Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Aug 25, 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?

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

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 130 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Friday, August 25, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

Epona - Earth splinter Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition. The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
- Epona performed ideally when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 3 wins.
- You could observe @ula.ocean's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $188.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 5 games in which Almo Cambio appeared.
- Almo Cambio performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
- If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @ula.ocean's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Almo Cambio saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $31.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Living Lava - Fire splinter Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Living Lava 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 3 games.
- Living Lava did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, see @zdemo12's battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Living Lava card is $1.34 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. Queen Mycelia - Earth splinter Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]

Queen Mycelia is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 12 games where Queen Mycelia won.

* To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @ula.ocean's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
* When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Queen Mycelia won 3 times.
* The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Queen Mycelia card is $5.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Failed Summoner - Earth splinter Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 10 games.
- Failed Summoner performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 6 wins.
- You may want to watch @ula.ocean's battle history to see how they accomplished 5 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
- When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Failed Summoner won twice.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $0.76 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]
Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition. The card at level 6 had the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 13 games where Venari Crystalsmith triumphed.
- You may want to watch @wonchie's previous battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Venari Crystalsmith saw 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Selenia Sky - Dragon splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Selenia Sky is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Selenia Sky appeared.
- You could watch @teejays's battle to see how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Selenia Sky card is $54.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Bortus - Water splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Bortus is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition. The card at level 6 achieved success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 1 game.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @wonchie's previous battle, where they won using Bortus ^[1].
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Bortus card is $2.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
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. The card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @kvm86, which it won.

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: 90.00% [9/10]

Byzantine Kitty 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 9 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.

* To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @ula.ocean's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
* The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $220.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition. The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning all 12 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
- You could watch @ula.ocean's battles to see how they produced 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $160.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Immortalis - Earth splinter Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Immortalis won.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @ula.ocean's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $15.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Fire Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 4 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
Dragon Win rate: 54.10% [33/61]
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