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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WILDFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 122 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Friday, January 3, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Soul Strangler - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
Soul Strangler is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.- You may want to watch @modestscavo's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with Soul Strangler [1, 2].
- When paired with the Fog of War ruleset, Soul Strangler saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Strangler card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Usut - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Usut is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.- Usut performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
- You could see @simple-sauce's battle to learn how they pulled off a win with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Usut card is $7.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Phantom Soldier - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Phantom Soldier is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.- It could be enlightening to observe @chappertron's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Phantom Soldier [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Phantom Soldier card is $2.75 USD (350 BCX) 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)
Supply Runner - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 90.91% [10/11]
Supply Runner is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.- It could be enlightening to watch @tomthebomb22's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Supply Runner [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Supply Runner card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Time Mage - Life splinter
Win rate: 85.71% [12/14]
Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 8 games.- You could take a look at @tomthebomb22's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using Time Mage [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Time Mage earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Queen Mycelia - Earth splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
Queen Mycelia is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
Summoners with highest win rate
Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Waka Spiritblade appeared.- You could study @chappertron's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 wins using this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $175.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Mylor Crowling appeared.- You may find it enlightening to take a look at @modestscavo's battle history, where they won using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $2.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Akane - 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.Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 1 was used in one battle by @galendor, which it won.- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $13.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $13.99 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)
Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 68.18% [15/22]
Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @modestscavo's previous battles, where they won 3 games using Thaddius Brood [1, 2, 3].
- When paired with the Fog of War ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 50.00% [11/22]
Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.- You could watch @chinza2003's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with Helios Matriarch [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 48.00% [24/50]
Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
Splinters with highest win rate
Death
Win rate: 68.97% [20/29]
Death splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.This splinter matched well with the Briar Patch ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
Death splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 46, prevailing in 5 of those battles.
Dragon
Win rate: 54.05% [20/37]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 6 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
Earth
Win rate: 52.08% [25/48]
Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 7 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.This splinter matched well with the Aim True ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.
Earth splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 6 of those matchups.
Final thoughts
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