Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Jan 10, 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 138 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, January 10, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Aves Sturgis - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Aves Sturgis is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Aves Sturgis appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @parokya's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
     
     

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

   
   
   Thane Newsong is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Thane Newsong appeared.
   • You may want to view @tifalock's previous battle to see how they beat their foe with this card ^[1].
     
     

3. Radiated Brute - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Radiated Brute is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Radiated Brute appeared.
   • Radiated Brute did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to watch @trppopoy5's battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Radiated Brute card is $0.02 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. Ahna-Chei Botanist - Death splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Ahna-Chei Botanist is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 10 games where Ahna-Chei Botanist triumphed.
   • Ahna-Chei Botanist did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may find it educational to study @wanglo25's previous battles, where they won 5 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Ahna-Chei Botanist won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Ahna-Chei Botanist card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Soul Strangler - Death splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Soul Strangler is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 10 games where Soul Strangler won.
   • Soul Strangler did best when placed in the team's second slot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @trppopoy5's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Strangler card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Xenith Archer - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Xenith Archer is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Xenith Archer triumphed.
   • Xenith Archer performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could study @xintop1's previous battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Going the Distance ruleset, Xenith Archer won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Archer card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Fernheart - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was used in one battle by @yaiza111, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $2.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Prunda Undervesch won.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @xintop1's battles, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Prunda Undervesch earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Astral Entity triumphed.
   • You may want to take a look at @wanglo25's battles to learn how they produced 4 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $7.90 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. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 60.87% [14/23]
   

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 14 games where Ilthain triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @xintop1's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $4.64 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning all 8 games where Possibilus the Wise triumphed.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @wanglo25's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Possibilus the Wise won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $11.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 56.00% [14/25]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 14 games where Tarsa won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, see @trppopoy5's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 53.85% [14/26]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 5 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Aim True ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.

   • Fire splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those matches.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.57% [15/28]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 4 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Death
   Win rate: 52.54% [31/59]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its own element 14 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Death splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 7 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune