Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Jul 20, 2024
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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!
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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 104 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Saturday, July 20, 2024:
Monsters with highest win rate
Clockwork Aide - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Clockwork Aide is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.- Clockwork Aide did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
- You may find it educational to study @vemhodopusy's battle, where they won with this card [1].
Venator Kinjo - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Venator Kinjo is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.- Venator Kinjo did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 3 wins.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, study @tommy8's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Venator Kinjo card is $0.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Carrion Shade - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Carrion Shade is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Carrion Shade appeared.- Carrion Shade performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
- You may want to watch @themararshe's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Carrion Shade card is $0.01 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)
Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.- You could take a moment to watch @firstdragon's previous battles to learn how they produced 2 wins with Pelacor Bandit [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Drybone Barbarian - Life splinter
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Drybone Barbarian is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.- Drybone Barbarian did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
- You may want to see @giacumuzzi's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card [1, 2].
Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @giacumuzzi's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Venari Crystalsmith [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, winning 1 game.Zeddica - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 1 was used in a single battle by @ashweather, which it won.- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lily Shieldpaw - 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.Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was used in one match by @yolomancer, which it won.- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.05 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)
General Sloan - Life splinter
Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @giacumuzzi's battles, where they won 2 games with General Sloan [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 46.81% [22/47]
Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Obsidian - Earth splinter
Win rate: 44.74% [17/38]
Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 11 games.
Splinters with highest win rate
Dragon
Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 3 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.- Dragon splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), prevailing in 2 of those matches.
- Dragon splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), prevailing in 2 of those matches.
Fire
Win rate: 52.63% [10/19]
Fire splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 4 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.This splinter matched well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
Fire splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), defeating the enemy in 2 of those matchups.
Water
Win rate: 51.79% [29/56]
Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 12 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) 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