Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Sep 3, 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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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 123 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, September 3, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dax Paragon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Dax Paragon is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • Dax Paragon performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could take a look at @zutro's battle history to see how they accomplished 3 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Back to Basics ruleset, Dax Paragon won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dax Paragon card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Venari Seedsmith - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Venari Seedsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • You could take a look at @jediace's previous battles to learn how they produced 3 wins using Venari Seedsmith ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Seedsmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Captain Katie - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Captain Katie is a Rare monster card from the Gladius edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @litrbooh's previous battles, where they won 2 games using Captain Katie ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Pelacor Arbalest - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Arbalest is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study @zutro's battles, where they won 2 games with Pelacor Arbalest ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Pelacor Arbalest earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Pelacor Arbalest card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Conjurer is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Pelacor Conjurer performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 6 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @darcjo's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Pelacor Conjurer won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Drybone Barbarian - Life splinter
   Win rate: 68.18% [15/22]
   

   
   
   Drybone Barbarian is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • Drybone Barbarian performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 13 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @timka's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, Drybone Barbarian won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Drybone Barbarian card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 5 games in which Lux Vega appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe @jediace's previous battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $164.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Possibilus the Wise appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @shiger01's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Unprotected ruleset, Possibilus the Wise earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $5.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one match by @the1980s, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $2.33 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: 76.19% [16/21]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @timka's battles, where they won 3 games using Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 53.85% [14/26]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 6 games.
   • You could watch @fezzz's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times with General Sloan ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, General Sloan saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [15/30]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • You may want to see @timka's battle history to see how they beat their foes 2 times using Thaddius Brood ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Death, beating that element 2 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Life
   Win rate: 62.07% [36/58]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 17 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Life won 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 48.78% [20/41]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 8 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the FiveAlive ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 4 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune