Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Sep 5, 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 109 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Thursday, September 5, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Ruler of the Seas - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Ruler of the Seas is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @aliciasharp67's previous battles, where they won 2 games using Ruler of the Seas ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ruler of the Seas card is $15.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Corpse Fiend - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Corpse Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Corpse Fiend performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @woody-5757's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Corpse Fiend card is $0.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Wily Coyotian - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Wily Coyotian is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 9 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Wily Coyotian did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @g0ldb0y's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Wily Coyotian card is $0.04 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. Riverboat Captain - Water splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Riverboat Captain is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 7 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may find it educational to study @mjthegoat's battles, where they won 2 games with Riverboat Captain ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Riverboat Captain won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Riverboat Captain card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Will-o-Wisp - Death splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Will-o-Wisp is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @woody-5757's previous battle to see how they beat their opponent using Will-o-Wisp ^[1].
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Will-o-Wisp won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Will-o-Wisp card is $0.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Furious Chicken - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Furious Chicken is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • Furious Chicken performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could take a look at @snakelord's battle to see how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Furious Chicken card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Scarred Llama Mage appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @joy-2the-world's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $39.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Contessa L'ament - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Contessa L'ament is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • You may want to observe @splinteramerica's previous battle to see how they produced a win using Contessa L'ament ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Contessa L'ament card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorna Shine - 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.

   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was used in one match by @gak-lem-01, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $0.79 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. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • You may want to study @sergeantbananas's battle history to see how they pulled off 2 wins using Lobb Lowland ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Lobb Lowland saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 57.89% [11/19]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 3 games.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 56.52% [13/23]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 3 games.
   • You could watch @wombatcombat's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Unprotected ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 55.81% [24/43]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 53.33% [16/30]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Death won 3 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 50.00% [23/46]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 8 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Unprotected ruleset, where Water prevailed 2 times.

   • Water splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 5 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune