Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Dec 7, 2022

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 a different league and format!

GOLD  MODERN

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 116 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, December 7, 2022:

Monsters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Cabalist is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   You may want to study @offgridliving's battles to see how they defeated their opponent with Cabalist.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Cabalist card is about $0.60 USD.
     
     

2. Queen of Crows - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Queen of Crows is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 2 games in which Queen of Crows appeared.
   You could take a look at @offgridliving's battles to see how they produced a win using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Queen of Crows card is about $0.43 USD.
     
     

3. Tusk the Wide - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Tusk the Wide is an Epic monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Gold (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 2 games in which Tusk the Wide appeared.
   Tusk the Wide did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
   If you want to learn from the best, watch @superc0w's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Tusk the Wide card is about $0.74 USD.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

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

1. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Gold (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 7 games.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @selfrules's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Time Mage.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Time Mage card is about $0.16 USD.
     
     

2. Venari Bonesmith - Death splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Venari Bonesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Gold (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Venari Bonesmith triumphed.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @vegoose's battle history, where they won using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Bonesmith card is about $0.02 USD.
     
     

3. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 60.71% [34/56]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 34 games where Doctor Blight won.
   Doctor Blight performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 19 wins.
   You could watch @vegoose's battle history to learn how they pulled off 3 victories using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is about $43.00 USD.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Gold (modern) battles, winning all 3 games in which Chanseus the Great appeared.
   If you want to learn from the best, watch @terroriser's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is about $54.50 USD.
     
     

2. Vera Salacia - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Vera Salacia is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Gold (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Vera Salacia appeared.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @ula.ocean's battle history, where they won using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Vera Salacia card is about $1.11 USD.
     
     

3. Owster Rotwell - 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.
   Owster Rotwell is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one match, which it won.
   You may want to study @sirdemian's battles to learn how they achieved victory using Owster Rotwell.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Owster Rotwell card is about $2.57 USD.
     
     

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

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

1. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Lorna Shine triumphed.
   You may want to watch @ichibann's battle history to learn how they achieved 2 victories using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is about $7.10 USD.
     
     

2. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Gold (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 11 games where Thaddius Brood triumphed.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @vegoose's previous battles, where they won using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Thaddius Brood card is about $1.26 USD.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 54.17% [13/24]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold (modern) battles today, winning all 13 games where Quix the Devious triumphed.
   You could take a look at @dishonesty's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Quix the Devious card is about $16.66 USD.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 59.09% [13/22]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold (modern) battles.
   This splinter was effective with the Fog of War ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
   
   

2. Life
   Win rate: 53.19% [25/47]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 13 times in today's top Gold (modern) battles.
   This splinter matched well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Life prevailed 6 times.
   
   

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 51.06% [24/47]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its own element 15 times in today's top Gold (modern) battles.
   This splinter matched well with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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