Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Jun 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?

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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 144 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Sunday, June 11, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dhampir Infiltrator - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Dhampir Infiltrator is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Dhampir Infiltrator appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @obscurofinal's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Dhampir Infiltrator card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Baakjira appeared.
   • Baakjira performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @k-o-m-c's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $6.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Wave Brood is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Wave Brood appeared.
   • Wave Brood did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Wave Brood card is $1.55 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. Celestial Harpy - Life splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Celestial Harpy is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 8 games.
   • You could take a moment to view @eterna's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 4 times with Celestial Harpy ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Celestial Harpy card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [18/24]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 18 games where Epona triumphed.
   • Epona performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to watch @cymgamingguide's battles to see how they pulled off 5 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $199.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dumacke Exile - Life splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Dumacke Exile is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Dumacke Exile triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @obscurofinal's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Dumacke Exile card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 5 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @k-o-m-c's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Lir Deepswimmer won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $41.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Waka Spiritblade appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $322.00 USD (11 BCX) 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.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Immortalis appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $16.99 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. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 74.19% [23/31]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning all 23 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @k-o-m-c's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $160.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [15/21]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning all 15 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @eterna's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $225.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning all 10 games where Lorna Shine triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to view @eterna's battle history, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $4.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 62.50% [30/48]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Life, besting that element 7 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Dragon splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 6 of those battles.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 55.56% [45/81]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 24 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Earth splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 10 of those battles.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 54.55% [24/44]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its own element 7 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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