Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Sep 4, 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 142 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Monday, September 4, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Scavo Firebolt - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Scavo Firebolt is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Scavo Firebolt appeared.
   • You may want to see Hive account@highhaschdi's previous battles to see how they produced 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Firebolt card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@mr-satan's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Epona ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $200.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Iziar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Iziar is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Iziar did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to see Hive account@ts-warrior's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

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: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 10 games where Almo Cambio won.
   • Almo Cambio performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 9 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at Hive account@queenstarr's battles, where they won 5 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Briar Patch ruleset, Almo Cambio won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $25.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [16/20]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 10 games.
   • Failed Summoner performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 10 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view Hive account@queenstarr's battles to learn how they accomplished 4 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Failed Summoner won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $0.72 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spirit Hoarder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Spirit Hoarder is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 10 games where Spirit Hoarder won.
   • When paired with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Spirit Hoarder won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Spirit Hoarder card is $2.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Helios Matriarch - 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.

   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 was used in one match by Hive account@maxim4444, which it won.
   
   

2. Dallan - 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.

   Dallan is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 5 was used in a single battle by Hive account@fudou, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Dallan card is $0.83 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   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 10 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study Hive account@mr-satan's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $149.00 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. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 9 games where Mylor Crowling triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view Hive account@masshole's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $6.86 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 8 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at Hive account@queenstarr's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Briar Patch ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $215.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Tarsa triumphed.
   • It could be enlightening to view Hive account@sherwinjtb's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Tarsa saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 69.70% [23/33]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 53.45% [31/58]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Ferocity ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

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

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune