Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - May 13, 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?

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 90 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Monday, May 13, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Radiated Scorcher - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Radiated Scorcher is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games in which Radiated Scorcher appeared.
   • Radiated Scorcher did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to study @singhy's battle to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Radiated Scorcher card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Supply Runner - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Supply Runner is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Supply Runner appeared.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @djbagman's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Supply Runner card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Diemonshark is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Diemonshark appeared.
   • Diemonshark did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @hutkeo's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Diemonshark card is $0.07 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. Creeping Ooze - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 68.18% [15/22]
   

   
   
   Creeping Ooze is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 15 games where Creeping Ooze won.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Creeping Ooze card is $0.26 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. War Pegasus - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   War Pegasus is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @tha319's battle, where they won using War Pegasus ^[1].
     
     

3. Drybone Barbarian - Life splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Drybone Barbarian is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 13 games.
   • Drybone Barbarian performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 9 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @tha319's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Drybone Barbarian won twice.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Malric Inferno - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Malric Inferno is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Malric Inferno appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @peresvet23's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Malric Inferno card is $0.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 was used in a single battle by @blogger44, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $3.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - 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.

   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was used in one battle by @vivasyo, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $4.41 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. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 56.67% [17/30]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, winning 16 games.
   • You could watch @tha319's previous battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Fog of War ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won twice.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 48.57% [17/35]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 16 games.
   • It could be educational to see @shen157's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Tarsa ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Tarsa won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternan Brune - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 45.45% [5/11]
   

   
   
   Eternan Brune is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe @undert's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using Eternan Brune ^[1].
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 56.25% [18/32]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Fire, besting that element 8 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 52.00% [13/25]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Fire, besting that element 4 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   
   

3. Water
   Win rate: 51.72% [15/29]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 6 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Healed Out ruleset, where Water won 2 times.

   • Water splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 46, prevailing in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune