Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Oct 25, 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!

GOLD

WILD

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 120 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Friday, October 25, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

Runemancer Florre - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Runemancer Florre is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Runemancer Florre appeared.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @edsi-dev's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Florre card is $4.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Legionnaire Alvar - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Legionnaire Alvar 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 2 games.
- Legionnaire Alvar performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 4 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @pbbackup's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
- When paired with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Legionnaire Alvar won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Legionnaire Alvar card is $0.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Time Meddler - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Time Meddler is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
- You could study @wolfdoge's battle to learn how they beat their foe using this card ^[1].
- When paired with the Heavy Metal ruleset, Time Meddler won twice.
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Time Meddler 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)

Venari Wavesmith - Water splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]

Venari Wavesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
- You may want to take a look at @dragonmasterone's battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times using Venari Wavesmith ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Wavesmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Djinn Chwala - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]

Djinn Chwala is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
- Djinn Chwala did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 9 wins.
- You may want to study @dsky02's previous battles to see how they achieved 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Target Practice ruleset, Djinn Chwala earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Chwala card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Mycelic Slipspawn - Earth splinter
Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]

Mycelic Slipspawn is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 5 games.
- You could take a moment to view @oh1258luvzbots2's battle history to learn how they beat their foes 2 times using Mycelic Slipspawn ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Mycelic Slipspawn card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Pembrook Nymph - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]

Pembrook Nymph is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
- You may find it enlightening to watch @sirstriker's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Pembrook Nymph ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the FiveAlive ruleset, Pembrook Nymph won twice.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Pembrook Nymph card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Astral Entity - 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.

Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 2 was used in a single match by @ikau, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Malric Inferno - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]

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

Malric Inferno is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
The card at level 3 was used in one battle by @heureux, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Malric Inferno card is $1.14 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)

Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [14/21]

Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 9 games.
- You could see @noascar's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 3 times using Thaddius Brood ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Thaddius Brood saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Obsidian - Earth splinter
Win rate: 52.63% [10/19]

Obsidian 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 used in combination with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Obsidian earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Tarsa - Fire splinter
Win rate: 50.00% [6/12]

Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 3 games.
- You may want to observe @newyorkmets's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 wins using Tarsa ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Death
Win rate: 59.26% [16/27]

Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
- This splinter matched well with the Aim True ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
- Death splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 5 of those matchups.
Water
Win rate: 53.49% [23/43]

Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
Earth
Win rate: 50.00% [22/44]

Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.

Final thoughts

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- Catotune