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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MODERNFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 126 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Thursday, February 22, 2024:
Monsters with highest win rate
Thanalorian Archer - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Thanalorian Archer is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Thanalorian Archer appeared.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @samji's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card [1, 2, 3].
- When paired with the Armored Up ruleset, Thanalorian Archer saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Thanalorian Archer card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Chaos Animator - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Chaos Animator is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 5 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Chaos Animator appeared.- Chaos Animator performed ideally when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 2 wins.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @zenocross's battle history, where they won using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chaos Animator card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Fenmoor Haunt - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Fenmoor Haunt is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Baakjira - Water splinter
Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 9 games.- Baakjira did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $3.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Scavo Hireling - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [14/20]
Scavo Hireling is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 13 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @buloy's previous battles, where they won 2 games using Scavo Hireling [1, 2].
- When paired with the Weak Magic ruleset, Scavo Hireling saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Hireling card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Fungus Flinger - Earth splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
Fungus Flinger is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 7 games.- Fungus Flinger performed ideally when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 4 wins.
- You may find it educational to take a look at @zenocross's battle history, where they won with this card [1].
- When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Fungus Flinger earned 2 wins.
Summoners with highest win rate
Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 5 was most successful during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Prunda Undervesch appeared.- You could take a look at @cav0's battle history to see how they achieved victory using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Franz Ruffmane appeared.- You could see @zenocross's previous battles to see how they defeated their foes 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- You could see @zenocross's previous battles to see how they defeated their foes 2 times using this card [1, 2].
Fernheart - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Fernheart appeared.- You may want to study @zenocross's previous battle to learn how they beat their foe using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $1.66 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)
Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Avina of the Wolf triumphed.Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]
Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 13 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.- You may find it educational to study @samji's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card [1, 2, 3].
- When paired with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $8.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Obsidian - Earth splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Obsidian won.
Splinters with highest win rate
Neutral
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Neutral splinter was successful against Life, beating that element 1 time in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
Dragon
Win rate: 58.82% [30/51]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 13 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
Death
Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
Death splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 3 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.This splinter performed well with the Little League ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
Death splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 5 of those matchups.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune