Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Jan 31, 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.

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 114 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Friday, January 31, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Riverboat Captain - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Riverboat Captain is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • You may want to view @kraki's battle history to learn how they accomplished 2 wins with Riverboat Captain ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Riverboat Captain earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Riverboat Captain card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Corpse Fiend - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Corpse Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 6 games in which Corpse Fiend appeared.
   • Corpse Fiend did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @luckyfukk3r's battles to see how they achieved 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Corpse Fiend card is $0.56 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Meriput Slinger - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Meriput Slinger is a Rare monster card from the 13 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 4 games.
   • Meriput Slinger performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @xifei123's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Meriput Slinger card is $0.37 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: 90.91% [10/11]
   

   
   
   Swamp Spitter is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 8 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, see @kraki's battles, where they won 2 games using Swamp Spitter ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Swamp Spitter card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 86.96% [20/23]
   

   
   
   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, being a member of the victorious team for 17 games.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Uraeus - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Uraeus is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Uraeus card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @xcrowsz's battles, where they won 2 games with Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the High Five ruleset, Quix the Devious won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $1.64 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @tjhumberto's previous battle, where they won using Helios Matriarch ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternan Brune - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Eternan Brune is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Eternan Brune appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @schmeedy's battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Eternan Brune card is $0.32 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. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @aucisblerg's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using Lobb Lowland ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @mysticforce's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 53.49% [23/43]
   

   
   
   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 12 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 100.00% [9/9]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 3 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

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

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

3. Water
   Win rate: 54.72% [29/53]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 11 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune