Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Dec 25, 2023

2023-12-26T00:44:06
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Merry Christmas, Splinterlands fans!
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!
GOLD gold league WILD

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 121 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Monday, December 25, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

  1. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter Win rate: 100.00% [8/8]
    Almo Cambio
    Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition. The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games in which Almo Cambio appeared.
    • Almo Cambio did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
    • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @ts-warrior's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card [1, 2].
    • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Almo Cambio saw 2 wins.
    • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $16.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Khmer Princess - Earth splinter Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
    Khmer Princess
    Khmer Princess is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
    • You could take a moment to view @queenstarr's battles to see how they beat their foes 3 times using Khmer Princess [1, 2, 3].
    • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $0.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Imp Bowman - Fire splinter Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
    Imp Bowman
    Imp Bowman is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
    • Imp Bowman performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 3 wins.
    • You may want to take a look at @queenstarr's battle to see how they defeated their foe with this card [1].
    • The lowest price for a Reward edition Imp Bowman card is $4.30 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. Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter Win rate: 90.91% [10/11]
    Oshuur Constantia
    Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 10 games where Oshuur Constantia triumphed.
    • Oshuur Constantia performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 8 wins.
    • You may want to study @queenstarr's battle history to learn how they achieved 2 wins using this card [1, 2].
    • When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Oshuur Constantia won twice.
    • The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $24.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Venator Kinjo - Neutral splinter Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]
    Venator Kinjo
    Venator Kinjo is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Venator Kinjo won.
    • Venator Kinjo did best when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 6 wins.
    • You may find it educational to take a look at @queenstarr's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card [1].
    • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Venator Kinjo won twice.
    • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venator Kinjo card is $0.93 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Vruz - Dragon splinter Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
    Vruz
    Vruz is a Common monster card from the Promo edition. The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
    • You may want to observe @zawarrior's battle to see how they achieved victory with Vruz [1].
    • The lowest price for a Promo edition Vruz card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

  1. Lyanna Natura - Earth splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
    Lyanna Natura
    Lyanna Natura is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Lyanna Natura appeared.
    • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @hepthorn's battle history, where they won with this card [1].
    • The lowest price for a Beta edition Lyanna Natura card is $1.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Brighton Bloom - Dragon splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
    Brighton Bloom
    Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition. The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Brighton Bloom appeared.
    • You could take a moment to watch @markh0r's battle to see how they beat their foe using this card [1].
    • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $1.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Jarlax the Undead - Death splinter
    Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
    Jarlax the Undead
    Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.
    Jarlax the Undead is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 was used in a single match by @queenstarr, which it won.
    • The lowest price for a Beta edition Jarlax the Undead card is $13.80 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
    Byzantine Kitty
    Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
    • You may find it educational to watch @zdemo12's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card [1, 2].
    • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 2 wins.
    • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $128.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
    Yodin Zaku
    Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition. The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 11 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
    • It could be enlightening to watch @ash-lord's battle history, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card [1, 2, 3].
    • When used in combination with the Briar Patch ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
    • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $87.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
    Lily Shieldpaw
    Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition. The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 8 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
    • You may want to see @zawarrior's battle to learn how they pulled off a win with this card [1].
    • When used in combination with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
    • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $9.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

  1. Neutral Win rate: 60.00% [18/30]
    Neutral
    Neutral splinter had the most success against Fire, beating that element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
    • This splinter matched well with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.

  1. Fire Win rate: 53.33% [16/30]
    Fire
    Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
    • This splinter performed well with the Briar Patch ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.

  1. Earth Win rate: 52.50% [21/40]
    Earth
    Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
    • This splinter performed well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.
    • Earth splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 5 of those battles.

Final thoughts

Please feel free to leave me feedback in the comments. If you are new to Splinterlands, then please consider using my referral link to get started! It is a ton of fun to play, and you can earn SPS and win NFT cards every day!
If you want to know where to buy or rent any of the cards listed in this report, I personally like Monster Market (not a referral link), a 3rd party marketplace that has a great user interface and pays you DEC back on purchases.
- Catotune
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