Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Mar 12, 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 122 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, March 12, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Stitch Leech - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [11/11]
   

   
   
   Stitch Leech is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • When paired with the Healed Out ruleset, Stitch Leech won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Stitch Leech card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Raa - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Raa is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Raa did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to see @noragar's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Raa card is $6.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Karst Harpy - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Karst Harpy is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 1 game.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @sevenharbs's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Karst Harpy card is $1.93 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. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • Doctor Blight did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • It could be educational to study @z1ddax's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Doctor Blight won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is $32.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 8 games.
   • Baakjira performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @guppy714's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $4.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Celestial Harpy - Life splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Celestial Harpy is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • You could take a moment to view @lynchan's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using Celestial Harpy ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Healed Out ruleset, Celestial Harpy earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Celestial Harpy card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 1 game.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @xclie's battle, where they beat their opponent with Ilthain ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Ilthain won all 2 times it was played.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $4.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Prunda Undervesch - 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.

   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was used in one battle by @sevenharbs, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [4/5]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @softa's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using Astral Entity ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $8.98 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. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Lux Vega won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @nazestrife's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $480.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • You may want to see @xclie's battle to learn how they defeated their foe with Possibilus the Wise ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $15.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [15/27]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning 9 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @salomfishbee's battle history, where they won 2 games using Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, Quix the Devious saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $8.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Target Practice ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 56.41% [22/39]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Life, beating that element 6 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.

   • Dragon splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), prevailing in 7 of those matches.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 53.03% [35/66]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 18 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • Water splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 7 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune