Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Nov 25, 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 113 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Monday, November 25, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Carnage Titan - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Carnage Titan is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Carnage Titan did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may find it educational to watch @tw1st10's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Carnage Titan card is $0.71 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @woody-5757's previous battle, where they won with Pelacor Bandit ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Pelacor Bandit won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Ice Pixie is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Ice Pixie performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @dragonmasterone's battles to see how they accomplished 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Ice Pixie card is $0.20 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. War Pegasus - Life splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   War Pegasus is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 7 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @iloveblackteam's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using War Pegasus ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition War Pegasus card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Renova - Life splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • You may want to study @mushypeas's battle history to see how they produced 2 victories using Djinn Renova ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Target Practice ruleset, Djinn Renova earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Supply Runner - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Supply Runner is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @muwave's battles, where they won 2 games using Supply Runner ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Supply Runner won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Supply Runner card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Drake of Arnak - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Drake of Arnak is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @mighty-gore's battle, where they won using Drake of Arnak ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Drake of Arnak card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Elias Max Pruitt - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Elias Max Pruitt is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was used in one battle by @snowboardingpete, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $16.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternal Tofu - 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.

   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was used in one match by @arniboi, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $52.00 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. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @tw1st10's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Possibilus the Wise ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Armored Up ruleset, Possibilus the Wise saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $3.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @spanked's battle history, where they beat their opponent with Tarsa ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 55.00% [11/20]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 7 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
   • You could observe @iloveblackteam's battle history to see how they defeated their foes 3 times using Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

2. Water
   Win rate: 52.73% [29/55]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 15 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 52.17% [12/23]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune