Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Mar 15, 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 176 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, March 15, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Armorsmith - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Armorsmith is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Armorsmith won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Armorsmith card is $0.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. High Priest Darius - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   High Priest Darius is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which High Priest Darius appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition High Priest Darius card is $19.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Crystal Jaguar is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Crystal Jaguar did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Crystal Jaguar card is $0.22 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. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 76.19% [16/21]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 16 games where Baakjira triumphed.
   • Baakjira performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 11 wins.
   • You may want to study @rikiti08's battles to see how they accomplished 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Baakjira won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Baakjira card is $10.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 8 games.
   • You could study @sevenlegspider's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using Igor Darkspear ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Igor Darkspear earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Igor Darkspear card is $1.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Shadowy Presence - Death splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Shadowy Presence is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Shadowy Presence triumphed.
   • Shadowy Presence performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @shikiphantom's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Ferocity ruleset, Shadowy Presence earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Shadowy Presence card is $3.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Lux Vega appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @sevenlegspider's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $894.99 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Jarlax the Undead - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Jarlax the Undead is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was used in one match by @schnapoon, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Jarlax the Undead card is $8.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Aquatus - 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.

   Aquatus is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was used in one match by @sevenlegspider, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Aquatus card is $1.74 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.57% [16/23]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning all 16 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • You may want to watch @mrscryptopanda85's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Kelya Frendul card is $2.51 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Scarred Llama Mage won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @rikiti08's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $142.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Valnamor won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @rikiti08's battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Valnamor won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $178.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 3 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Water
   Win rate: 59.21% [45/76]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 19 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Ferocity ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 53.06% [26/49]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 11 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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