Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Dec 5, 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 119 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Thursday, December 5, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Runemancer Kye - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Runemancer Kye is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Runemancer Kye performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view @z-r's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Kye card is $2.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Naga Assassin - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Naga Assassin is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may want to view @queenofmonsters's battle history to learn how they defeated their foe using Naga Assassin ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Naga Assassin card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lava Launcher - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Lava Launcher is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to see @oister's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using Lava Launcher ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Lava Launcher card is $0.10 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. Quora Towershead - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Quora Towershead is an Epic monster card from the Gladius edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @rosa35's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Quora Towershead ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

2. Creeping Ooze - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Creeping Ooze is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • Creeping Ooze did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @z-r's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Creeping Ooze won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Creeping Ooze card is $0.16 USD (30 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tide Biter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Tide Biter is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   • Tide Biter did best when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @wesquin703's battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Tide Biter card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Alric Stormbringer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Alric Stormbringer is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @sesoy's battle history, where they won using Alric Stormbringer ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Alric Stormbringer card is $1.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @hitmi's battle, where they won using Eternal Tofu ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $53.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Daria Dragonscale - 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.

   Daria Dragonscale is an Epic summoner card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one battle by @z-r, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Daria Dragonscale card is $4.05 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. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 68.42% [13/19]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @collectivevision's previous battles, where they won 3 games using Lobb Lowland ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Target Practice ruleset, Lobb Lowland won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.31 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 55.17% [16/29]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 8 games.
   • You could observe @rosa35's previous battles to learn how they achieved 4 wins using Helios Matriarch ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Helios Matriarch won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 51.52% [17/33]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @kisifer's battle history, where they won 2 games with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 66.67% [2/3]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Life, defeating that element 1 time in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Water
   Win rate: 55.93% [33/59]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 16 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Going the Distance ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

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

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 7 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Ferocity ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune