Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Jul 24, 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 112 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, July 24, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Venka the Vile - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Venka the Vile is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Venka the Vile appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @steedos's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Venka the Vile card is $18.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Runemancer Florre - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Runemancer Florre is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @pr010032's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Florre card is $4.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Zebajin - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Zebajin is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 2 games in which Zebajin appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @ghiper's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zebajin card is $4.12 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. Naga Assassin - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 68.00% [17/25]
   

   
   
   Naga Assassin is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 17 games where Naga Assassin won.
   • Naga Assassin performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to view @sojirvine2804's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Naga Assassin saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Naga Assassin card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [14/21]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 14 games where Pelacor Bandit won.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Pelacor Bandit won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spirit Hoarder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Spirit Hoarder is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @leijun988's battle history, where they won 2 games using Spirit Hoarder ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Spirit Hoarder card is $0.94 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 3 games in which Lorkus appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @madgol's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $15.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Risqruel Drath appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @ithaka's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $11.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in a single match by @proton-1987, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $14.36 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. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 10 games where Immortalis won.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @pogier's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Immortalis earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $4.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise 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 8 games where Possibilus the Wise won.
   • You could observe @snowboarderpete's battle history to learn how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $3.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 56.36% [31/55]
   

   
   
   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 31 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 58.62% [17/29]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
     
     

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

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 14 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 51.85% [14/27]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Fire, besting that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Armored Up ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune