Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Jan 2, 2025

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 125 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Thursday, January 2, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Countess Sinash - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Countess Sinash is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @neverheard01's battle history, where they won 2 games using Countess Sinash ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Countess Sinash card is $0.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Hill Giant - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Hill Giant is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved success, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.
   • Hill Giant performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @thejake01's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Hill Giant card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ava the Undaunted - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Ava the Undaunted is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @stobbart's battle history, where they won 2 games using Ava the Undaunted ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Ava the Undaunted card is $5.95 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. Diemonshark - Water splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Diemonshark 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, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Diemonshark performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @zembla14's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Diemonshark card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • Doctor Blight did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to watch @thejake01's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the High Five ruleset, Doctor Blight saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is $11.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Magi of Chaos - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Magi of Chaos is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at @c4cristi3's battles, where they won 2 games using Magi of Chaos ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Magi of Chaos card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Prunda Undervesch appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @geppone's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.31 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games in which Waka Spiritblade appeared.
   • You may want to watch @splinterlands-ru's previous battle to learn how they achieved victory using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $180.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 3 was used in a single battle by @twotaps, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $28.00 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [27/42]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul 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 11 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @c4cristi3's battles, where they won 3 games with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 54.17% [13/24]
   

   
   
   Obsidian 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 6 games.
   • You could see @c4cristi3's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 wins with Obsidian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Obsidian won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • You may want to watch @mizushin's battles to see how they pulled off 2 wins using Lobb Lowland ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Healed Out ruleset, Lobb Lowland earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 66.67% [2/3]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Water, beating that element 1 time in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Water
   Win rate: 58.73% [37/63]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 19 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Ferocity ruleset, where Water won 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 52.94% [27/51]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 9 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Ferocity ruleset, where Earth prevailed 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune