Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Jan 12, 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 134 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Friday, January 12, 2024:
Monsters with highest win rate
Kra'ar Xoc - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Kra'ar Xoc is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Kra'ar Xoc appeared.Captain Fellblade - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Captain Fellblade is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 2 games in which Captain Fellblade appeared.Sea Dog of Eight - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Sea Dog of Eight is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 2 games in which Sea Dog of Eight appeared.- Sea Dog of Eight did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
- You may want to view @danderlion's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Sea Dog of Eight card is $0.24 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)
Zyriel - Life splinter
Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
Zyriel is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 7 games.Vruz - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 77.27% [17/22]
Vruz is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 5 had the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 17 games where Vruz triumphed.- Vruz performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 7 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, see @edd4's battle history, where they won 4 games using this card [1, 2, 3, 4].
- When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Vruz won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Vruz card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Meriput Magician - Life splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Meriput Magician is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 5 had the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Meriput Magician triumphed.- You may want to watch @perseusluke's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card [1, 2].
- When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Meriput Magician saw 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Meriput Magician card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Prophet Rosa - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Prophet Rosa is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Prophet Rosa appeared.- If you want to learn from one of the best, see @danderlion's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prophet Rosa card is $0.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Astral Entity - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Astral Entity appeared.Underboss Fabino - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Underboss Fabino is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games in which Underboss Fabino appeared.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @samji's previous battle, where they won with this card [1].
- When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Underboss Fabino won all 2 times it was played.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $1.36 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)
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Lux Vega triumphed.- You may want to take a look at @kingofkakashi's battles to learn how they produced 3 wins using this card [1, 2, 3].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $360.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 65.22% [15/23]
Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning all 15 games where Quix the Devious won.- You may want to watch @edd4's previous battles to see how they accomplished 4 victories using this card [1, 2, 3, 4].
- When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Quix the Devious won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $7.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Lobb Lowland won.
Splinters with highest win rate
Neutral
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
Dragon
Win rate: 59.62% [31/52]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 10 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.- This splinter was effective with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
- This splinter was effective with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
Fire
Win rate: 50.00% [6/12]
Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its identical element 2 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.- This splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 3 of those battles.
- This splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 3 of those battles.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune
