Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Jul 6, 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 (wild format) battles from Thursday, July 6, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Imp Bowman - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Imp Bowman is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 5 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Imp Bowman appeared.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @arviezee's battles to learn how they produced 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Imp Bowman card is $2.58 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Angel of Light - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Angel of Light is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Angel of Light appeared.
   • When used in combination with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Angel of Light saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Angel of Light card is $24.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pelacor Mercenary - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Mercenary is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Pelacor Mercenary appeared.
   • Pelacor Mercenary did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Mercenary card is $0.01 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. Swamp Thing - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 91.67% [11/12]
   

   
   
   Swamp Thing is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 11 games where Swamp Thing won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @ula.ocean's battles, where they beat their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Swamp Thing won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Swamp Thing card is $6.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tower Griffin - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 90.91% [10/11]
   

   
   
   Tower Griffin is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 10 games where Tower Griffin triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @ts-warrior's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Tower Griffin earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Tower Griffin card is $1.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 10 games where Almo Cambio won.
   • Almo Cambio performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 10 wins.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @queenstarr's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Almo Cambio won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $30.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prince Rennyn - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Prince Rennyn is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 4 games in which Prince Rennyn appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Prince Rennyn card is $167.31 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 5 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Ilthain appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $4.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Xander Foxwood - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Xander Foxwood is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 5 was used in one match by @byzantinekitty, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xander Foxwood card is $4.15 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 94.44% [17/18]
   

   
   
   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 (wild) battles today, winning all 17 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You may want to take a look at @queenstarr's battles to see how they achieved 5 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won 4 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $350.00 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 during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 14 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • You could take a look at @queenstarr's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 5 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $149.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 6 games.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @queenstarr's battle history to see how they pulled off 3 victories using Immortalis ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $12.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 59.26% [16/27]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Aim True ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 59.09% [26/44]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 10 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Aim True ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.23% [33/62]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its own element 13 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Broken Arrows ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 4 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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