Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Sep 20, 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 120 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Friday, September 20, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. River Hellondale - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   River Hellondale is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • You may find it educational to observe @top4ok's battle history, where they won with River Hellondale ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition River Hellondale card is $0.81 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Evelyn Auvera - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Evelyn Auvera is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Evelyn Auvera did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to observe @bloodofking's battles to see how they achieved 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Evelyn Auvera card is $0.92 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Daarg Deadblast is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Daarg Deadblast appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @rwy3x1's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Daarg Deadblast card is $21.00 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. Swamp Spitter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Swamp Spitter is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • Swamp Spitter did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @rwy3x1's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Swamp Spitter card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kulu Mastermind - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Kulu Mastermind is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 7 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @vassano1's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Kulu Mastermind ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Stampede ruleset, Kulu Mastermind won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Kulu Mastermind card is $6.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [22/32]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 13 games.
   • Djinn Oshannus performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 9 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @rwy3x1's battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Prunda Undervesch appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @sonicmaster's battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Octavia Shadowmeld - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Octavia Shadowmeld is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @youloseagain's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with Octavia Shadowmeld ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Octavia Shadowmeld card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games in which Lux Vega appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @jigster23's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $320.00 USD (11 BCX) 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: 69.39% [34/49]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, winning 9 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @bloodofking's battles, where they won 2 games using Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [10/18]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 3 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @agent357's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Obsidian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Obsidian won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Water, defeating that element 1 time in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Water
   Win rate: 59.70% [40/67]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 15 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Life
   Win rate: 48.48% [16/33]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 6 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune