Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Apr 2, 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 122 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, April 2, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Mantaroth - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Mantaroth is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Mantaroth did best when placed in the team's second slot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could take a look at @pero82's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Mantaroth card is $35.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kulu Swimhunter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Kulu Swimhunter is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @ryoudo's previous battle, where they won using Kulu Swimhunter ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kulu Swimhunter card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Inevitable is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Inevitable performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • It could be educational to take a look at @megabloop's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Inevitable card is $26.49 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. Xenith Archer - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Xenith Archer is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Xenith Archer did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You could watch @roxis21's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Xenith Archer saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Archer card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tide Biter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.57% [16/23]
   

   
   
   Tide Biter is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 9 games.
   • Tide Biter did best when placed in the team's second slot, where it saw 14 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @vtmacguru's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Tide Biter won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Tide Biter card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe @vtmacguru's battle, where they won using Igor Darkspear ^[1].
   • When paired with the Lost Magic ruleset, Igor Darkspear earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Igor Darkspear card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prophet Rosa - 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.

   Prophet Rosa is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 1 was used in one match by @sugodman, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prophet Rosa card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Waka Spiritblade - 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.

   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in a single match by @rusbow, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $222.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 77.78% [7/9]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 4 games.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @alunis's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with Astral Entity ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Astral Entity earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $5.62 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. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $9.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • You may want to watch @djrockx's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times using Immortalis ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $11.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning 3 games.
   • You may want to watch @vtmacguru's battle history to see how they achieved victory using Obsidian ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Obsidian saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 60.00% [15/25]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 5 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Death won 4 times.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 57.75% [41/71]
   

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

3. Earth
   Win rate: 53.33% [16/30]
   

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

   • This splinter was effective with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.

   • Earth splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 4 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune