Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Apr 20, 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 109 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Saturday, April 20, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Legionnaire Alvar - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Legionnaire Alvar is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Legionnaire Alvar appeared.
   • Legionnaire Alvar performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study Hive account@nozem01's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Legionnaire Alvar card is $0.83 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dax Paragon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Dax Paragon is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study Hive account@walidurr's battle, where they defeated their opponent using Dax Paragon ^[1].
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Dax Paragon won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dax Paragon card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Stitch Leech - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Stitch Leech is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 1 game.
   • Stitch Leech did best when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view Hive account@tariksaran's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Stitch Leech 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. Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Torrent 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 5 games.
   • Torrent Fiend did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe Hive account@vtmacguru's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Torrent Fiend card is $0.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Diemonshark - Water splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Diemonshark is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Diemonshark performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch Hive account@tanzil2024's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Diemonshark card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@sentiinex's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using Grandmaster Rathe ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $3.83 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 1 game.
   • You could take a look at Hive account@manbals's battle to see how they achieved victory using Akane ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $17.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Avina of the Wolf - 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.

   Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single battle by Hive account@goldbug1, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $2.19 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: 68.00% [17/25]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning 7 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study Hive account@tanzil2024's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 3 games.
   • You could take a moment to view Hive account@oohshiny900's battle history to see how they produced a win using Tarsa ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 52.38% [11/21]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 88.89% [8/9]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 2 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Water
   Win rate: 60.00% [21/35]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 7 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 57.14% [12/21]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune