Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Sep 10, 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 115 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, September 10, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Scorch Fiend - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Scorch Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 6 games in which Scorch Fiend appeared.
   • Scorch Fiend did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @zaeyn's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scorch Fiend card is $0.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ravenhood Warden - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Ravenhood Warden is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @vintherinvest's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using Ravenhood Warden ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Ravenhood Warden card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @zaeyn's battle, where they defeated their opponent using Igor Darkspear ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Igor Darkspear card is $0.18 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. Corpse Fiend - Death splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Corpse 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, being a member of the winning team for 7 games.
   • Corpse Fiend performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could study @zaeyn's battle history to see how they achieved 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Corpse Fiend card is $0.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lurking Puffer - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Lurking Puffer is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Lurking Puffer triumphed.
   • Lurking Puffer did best when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to view @treledees's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lurking Puffer card is $0.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Moxian Rebel - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]
   

   
   
   Moxian Rebel is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 13 games where Moxian Rebel won.
   • You may want to take a look at @sadeas's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 3 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Moxian Rebel saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Moxian Rebel card is $1.33 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 3 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to view @key2029's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Avina of the Wolf ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $1.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Underboss Fabino - 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.

   Underboss Fabino is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was used in a single battle by @cookieboyking, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $0.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Zeddica - 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.

   Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was used in a single battle by @mistblade, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.18 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. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 62.07% [18/29]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 11 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @sadeas's previous battles, where they won 3 games with Obsidian ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [12/21]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • When paired with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Tarsa saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [15/27]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @awin.nft's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 58.62% [17/29]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its own element 6 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Shades of Gray ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.

   • Fire splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 4 of those matches.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 54.29% [19/35]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its own element 6 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Death splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 5 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.94% [18/34]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 9 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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