Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - May 14, 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 123 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, May 14, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Anasth Soothsayer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Anasth Soothsayer is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • You may want to view Hive account@sprstoner's previous battle to see how they pulled off a win using Anasth Soothsayer ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Anasth Soothsayer card is $1.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Commander Goff - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Commander Goff is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 2 games in which Commander Goff appeared.
   • Commander Goff performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could study Hive account@rocky-balboa's previous battle to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Commander Goff card is $6.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sea Wreck - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Sea Wreck is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Sea Wreck appeared.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study Hive account@sprstoner's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sea Wreck card is $7.75 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. Mycelic Slipspawn - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Mycelic Slipspawn is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Mycelic Slipspawn triumphed.
   • Mycelic Slipspawn did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study Hive account@rebelyell666's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Mycelic Slipspawn card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 11 games where Igor Darkspear won.
   • You may want to study Hive account@nayr05's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Igor Darkspear won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Igor Darkspear card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Queen Mycelia - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Queen Mycelia is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 9 games.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Queen Mycelia won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Queen Mycelia card is $1.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prunda Undervesch - 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.

   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in one battle by Hive account@dlacerda7, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Franz Ruffmane - 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.

   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single battle by Hive account@gkelf, which it won.
   
   

3. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Immortalis won.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Immortalis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $7.00 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. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 68.42% [13/19]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 13 games where Lux Vega won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at Hive account@ronin21's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $233.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
   • You could study Hive account@etherealshadow's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $4.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [25/50]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 25 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, see Hive account@friddu's battles, where they beat their opponent 5 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Quix the Devious won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $3.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 68.42% [13/19]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Earth
   Win rate: 62.07% [18/29]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.

   • Earth splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 5 of those battles.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 50.68% [37/73]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 26 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 4 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune