Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - May 25, 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 142 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Thursday, May 25, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • Oshuur Constantia did best when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @xpabraw's battle history, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Oshuur Constantia saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $24.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Serpentine Soldier - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Serpentine Soldier is a Rare monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   • Serpentine Soldier performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @xpabraw's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Serpentine Soldier won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Serpentine Soldier card is $1.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Flame Monkey - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Flame Monkey is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Flame Monkey appeared.
   • Flame Monkey did best when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could study @xpabraw's battle history to see how they accomplished 3 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Flame Monkey 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. Agor Longtail - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Agor Longtail is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • Agor Longtail did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 8 wins.
   • You could study @xpabraw's previous battles to see how they pulled off 4 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Agor Longtail earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Agor Longtail card is $21.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lord of Fire - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 87.50% [14/16]
   

   
   
   Lord of Fire is a Legendary monster card from the Promo 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 14 games where Lord of Fire won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @xpabraw's battle history, where they beat their opponent 9 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Lord of Fire won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lord of Fire card is $20.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 10 games where Epona triumphed.
   • Epona performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @xpabraw's previous battles, where they won 7 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $180.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prince Rennyn - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Prince Rennyn is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 7 games in which Prince Rennyn appeared.
   • You could take a moment to watch @xpabraw's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 5 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Prince Rennyn card is $115.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Conqueror Jacek appeared.
   • You could watch @xpabraw's battles to see how they achieved 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $10.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @xpabraw's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $33.00 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty 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 9 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @xpabraw's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $240.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   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 12 games where Valnamor won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to watch @xpabraw's previous battles, where they won 7 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When paired with the Briar Patch ruleset, Valnamor won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $215.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning 9 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @xpabraw's battle history, where they won 7 games with Scarred Llama Mage ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Scarred Llama Mage won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $97.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 65.52% [38/58]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 10 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 51.47% [35/68]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 15 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • Earth splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 8 of those matches.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 50.98% [26/51]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.

   • Dragon splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), defeating the enemy in 12 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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