Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Dec 22, 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 121 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Sunday, December 22, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Skok Duskblight - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Skok Duskblight is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @felix222's battles, where they won 2 games with Skok Duskblight ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Skok Duskblight won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Skok Duskblight card is $6.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Riftwing - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Riftwing is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could take a moment to view @felix222's battles to see how they produced 2 victories with Riftwing ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Riftwing card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Wave Brood - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Wave Brood is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Wave Brood performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could take a look at @jaybart's battle history to learn how they pulled off 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Wave Brood card is $0.23 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. Djinn Biljka - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Djinn Biljka is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • Djinn Biljka did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may want to study @stefanis's previous battles to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Djinn Biljka earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Biljka card is $0.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @jaydabands's battles to see how they achieved 2 wins using Pelacor Bandit ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Torrent Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • Torrent Fiend did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to study @jaydabands's battles to see how they produced 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Magic ruleset, Torrent Fiend saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Torrent Fiend card is $0.58 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Fernheart - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @sharker's battle, where they beat their opponent with Fernheart ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $0.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

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

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sthispa - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @jade9, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $0.60 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: 57.89% [11/19]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @roma1982ua's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 57.58% [19/33]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @vudhadi145789's previous battles, where they won 2 games using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [10/18]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 6 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @llobre93's battles to see how they defeated their foes 3 times using Helios Matriarch ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Helios Matriarch won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.31 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 54.05% [20/37]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Life, besting that element 6 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Briar Patch ruleset, where Death won 3 times.

   • Death splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 5 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 52.94% [27/51]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 7 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 51.61% [16/31]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 5 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Briar Patch ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune