Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Mar 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 100 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Thursday, March 14, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Daigendark Surveyor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Daigendark Surveyor is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Daigendark Surveyor performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may find it educational to take a look at @trashpanda5439's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Daigendark Surveyor card is $0.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Drybone Raider - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Drybone Raider 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, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You may want to observe @vapokill's battle to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
     
     

3. Merdhampir - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Merdhampir is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Merdhampir appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @nonnino-bellavez's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Merdhampir 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. Venator Kinjo - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Venator Kinjo is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • Venator Kinjo performed ideally when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @deecee777's battle history to see how they defeated their foes 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venator Kinjo card is $1.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chaos Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Chaos Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @cherrygaming101's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Chaos Dragon ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Dragon card is $2.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Chaos Agent - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Chaos Agent is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 7 games.
   • Chaos Agent did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Agent card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 2 games.
   • You may want to view @sk345ai's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with Akane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $19.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 1 game.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @tbone-scholar2's battle history, where they beat their opponent with Astral Entity ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $8.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Underboss Fabino - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Underboss Fabino is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @femisapiens, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $0.99 USD (Level 1) 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 62.86% [22/35]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 22 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @eustace-kidd's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe @infidel1258's previous battles, where they won 2 games using Immortalis ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $13.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @secret-class's battle, where they won with Tarsa ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

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

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.57% [30/56]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 16 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.17% [24/46]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 11 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune