Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Nov 22, 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 Wednesday, November 22, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Sporcerer - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Sporcerer is an Epic monster card from the Untamed 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 4 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @ueyuey's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Sporcerer ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Sporcerer card is $1.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Molten Ash Golem - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Molten Ash Golem is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Molten Ash Golem appeared.
   • Molten Ash Golem performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @atnazo's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Molten Ash Golem card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ant Miners - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Ant Miners is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You may want to watch @maplelicious's battle history to see how they accomplished a win with Ant Miners ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ant Miners card is $0.07 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. Axemaster - Water splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Axemaster is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 11 games where Axemaster triumphed.
   • You may want to see @ueyuey's previous battles to learn how they produced 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Axemaster card is $2.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fungus Flinger - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Fungus Flinger is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • Fungus Flinger did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to watch @ueyuey's previous battle to see how they achieved victory using this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Fungus Flinger won twice.
     
     

3. Quora Towershead - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Quora Towershead is an Epic monster card from the Gladius edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Quora Towershead won.
   • Quora Towershead did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @xwaakaa's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Pembrook Nymph - 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.

   Pembrook Nymph is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @ueyuey, which it won.
   
   

2. Skargore - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Skargore is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 3 was used in one match by @duchanio, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $1.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Fernheart - 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.

   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 3 was used in a single battle by @kittenz, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $2.17 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: 60.87% [14/23]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 14 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You may want to take a look at @ueyuey's battles to see how they beat their foes 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $176.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @atnazo's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $100.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Camila Sungazer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Camila Sungazer triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @megakyodaibanrai's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Camila Sungazer saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Camila Sungazer card is $12.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 53.33% [32/60]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 17 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Earth prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 51.72% [15/29]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its own element 7 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Fire splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), defeating the enemy in 4 of those matches.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 51.56% [33/64]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 18 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • Dragon splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), prevailing in 9 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune