Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Apr 10, 2025

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.

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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 113 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Thursday, April 10, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Captain Katie - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Captain Katie is a Rare monster card from the Gladius edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @syogaku-toushi's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Captain Katie ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

2. Night Reaper - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Night Reaper is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Night Reaper appeared.
   • You may want to watch @sacred-heretic's previous battles to see how they accomplished 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Night Reaper card is $1.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Magi of Chaos - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Magi of Chaos is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Magi of Chaos appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @altnijunjun's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Magi of Chaos won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Magi of Chaos card is $0.17 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. Venari Marksrat - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Venari Marksrat is a Rare 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 victorious team for 6 games.
   • Venari Marksrat performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You could take a look at @sacred-heretic's battle history to see how they accomplished 4 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Venari Marksrat card is $0.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @syogaku-toushi's battle history, where they won 2 games using Venari Crystalsmith ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 8 games where Djinn Oshannus won.
   • Djinn Oshannus did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @vanjo21's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Stampede ruleset, Djinn Oshannus earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 3 games.
   • You could watch @stdg1's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning all 3 games in which Quix the Devious appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to study @sacred-heretic's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pembrook Nymph - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Pembrook Nymph is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one battle by @cyloncyclone, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Pembrook Nymph card is $0.50 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. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   General Sloan 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 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @yumiku's battle history, where they beat their opponent using General Sloan ^[1].
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, General Sloan won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, observe @nakor's battle, where they defeated their opponent using Tarsa ^[1].
   • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 48.00% [24/50]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning 20 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @vanjo21's battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 87.50% [14/16]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Death, beating that element 7 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Dragon splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), defeating the enemy in 5 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Death, beating that element 4 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 49.21% [31/63]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 17 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune