Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Wild format - Aug 11, 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!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 128 of the top Bronze league (wild format) battles from Friday, August 11, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Kobold Miner - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Kobold Miner is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 5 games in which Kobold Miner appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @tm3149's previous battle to see how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Kobold Miner won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Kobold Miner card is $1.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Battering Ram - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Battering Ram is a Common monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Battering Ram appeared.
   • You may find it educational to watch @asdfghjkl1's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Battering Ram card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tenyii Striker - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Tenyii Striker is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Tenyii Striker appeared.
   • You may find it educational to view @tm1711's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Tenyii Striker won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tenyii Striker card is $0.13 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. Swamp Thing - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Swamp Thing is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Swamp Thing won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @tm1711's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Swamp Thing card is $3.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kron the Undying - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Kron the Undying is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Kron the Undying won.
   • Kron the Undying performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You could watch @asdfghjkl1's battles to see how they accomplished 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Kron the Undying card is $49.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. The Kraken - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   The Kraken is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 9 games where The Kraken triumphed.
   • The Kraken did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 9 wins.
   • You may want to see @tm3149's battle history to learn how they accomplished 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, The Kraken earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition The Kraken card is $15.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Possibilus the Wise appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @tm1711's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $13.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Plado Emberstorm - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Plado Emberstorm is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Plado Emberstorm appeared.
   • You could take a look at @tm1711's battle to see how they pulled off a win using this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Plado Emberstorm won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Plado Emberstorm card is $78.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @bajadera's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $80.00 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. Prince Rennyn - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Prince Rennyn is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, winning all 8 games where Prince Rennyn won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @boi003's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Prince Rennyn card is $139.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, winning all 9 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @tm3149's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $260.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Valnamor triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @tm1711's battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $645.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 58.00% [29/50]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 13 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Earth
   Win rate: 50.79% [32/63]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 21 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   • Earth splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 11 of those matches.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 49.18% [30/61]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 15 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune