Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Jun 2, 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 139 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Sunday, June 2, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Chaos Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Chaos Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You could study @suzanne7's battle to learn how they accomplished a win with Chaos Dragon ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Chaos Dragon won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Dragon card is $0.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Uloth Dhampir - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Uloth Dhampir is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Uloth Dhampir performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could study @manamasterjules's previous battle to learn how they pulled off a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Uloth Dhampir card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Jared Scar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Jared Scar is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Jared Scar appeared.
   • Jared Scar did best when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @beanerman's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Jared Scar 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. Naga Assassin - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Naga Assassin is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Naga Assassin won.
   • You could see @leijun988's battle history to see how they achieved 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Little League ruleset, Naga Assassin won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Naga Assassin card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
   Win rate: 68.42% [13/19]
   

   
   
   Merdaali Guardian 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 winning team for 12 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @nazekun's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using Merdaali Guardian ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the FiveAlive ruleset, Merdaali Guardian won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Angelic Mandarin - Water splinter
   Win rate: 67.86% [19/28]
   

   
   
   Angelic Mandarin 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 winning team for 18 games.
   • You may want to observe @wereflal's battle history to see how they achieved 3 victories with Angelic Mandarin ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Angelic Mandarin saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Angelic Mandarin card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. 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.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @trashpanda5439, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sthispa - 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.

   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @suzanne7, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one battle by @lightyears, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $2.15 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 56.76% [42/74]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul 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 41 games.
   • When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 4 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   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 4 achieved the most success, winning 16 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @musyai's battle history, where they won 2 games using Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Quix the Devious won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 52.38% [11/21]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 11 games where Lux Vega won.
   • It could be enlightening to view @seshumaru's battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $223.50 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 59.09% [26/44]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 8 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 53.49% [46/86]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 25 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Born Again ruleset, where Water won 4 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 52.38% [11/21]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Death, beating that element 4 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), defeating the enemy in 3 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

Please feel free to leave me feedback in the comments. If you are new to Splinterlands, then please consider using my referral link to get started! It is a ton of fun to play, and you can earn SPS and win NFT cards every day!

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- Catotune