Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Apr 30, 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 126 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, April 30, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Sultry Barmaid is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @shrazi's battles to learn how they produced 2 victories using Sultry Barmaid ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Sultry Barmaid card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Soul Fiend - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Soul Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Soul Fiend appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @squintsx's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Fiend card is $0.66 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Chaos Knight - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Chaos Knight is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Chaos Knight performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could take a look at @totapo's previous battle to see how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Knight card is $0.01 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. Blackmoor Nymph - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Blackmoor Nymph is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @totapo's battle history, where they beat their opponent using Blackmoor Nymph ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Blackmoor Nymph card is $0.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Diemonshark - Water splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Diemonshark is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • Diemonshark did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 10 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @zeropaz's battles to learn how they pulled off 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Diemonshark card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Swamp Spitter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Swamp Spitter is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to see @turboturtle's battle history, where they won 2 games using Swamp Spitter ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Octavia Shadowmeld - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Octavia Shadowmeld is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @xenon37's battle history, where they won with Octavia Shadowmeld ^[1].
     
     

2. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @steemmonsterking's battle, where they beat their opponent using Grandmaster Rathe ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $3.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 4 was used in one match by @whynot1234, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $0.66 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. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning 2 games.
   • You may want to watch @ta2cb's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using Helios Matriarch ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 60.61% [20/33]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.33 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 53.12% [17/32]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 10 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to observe @adonalsium's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Obsidian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Obsidian saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.31 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 73.08% [19/26]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Death, besting that element 5 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

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

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

3. Earth
   Win rate: 51.85% [28/54]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 10 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune