Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Jun 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?

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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 136 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, June 21, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Scavo Firebolt - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   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 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 5 games in which Scavo Firebolt appeared.
   • You may want to study @not-sure's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Firebolt card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Cursed Slimeball - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Cursed Slimeball is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Cursed Slimeball appeared.
   • Cursed Slimeball did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Cursed Slimeball card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dumacke Exile - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Dumacke Exile 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, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Dumacke Exile card is $0.16 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. Tusk the Wide - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 90.91% [10/11]
   

   
   
   Tusk the Wide is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 10 games where Tusk the Wide won.
   • Tusk the Wide performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @yatiki's battles, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tusk the Wide card is $0.43 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Halfling Alchemist - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 87.88% [29/33]
   

   
   
   Halfling Alchemist is an Epic monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 21 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @yatiki's previous battles to see how they pulled off 15 wins with Halfling Alchemist ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Halfling Alchemist card is $18.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Blood Maker - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Blood Maker is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 10 games where Blood Maker won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @yatiki's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 7 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Blood Maker card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Ilthain appeared.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @yatiki's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $4.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Brighton Bloom - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Brighton Bloom appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $2.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Fernheart - 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.

   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 2 was used in one battle by @lulutz, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $2.50 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: 89.47% [17/19]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning all 17 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • You could watch @yatiki's battle history to learn how they achieved 9 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}.
   • When paired with the Back to Basics ruleset, Yodin Zaku won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $149.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 88.24% [15/17]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning all 15 games where Scarred Llama Mage triumphed.
   • You could study @yatiki's battles to learn how they pulled off 7 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $111.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 76.47% [13/17]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 10 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @yatiki's previous battles, where they won 6 games with Mylor Crowling ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $5.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 58.14% [25/43]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 6 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Earth
   Win rate: 56.04% [51/91]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 22 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Earth splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 12 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 46.51% [20/43]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 8 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Water splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 4 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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