Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Oct 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?

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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 125 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Monday, October 14, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic 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 3 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @npieken's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Igor Darkspear ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Igor Darkspear won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Igor Darkspear card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Night Stalker - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Night Stalker is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Night Stalker appeared.
   • You may want to see @npieken's previous battles to learn how they defeated their foes 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Night Stalker card is $1.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Runi - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Runi is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Runi appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @woody-575's battle to learn how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Runi won twice.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

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

1. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 8 games.
   • Baakjira did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Baakjira saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [15/21]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Conjurer is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 15 games where Pelacor Conjurer won.
   • Pelacor Conjurer did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 14 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @huynhthimychi's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Pelacor Conjurer saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • Doctor Blight did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 10 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @micchyboi's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is $12.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 7 games in which Astral Entity appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @sevenoh-fiveoh's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Skargore is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Skargore appeared.
   • You could take a look at @sevenoh-fiveoh's previous battle to learn how they pulled off a win using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Unprotected ruleset, Skargore earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $0.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 @the4thworld, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.23 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. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [18/30]
   

   
   
   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 18 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @juleo's battles, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • You could take a look at @micchyboi's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent using Immortalis ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Immortalis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $4.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 51.92% [27/52]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 27 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • You could take a moment to watch @burukyo's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Kelya Frendul earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 57.14% [12/21]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, defeating its identical element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 56.76% [21/37]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its identical element 8 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.33% [24/45]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 9 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune