possibilus the Wise ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Possibilus the Wise saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $7.92 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Conqueror Jacek won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @macey1's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Conqueror Jacek won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $4.81 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 72.73% [24/33]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 8 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Neutral prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 57.14% [20/35]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Aimless ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 50.00% [14/28]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Holy Protection ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune