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 84 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, June 25, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Regal Peryton - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [11/11]
   

   
   
   Regal Peryton is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • Regal Peryton performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @goldenballs's battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Regal Peryton card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • You may want to view @vicwi's previous battle to see how they pulled off a win using Time Mage ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pelacor Arbalest - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Arbalest is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Pelacor Arbalest did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @valarmorghulis86's battle history, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Pelacor Arbalest card is $0.03 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. Goblin Psychic - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 90.91% [10/11]
   

   
   
   Goblin Psychic is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @goldenballs's battle history, where they won 4 games using Goblin Psychic ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Goblin Psychic card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 9 games where Djinn Oshannus triumphed.
   • Djinn Oshannus did best when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to watch @tatiana.blayde's previous battles to learn how they produced 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 6 games.
   • Merdaali Guardian did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @tolskone's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Lux Vega appeared.
   • You may find it educational to observe @louis88's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $142.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Avina of the Wolf - 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.

   Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was used in one match by @golden-axe, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $1.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one match by @mbaker82, which it won.
   
   

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

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

1. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 7 games.
   • You may want to watch @goldenballs's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 5 times with Obsidian ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [18/28]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 8 games.
   • You may want to study @tatiana.blayde's battles to see how they produced 3 wins using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 47.83% [11/23]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 9 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @valarmorghulis86's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Water, besting that element 1 time in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Earth
   Win rate: 60.71% [17/28]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   
   

3. Water
   Win rate: 57.45% [27/47]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 11 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune