Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Mar 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 140 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Friday, March 15, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary 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 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @penta555's previous battle, where they won using Doctor Blight ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is $30.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers 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 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @whatthepick's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with Ash Mirage ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Blinding Reflector - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Blinding Reflector is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.
   • Blinding Reflector did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @jonacau's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Blinding Reflector card is $0.02 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. Creeping Ooze - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Creeping Ooze is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 7 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You could study @chadmichaellibby's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with Creeping Ooze ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Creeping Ooze earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Creeping Ooze card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kulu Mastermind - Water splinter
   Win rate: 68.42% [13/19]
   

   
   
   Kulu Mastermind is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • Kulu Mastermind did best when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to watch @ropotti3's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Healed Out ruleset, Kulu Mastermind saw 2 wins.
     
     

3. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 65.52% [19/29]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 10 games.
   • Djinn Oshannus performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 8 wins.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Djinn Oshannus earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.69 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.
   • It could be educational to watch @stoner.taco's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $432.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sthispa - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • You could take a moment to view @devymetal's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with Sthispa ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Vera Salacia - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Vera Salacia is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 7 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Vera Salacia appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to observe @chadmichaellibby's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Vera Salacia card is $0.30 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. Alric Stormbringer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Alric Stormbringer is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You may want to watch @tiffan's previous battle to see how they achieved victory using Alric Stormbringer ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Alric Stormbringer saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Alric Stormbringer card is $7.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
   

   
   
   General Sloan 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 2 games.
   • It could be educational to watch @splinterlands2's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using General Sloan ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [10/20]
   

   
   
   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 6 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 2 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Death
   Win rate: 54.35% [25/46]
   

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

   • This splinter performed well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Death splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 6 of those matches.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 54.17% [39/72]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 21 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune