Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Dec 5, 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?
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WILDFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 133 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, December 5, 2023:
Monsters with highest win rate
Vruz - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Vruz is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Almo Cambio appeared.- Almo Cambio performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
- You may want to watch @queenstarr's battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $21.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Magi Sphinx - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Magi Sphinx is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
The card at level 5 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Magi Sphinx appeared.
Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Prismatic Energy - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 84.62% [11/13]
Prismatic Energy is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 9 games.- Prismatic Energy performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 8 wins.
- It could be enlightening to study @queenstarr's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card [1, 2, 3].
- When paired with the Wands Out ruleset, Prismatic Energy won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Prismatic Energy card is $1.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Tower Griffin - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Tower Griffin is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.- You may find it educational to watch @burndive's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Tower Griffin [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Little League ruleset, Tower Griffin won 4 times.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Tower Griffin card is $1.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 9 games.
Summoners with highest win rate
Jarlax the Undead - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Jarlax the Undead is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
The card at level 5 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Jarlax the Undead appeared.- It could be enlightening to see @queenstarr's previous battle, where they won with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Jarlax the Undead card is $2.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Zintar Mortalis - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Zintar Mortalis is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Zintar Mortalis appeared.- It could be enlightening to watch @hellslash's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Zintar Mortalis card is $2.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Xia Seachan - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.Xia Seachan is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 was used in a single match by @arviez, which it won.- The lowest price for a Beta edition Xia Seachan card is $7.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Xia Seachan card is $7.55 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)
Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
Win rate: 76.92% [20/26]
Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 20 games where Yodin Zaku won.- You may want to study @ash-lord's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 6 times with this card [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
- When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Yodin Zaku won 4 times.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $99.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning all 8 games where Lux Vega won.Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 6 had the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 9 games where Thaddius Brood triumphed.- To understand the strategy of an expert 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 Thaddius Brood card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Neutral
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
Neutral splinter had the most success against Life, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Stampede ruleset, where Neutral prevailed 2 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Stampede ruleset, where Neutral prevailed 2 times.
Fire
Win rate: 63.41% [26/41]
Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 8 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.- This splinter was effective with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Fire won 4 times.
- This splinter was effective with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Fire won 4 times.
Death
Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
Death splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.This splinter was effective with the Born Again ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
Death splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 5 of those battles.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune
