Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Aug 31, 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 151 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Thursday, August 31, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Deeplurker is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Deeplurker appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @gitgudd's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Deeplurker card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Baakjira appeared.
   • Baakjira did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to see @yuuki-asuna's battle history to learn how they achieved victory using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $6.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Goblin Dartling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Goblin Dartling is a Common monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Goblin Dartling appeared.
   • You may want to see @ramadhanight's battle to learn how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Goblin Dartling card is $0.15 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. Xenith Archer - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Xenith Archer is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • Xenith Archer did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You could watch @jc3789's previous battles to see how they beat their foes 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Archer card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Goblin Fireballer - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Goblin Fireballer is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Goblin Fireballer triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @pedropenduko's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Goblin Fireballer card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dax Paragon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Dax Paragon 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 7 games where Dax Paragon triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @yatiki's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dax Paragon card is $0.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Immortalis appeared.
   • You could watch @jc3789's battle history to see how they achieved 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $15.50 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.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Brighton Bloom appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @sevenoh-fiveoh's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $2.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pembrook Nymph - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Pembrook Nymph is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 2 was used in a single battle by @gitgudd, which it won.
   
   

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: 58.97% [23/39]
   

   
   
   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 23 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @jc3789's battles, where they beat their opponent 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $149.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 57.69% [15/26]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 15 games where Obsidian triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, see @darvin2nd's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 56.25% [18/32]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage 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 18 games where Scarred Llama Mage triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @darvin2nd's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $117.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 56.70% [55/97]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 31 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Fire
   Win rate: 55.10% [27/49]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its identical element 11 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 50.00% [27/54]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 9 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune