Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Apr 6, 2023

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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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 139 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Thursday, April 6, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Chaos Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [9/9]
   

   
   
   Chaos Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 9 games in which Chaos Dragon appeared.
   • You could take a moment to view @cogie-p420's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Chaos Dragon saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Dragon card is $7.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games in which Spark Pixies appeared.
   • Spark Pixies did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may want to study @cogie-p420's battles to see how they beat their opponents 6 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Spark Pixies saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $1.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ever-Hungry Skull - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Ever-Hungry Skull is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 6 games in which Ever-Hungry Skull appeared.
   • Ever-Hungry Skull did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ever-Hungry Skull card is $0.01 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. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 71.88% [23/32]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 21 games.
   • Doctor Blight did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 14 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @cogie-p420's battles, where they beat their opponent 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Doctor Blight earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is $43.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @cogie-p420's battles, where they defeated their opponent 5 times with Ash Mirage ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Ash Mirage saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Molten Ash Golem - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Molten Ash Golem is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • Molten Ash Golem did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @cogie-p420's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Molten Ash Golem won twice.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Bortus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Bortus is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games in which Bortus appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Bortus card is $2.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sthispa - 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.

   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 5 was used in a single battle by @nikuniku, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $2.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Aquatus - 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.

   Aquatus is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 5 was used in a single match by @masshole, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Aquatus card is $1.67 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. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Tarsa won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to view @zawarrior's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $1.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Immortalis won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @zawarrior's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Immortalis saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $23.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 46.15% [6/13]
   

   
   
   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 3 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Possibilus the Wise triumphed.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $16.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 71.43% [5/7]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Water, besting that element 1 time in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 2 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 60.87% [14/23]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 59.26% [16/27]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Aim True ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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