Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Jul 21, 2023

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 118 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Friday, July 21, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Runemancer Kye - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Runemancer Kye is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Runemancer Kye appeared.
   • Runemancer Kye did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @mightyman2's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Runemancer Kye saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Kye card is $14.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Firecaller - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Firecaller is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could take a look at @miloshpro's previous battle to see how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
     
     

3. Cabalist - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Cabalist is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Cabalist appeared.
   • You may want to study @van.augur's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Cabalist card is $0.48 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. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [15/18]
   

   
   
   Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 13 games.
   • You may want to study @boi003's battles to see how they pulled off 6 wins with Ash Mirage ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scavo Firebolt - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Scavo Firebolt is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 8 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @boi003's previous battles, where they won 3 games using Scavo Firebolt ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Firebolt card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 10 games where Spark Pixies won.
   • Spark Pixies did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 7 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @vapok1ll's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $0.76 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Owster Rotwell - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Owster Rotwell is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning all 3 games in which Owster Rotwell appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @van.augur's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Owster Rotwell card is $1.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Helios Matriarch - 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.

   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 was used in a single match by @movebitch, which it won.
   
   

3. 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 Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was used in a single battle by @movebitch, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.50 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. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [20/25]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, winning all 20 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • You may want to study @boi003's previous battles to learn how they defeated their foes 6 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $174.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [14/20]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning all 14 games where Scarred Llama Mage won.
   • It could be educational to watch @cymgamingguide's battle history, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $130.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [14/21]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, winning all 14 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • You could study @vapok1ll's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $260.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 63.16% [24/38]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 7 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 59.38% [19/32]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 8 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Earth
   Win rate: 52.56% [41/78]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 24 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Earth splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 10 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune