Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Jan 27, 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?

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 121 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Friday, January 27, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Molten Ash Golem - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Molten Ash Golem is a Rare monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 5 games in which Molten Ash Golem appeared.
   Molten Ash Golem did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch Hive account@ula.ocean's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Molten Ash Golem card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Ash Mirage appeared.
   Ash Mirage performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to watch Hive account@ula.ocean's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Epona appeared.
   Epona performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could study Hive account@ula.ocean's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $248.00 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. Brownie - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Brownie 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 victorious team for 7 games.
   • You may want to take a look at Hive account@sprstoner's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with Brownie.
   • When paired with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Brownie earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Brownie card is $4.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sabre Shark - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Sabre Shark is a Common monster card from the Beta 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.
   • You could take a look at Hive account@zakana's battle history to see how they beat their opponent using Sabre Shark.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Sabre Shark card is $1.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 76.47% [13/17]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 9 games.
   Failed Summoner performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 9 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to view Hive account@ula.ocean's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Failed Summoner won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $1.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 7 games in which Byzantine Kitty appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study Hive account@ula.ocean's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $308.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at Hive account@ula.ocean's battles to learn how they defeated their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $55.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Ilthain appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to watch Hive account@fudou's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $5.19 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. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Mylor Crowling triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@quetz's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Mylor Crowling won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $9.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 73.68% [14/19]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning all 14 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@ula.ocean's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Yodin Zaku earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $154.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 10 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@zakana's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Kelya Frendul.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Kelya Frendul card is $3.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 58.82% [30/51]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 11 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 58.82% [20/34]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Ferocity ruleset, where Fire prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 53.66% [22/41]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 8 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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