Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Wild format - May 1, 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 131 of the top Bronze league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, May 1, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Will-o-Wisp - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Will-o-Wisp is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Will-o-Wisp performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to study @nataani's battle to learn how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
     
     

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

   
   
   Grum Flameblade is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Grum Flameblade performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @nic12469's battle history to see how they produced 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grum Flameblade card is $0.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Venari Wavesmith - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Venari Wavesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 7 achieved success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • Venari Wavesmith performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @paanyuvba's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Wavesmith card is $0.02 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. Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Torrent Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • Torrent Fiend did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @zhujr's previous battle to learn how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Torrent Fiend card is $0.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Noa the Just - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Noa the Just is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 12 games where Noa the Just won.
   • Noa the Just performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You could study @leog0269's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

3. Djinn Renova - Life splinter
   Win rate: 65.38% [17/26]
   

   
   
   Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 8 games.
   • You could watch @sbeplsu's battles to see how they pulled off 2 wins using Djinn Renova ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Mother Khala is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
   • You could watch @vvdragon's battle to see how they defeated their foe with Mother Khala ^[1].
   • When paired with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Mother Khala saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mother Khala card is $0.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Owster Rotwell - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Owster Rotwell is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Owster Rotwell appeared.
   • You may find it educational to see @tomm108's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Owster Rotwell card is $0.61 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Vera Salacia is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, winning 1 game.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @stichrivnm's battle, where they beat their opponent using Vera Salacia ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Vera Salacia card is $0.20 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. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • You may want to see @nic12469's battle history to see how they defeated their foes 2 times using Tarsa ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Tarsa earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 57.89% [22/38]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 12 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @sbeplsu's battle history, where they beat their opponent 4 times using General Sloan ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 53.12% [17/32]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 10 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @leog0193's battles, where they won 2 games with Thaddius Brood ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 56.25% [18/32]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its identical element 4 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Aimless ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 3 times.

   • Fire splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 5 of those matches.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 53.52% [38/71]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 19 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   
   

3. Death
   Win rate: 52.38% [22/42]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its own element 7 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune