Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Aug 3, 2023

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 138 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Thursday, August 3, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Flesh Golem - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Flesh Golem is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • Flesh Golem performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to watch Hive account@tj70903's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Flesh Golem saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Flesh Golem card is $1.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fire Elemental - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Fire Elemental is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You could watch Hive account@ueyuey's battle history to learn how they produced a win with Fire Elemental ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Fire Elemental card is $0.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Phantom Soldier - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Phantom Soldier is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Phantom Soldier appeared.
   • You may want to watch Hive account@ueyuey's battle to see how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Phantom Soldier card is $3.50 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. Defender of Truth - Life splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Defender of Truth is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 8 games where Defender of Truth won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch Hive account@greggosiah's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Defender of Truth earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Defender of Truth card is $11.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lord Arianthus - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Lord Arianthus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 9 games where Lord Arianthus triumphed.
   • Lord Arianthus performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You may want to watch Hive account@ueyuey's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Lord Arianthus card is $39.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Acid Shooter - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Acid Shooter is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Acid Shooter triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe Hive account@ueyuey's battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Acid Shooter won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Acid Shooter card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Chanseus the Great appeared.
   • You could see Hive account@tj70903's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $34.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mother Khala - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Mother Khala is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Mother Khala appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see Hive account@che22's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mother Khala card is $0.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Jarlax the Undead - 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.

   Jarlax the Undead is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was used in a single battle by Hive account@iamnothing2, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Jarlax the Undead card is $3.49 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. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 84.62% [11/13]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning all 11 games where Mylor Crowling won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at Hive account@ueyuey's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $9.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [12/15]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 9 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch Hive account@netuser247's battles, where they won 2 games with Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $144.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 76.47% [13/17]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 12 games.
   • You could take a look at Hive account@anonymouslee's previous battles to learn how they defeated their foes 4 times with Lorna Shine ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Lorna Shine won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $3.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 60.00% [3/5]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Fire, beating that element 2 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Fire
   Win rate: 57.58% [19/33]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 57.14% [24/42]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 10 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • Earth splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 6 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune