Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Sep 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.

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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 115 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Thursday, September 12, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Lurking Puffer - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Lurking Puffer is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Lurking Puffer performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could watch @xepo13's battle history to see how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lurking Puffer card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dax Paragon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Dax Paragon is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • Dax Paragon did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @tanzil2024's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dax Paragon card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Molten Ash Golem - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Molten Ash Golem 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, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You could see @mawit07's previous battle to see how they accomplished a win with Molten Ash Golem ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Molten Ash Golem 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. Swamp Spitter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Swamp Spitter is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 7 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • You could take a look at @speedtuning's battle to learn how they achieved victory with Swamp Spitter ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Swamp Spitter card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @sldaria1's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Merdaali Guardian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Merdaali Guardian won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Chaos Agent - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Chaos Agent is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • You could watch @mahasaio's battles to learn how they beat their foes 3 times with Chaos Agent ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Agent card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 4 games in which Eternal Tofu appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @bteim's battle history, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $33.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Lorkus appeared.
   • You could observe @bteim's battle history to see how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $29.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Underboss Fabino - 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.

   Underboss Fabino is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one battle by @runursht, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $0.41 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. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @henzo202's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Obsidian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [21/36]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning 9 games.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [9/18]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @mcmanus's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Briar Patch ruleset, Franz Ruffmane saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

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

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

2. Earth
   Win rate: 55.10% [27/49]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 7 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.83% [28/53]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 14 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Water won 3 times.

   • Water splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), prevailing in 6 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune