Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Jul 20, 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?
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MODERNFor 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
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- Catotune
