Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Nov 14, 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 131 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, November 14, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Magnor - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Magnor is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Magnor appeared.
   • Magnor did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch Hive account@snaqz's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Magnor card is $9.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pyrewatch Devil - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Pyrewatch Devil is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 2 games in which Pyrewatch Devil appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to study Hive account@zdemo12's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
     
     

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

   
   
   War Pegasus is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.
   • You may want to study Hive account@onming's previous battle to learn how they defeated their opponent using War Pegasus ^[1].
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Almo Cambio triumphed.
   • Almo Cambio did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch Hive account@snaqz's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Almo Cambio earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $15.33 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 10 games where Spark Pixies triumphed.
   • Spark Pixies performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to study Hive account@onkeltom's battles to see how they beat their opponents 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $0.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tower Griffin - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 73.91% [17/23]
   

   
   
   Tower Griffin is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 12 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study Hive account@onkeltom's previous battles, where they won 4 games with Tower Griffin ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Tower Griffin card is $1.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 5 games in which Lorna Shine appeared.
   • You may want to watch Hive account@ula.ocean's battle to see how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $1.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Brighton Bloom - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 3 games in which Brighton Bloom appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at Hive account@ts-warrior's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $1.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was used in a single match by Hive account@bangjogi, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $268.00 USD (11 BCX) 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 86.36% [19/22]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 19 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You could watch Hive account@onkeltom's battles to see how they pulled off 4 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Born Again ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $186.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 73.91% [17/23]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 17 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at Hive account@zdemo12's battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $113.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Lux Vega won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch Hive account@ula.ocean's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $500.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 2 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 58.57% [41/70]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 19 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 56.52% [13/23]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, defeating its identical element 3 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, where Life won 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune