Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Feb 2, 2025

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!

SILVER  MODERN

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 142 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Sunday, February 2, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Queen Mycelia - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Queen Mycelia is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @winterroll125's battle history, where they won using Queen Mycelia ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Queen Mycelia card is $0.72 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Biljka - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Djinn Biljka is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Djinn Biljka performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @thepsilence's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Biljka card is $0.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Baakjira appeared.
   • Baakjira did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @thepsilence's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.60 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. Tide Biter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Tide Biter is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • Tide Biter performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You could see @monest's battle history to learn how they accomplished 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Tide Biter card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fungus Flinger - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Fungus Flinger is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at @themkb's battle history, where they beat their opponent with Fungus Flinger ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Fungus Flinger card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Fungus Fiend - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Fungus Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Fungus Fiend performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to see @ridermomo's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Fungus Fiend card is $0.58 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @selisa's previous battles, where they won 3 games using Eternal Tofu ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $59.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @pifflitt's battle, where they won using Astral Entity ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @eddiespino's battle, where they won with Immortalis ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $2.95 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 60.78% [31/51]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 9 games.
   • When used in combination with the Briar Patch ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 59.09% [13/22]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • When used in combination with the Wands Out ruleset, Lobb Lowland earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @rotcehh's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Stampede ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Fire, besting that element 1 time in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • Dragon splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 2 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 58.46% [38/65]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 14 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune