Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Sep 15, 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 138 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Sunday, September 15, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Helmet Kharafax - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Helmet Kharafax is a Common monster card from the Gladius edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You could see @redemption4rye's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent with Helmet Kharafax ^[1].
     
     

2. Life Sapper - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Life Sapper is a Rare 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 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @ph997's previous battle, where they won with Life Sapper ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Life Sapper card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Failed Summoner performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @leog0305's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $0.21 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. Aves Sturgis - Life splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Aves Sturgis is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards 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 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @redemption4rye's battle history, where they won using Aves Sturgis ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Briar Patch ruleset, Aves Sturgis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Aves Sturgis card is $4.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Baakjira won.
   • You could take a moment to view @vqm00018's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Baakjira won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dumacke Orc - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Dumacke Orc is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Dumacke Orc performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @martindva's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Dumacke Orc card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
   • You may want to see @the-wizardman7's battle history to learn how they pulled off 2 wins with Astral Entity ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.85 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 (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Skargore appeared.
   • You could take a look at @mortek's previous battles to see how they pulled off 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $0.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tyrus Paladium - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Tyrus Paladium is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @ssg-community's previous battle, where they won with Tyrus Paladium ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Tyrus Paladium card is $0.49 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. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary 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 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @leog0143's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Possibilus the Wise ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Possibilus the Wise won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $4.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • You could take a moment to watch @mymonsters's battle to see how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Immortalis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $4.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to view @vqm00018's battle, where they won with Quix the Devious ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Quix the Devious won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 55.56% [25/45]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 8 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its own element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Holy Protection ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 50.65% [39/77]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 22 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Water prevailed 4 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune