Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Jun 23, 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 107 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Sunday, June 23, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Captain Fellblade - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Captain Fellblade is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Captain Fellblade performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to observe @outcomes's previous battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Captain Fellblade card is $2.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Blackmoor Trickster - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Blackmoor Trickster is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Blackmoor Trickster appeared.
   • Blackmoor Trickster did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @perlinator's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Blackmoor Trickster earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Blackmoor Trickster card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Tinderlock is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers 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.
   • Tinderlock did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @purplereign's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Tinderlock card is $0.22 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. Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @zeper824's battle, where they defeated their opponent with Venari Crystalsmith ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 65.22% [15/23]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 15 games where Djinn Oshannus triumphed.
   • Djinn Oshannus performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You may find it educational to see @outcomes's previous battles, where they won 5 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Djinn Oshannus won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Magi of Chaos - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Magi of Chaos is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @zeper824's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using Magi of Chaos ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Wands Out ruleset, Magi of Chaos saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Magi of Chaos card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Brewmaster Abraxas - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Brewmaster Abraxas is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @perlinator's battle, where they won with Brewmaster Abraxas ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Brewmaster Abraxas card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Prophet Rosa - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Prophet Rosa is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Prophet Rosa appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @perlinator's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prophet Rosa card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • You could take a moment to watch @outcomes's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent with Ilthain ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $1.69 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. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • You could study @vb-kevin's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 wins using Thaddius Brood ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @tolskone's battles, where they won 2 games with Tarsa ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 47.22% [17/36]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 9 games.
   • You may want to watch @valarmorghulis86's battles to learn how they accomplished 3 wins using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 69.57% [16/23]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Aim True ruleset, where Fire prevailed 3 times.

   • Fire splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 4 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 56.00% [14/25]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 5 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, where Life won 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 4 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 53.45% [31/58]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 10 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune