Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Mar 24, 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 107 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Sunday, March 24, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Lira the Dark - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Lira the Dark is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Lira the Dark appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @meditator's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lira the Dark card is $0.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mycelic Morphoid - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Mycelic Morphoid is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Mycelic Morphoid appeared.
   • Mycelic Morphoid did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @bltzr-wizard-722's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Mycelic Morphoid card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Rush Townsend - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Rush Townsend is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @thymemass's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with Rush Townsend ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Rush Townsend card is $8.15 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. Adelade Brightwing - Life splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Adelade Brightwing is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @thoogen's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using Adelade Brightwing ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the FabFour ruleset, Adelade Brightwing won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Adelade Brightwing card is $1.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Deeplurker - Water splinter
   Win rate: 62.07% [18/29]
   

   
   
   Deeplurker is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 18 games where Deeplurker won.
   • You may find it educational to take a look at @monk3yboy's battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Deeplurker saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Deeplurker card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Supply Runner - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 61.90% [13/21]
   

   
   
   Supply Runner is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 12 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @ha119's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using Supply Runner ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Supply Runner won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Supply Runner card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Chuul Jujinchi - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Chuul Jujinchi is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Chuul Jujinchi appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @murfunsis's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chuul Jujinchi card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. 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.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 7 was used in one battle by @thymemass, which it won.
   
   

3. Skargore - 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.

   Skargore is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in a single match by @hulk-smash, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $0.88 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: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 8 games where Possibilus the Wise triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @yumikogaming's battles to learn how they pulled off 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Possibilus the Wise won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $11.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   • It could be educational to watch @werefsal's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $394.40 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Grandmaster Rathe won.
   • You could take a moment to watch @apollo99's previous battles to see how they achieved 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the FabFour ruleset, Grandmaster Rathe saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $5.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Water
   Win rate: 55.77% [29/52]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 11 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Aim True ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 55.56% [10/18]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Wands Out ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune