Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Oct 12, 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 123 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Saturday, October 12, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo 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 2 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study @juliusm518's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $2.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Vulguine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Vulguine is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Vulguine did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @vadasz007's battle history to learn how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Vulguine card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Carnage Titan - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Carnage Titan is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.
   • Carnage Titan did best when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could observe @vadasz007's battle history to see how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Carnage Titan card is $0.54 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. Deeplurker - Water splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Deeplurker is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • It could be educational to watch @ricokali's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Deeplurker ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Deeplurker won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Deeplurker card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary 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 victorious team for 3 games.
   • Baakjira performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @tyler8000's previous battle to see how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Regal Peryton - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Regal Peryton is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @minismallholding's battles, where they won 2 games with Regal Peryton ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Briar Patch ruleset, Regal Peryton saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Regal Peryton card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, see @rodentz's battle, where they beat their opponent using Eternal Tofu ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $57.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Lily Shieldpaw appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @redundancy4040's battle history, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dallan - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Dallan 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 an expert player, take a moment to watch @rqr4's previous battle, where they won with Dallan ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Dallan card is $0.16 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. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @vadasz007's battles, where they won 4 games using Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • You could observe @doloknight's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using General Sloan ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 53.85% [14/26]
   

   
   
   Obsidian 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 an elite player, watch @bullit87's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with Obsidian ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Briar Patch ruleset, Obsidian won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
   

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

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.63% [20/38]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Aimless ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 51.35% [19/37]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its own element 6 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Death won 2 times.

   • Death splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 4 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune