Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Mar 4, 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 114 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Monday, March 4, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Runemancer Florre - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Runemancer Florre is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @nemermind's battle, where they won with Runemancer Florre ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Florre card is $9.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Vulguine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Vulguine is a Rare monster card from the Reward 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 3 games in which Vulguine appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @notrealape's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Vulguine card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Satha Toledo - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Satha Toledo is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @nemermind's battle, where they won with Satha Toledo ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Satha Toledo card is $2.40 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. Cruel Sethropod - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Cruel Sethropod is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • Cruel Sethropod performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @silentriot's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Cruel Sethropod card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Naga Assassin - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Naga Assassin is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 10 games where Naga Assassin won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @silentriot's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Little League ruleset, Naga Assassin saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Naga Assassin card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Angelic Mandarin - Water splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Angelic Mandarin is a Rare 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 victorious team for all 11 games where Angelic Mandarin triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to see @momongja's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Angelic Mandarin card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

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

   Skargore is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @zenocross, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $0.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [5/6]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 5 games where Helios Matriarch won.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at @abh12345's battle history, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Helios Matriarch saw 2 wins.
     
     

3. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [5/7]
   

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 5 games where Ilthain triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @amoonshot's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Ilthain earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $10.00 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. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   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 12 games where Lux Vega won.
   • You could study @luckyghreat88's previous battles to see how they produced 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $480.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [24/39]
   

   
   
   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 24 games where Kelya Frendul triumphed.
   • You could take a moment to watch @momongja's battle history to see how they defeated their foes 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Kelya Frendul earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw 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 5 games.
   • You may want to watch @jaeb's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using Lily Shieldpaw ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $11.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

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

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Target Practice ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 49.30% [35/71]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 18 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Little League ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune