Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Oct 31, 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?

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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 137 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Thursday, October 31, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • Baakjira did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could take a look at @pancakepie's battle history to see how they achieved 3 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the FiveAlive ruleset, Baakjira won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Renova - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You could study @sugelafei2's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponent with Djinn Renova ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Iziar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Iziar is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Iziar performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could study @sugelafei2's battle history to see how they defeated their foe with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Iziar card is $7.24 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. Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Torrent Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • Torrent Fiend performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @rrezende's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Torrent Fiend card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @sugelafei2's previous battle to see how they defeated their foe with Venari Crystalsmith ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Fungus Flinger - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Fungus Flinger is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 6 games.
   • Fungus Flinger did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @connorlingus's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Fungus Flinger card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 5 games in which Possibilus the Wise appeared.
   • You may want to study @rrezende's battle history to see how they pulled off 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $3.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 1 game.
   • You may want to watch @smithers115's previous battle to learn how they pulled off a win with Eternal Tofu ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $59.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @itagne's battle, where they beat their opponent using Avina of the Wolf ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $0.92 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. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @lovestar12's battles, where they won 2 games with Helios Matriarch ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @connorlingus's battle history, where they beat their opponent 3 times with Lobb Lowland ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [28/48]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 14 games.
   • You could observe @sugelafei2's battles to see how they achieved 3 victories with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.26 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Fire, beating that element 4 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Dragon splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), prevailing in 2 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 57.38% [35/61]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 14 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Earth
   Win rate: 52.05% [38/73]
   

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

Final thoughts

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- Catotune