Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Feb 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 144 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, February 14, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Skok Duskblight - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Skok Duskblight is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You may want to observe @ula.ocean's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponent with Skok Duskblight ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Skok Duskblight won twice.
     
     

2. Runeslinger - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Runeslinger is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 7 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You could watch @xiith's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using Runeslinger ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runeslinger card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Flying Squid - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Flying Squid is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Flying Squid appeared.
   • Flying Squid did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to view @ts-warrior's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Flying Squid earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Flying Squid card is $0.02 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. Xenith Monk - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Xenith Monk is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • Xenith Monk performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @laaca's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Xenith Monk won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Monk card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. 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 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • You may want to watch @jayemm3's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with Iziar ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

3. Shadow Snitch - Death splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Shadow Snitch 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, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Shadow Snitch won.
   • Shadow Snitch did best when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @wobs's previous battle to learn how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Shadow Snitch card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Tarsa appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @xiith's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.31 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Akane appeared.
   • You could study @parzzival's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $18.00 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 one battle by @extraball, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $195.00 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. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 64.00% [16/25]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 15 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @shaelien's battles, where they beat their opponent 4 times using Immortalis ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Immortalis saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $11.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 14 games.
   • You could take a look at @ts-warrior's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 4 times using Lux Vega ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $340.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 53.12% [17/32]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 17 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @markus.journey's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $10.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Death, besting that element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Earthquake ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Neutral splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 55.56% [20/36]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 8 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Broken Arrows ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 3 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune