Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Oct 22, 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 115 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, October 22, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Revealer - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [8/8]
   

   
   
   Revealer is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @vtmacguru's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Revealer ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Revealer card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Agor Longtail - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Agor Longtail is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers 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.
   • Agor Longtail did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @sergiobirras's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Might Makes Right ruleset, Agor Longtail won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Agor Longtail card is $9.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Hardy Stonefish - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Hardy Stonefish 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, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Hardy Stonefish did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may find it educational to view @tckh's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Hardy Stonefish card is $0.01 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: 85.71% [12/14]
   

   
   
   Corpse Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 8 games.
   • Corpse Fiend did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 6 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Corpse Fiend card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fungus Fiend - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Fungus Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • Fungus Fiend performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to study @shinkurisu's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Fungus Fiend earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Fungus Fiend card is $0.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Venari Bonesmith - Death splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Venari Bonesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • When paired with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Venari Bonesmith earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Bonesmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lorkus - 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.

   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 1 was used in a single battle by @chimi-russ, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $26.86 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sthispa - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

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

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $0.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @champion-slayer, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $1.50 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. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 71.88% [23/32]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
   • When paired with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Thaddius Brood saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 63.89% [23/36]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning 10 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at @torki's battle history, where they won 3 games using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 47.37% [9/19]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @yohuld's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with Tarsa ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 63.41% [26/41]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its identical element 7 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 60.42% [29/48]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 8 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 51.72% [15/29]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Might Makes Right ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune