Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Apr 3, 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 128 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, April 3, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Usut - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Usut is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Usut appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to view @vqm00383's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
     
     

2. Quora Towershead - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Quora Towershead is an Epic monster card from the Gladius edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Quora Towershead performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to view @schumix99's battle to learn how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
     
     

3. 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 (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Runemancer Florre appeared.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, see @uglyman's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Runemancer Florre earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Florre card is $7.39 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. Radiated Scorcher - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 84.62% [11/13]
   

   
   
   Radiated Scorcher is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 9 games.
   • Radiated Scorcher performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Radiated Scorcher card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Xenith Monk - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Xenith Monk is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • Xenith Monk performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • It could be educational to watch @haoge747's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Xenith Monk won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Monk card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Fungus Fiend - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Fungus Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Fungus Fiend won.
   • Fungus Fiend did best when placed in the team's second slot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @haoge747's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Fungus Fiend won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Fungus Fiend card is $0.91 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
   • You could watch @uglyman's battle to see how they accomplished a win using Lobb Lowland ^[1].
     
     

2. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 4 games in which Scarred Llama Mage appeared.
   • You may want to observe @haoge747's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $44.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Yodin Zaku appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @janconet's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $83.99 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. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [17/34]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 10 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 48.84% [21/43]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @acurrentseu's battle history, where they won 3 games using Thaddius Brood ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 43.75% [7/16]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @guerragisell's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with General Sloan ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 71.43% [5/7]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 3 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), prevailing in 2 of those matches.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 53.85% [21/39]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 7 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 8 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 52.83% [28/53]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its own element 14 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Death splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 7 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune