Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Apr 4, 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 123 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, April 4, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Runeslinger is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could study @anonymouslee's battles to learn how they produced 2 wins using Runeslinger ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runeslinger card is $0.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Runemancer Florre - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Runemancer Florre is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Runemancer Florre appeared.
   • Runemancer Florre performed ideally when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @jakkal's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Florre card is $15.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Vulguine is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Vulguine appeared.
   • Vulguine did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Vulguine card is $0.05 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. Adelade Brightwing - Life splinter
   Win rate: 77.78% [14/18]
   

   
   
   Adelade Brightwing is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 14 games where Adelade Brightwing won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @jakkal's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Standard ruleset, Adelade Brightwing saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Adelade Brightwing card is $6.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Celestial Harpy - Life splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Celestial Harpy is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @jakkal's battles to see how they pulled off 3 victories with Celestial Harpy ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Celestial Harpy won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Celestial Harpy card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Conjurer is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 10 games where Pelacor Conjurer triumphed.
   • Pelacor Conjurer did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You could watch @torran's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Taking Sides ruleset, Pelacor Conjurer earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer 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 Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Ilthain appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $6.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games in which Yodin Zaku appeared.
   • You could take a moment to view @torran's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $177.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mother Khala - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Mother Khala is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games in which Mother Khala appeared.
   • You could watch @requiem-of-sins's previous battles to see how they pulled off 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mother Khala card is $2.14 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. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 8 games where Grandmaster Rathe won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @jakkal's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Taking Sides ruleset, Grandmaster Rathe earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $16.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [18/28]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 18 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @jakkal's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Immortalis saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $22.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 56.60% [30/53]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 28 games.
   • You could take a moment to view @torran's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 4 times with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $1.85 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 59.38% [19/32]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, defeating its identical element 5 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Taking Sides ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 4 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 57.63% [34/59]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 17 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.77% [33/65]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 20 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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