Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Sep 2, 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 132 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Saturday, September 2, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Carnage Titan - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Carnage Titan is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Carnage Titan appeared.
   • Carnage Titan performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to study Hive account@xwaakaa's battle to see how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Carnage Titan won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Carnage Titan card is $3.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Gargoya Scrapper - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Gargoya Scrapper is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 5 was most successful during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Gargoya Scrapper appeared.
   • Gargoya Scrapper performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to view Hive account@ueyuey's battle to see how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, Gargoya Scrapper won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Gargoya Scrapper card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Spark Pixies appeared.
   • Spark Pixies did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to observe Hive account@vinhald's previous battle to learn how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $0.83 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. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 73.68% [14/19]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 9 games.
   • Epona performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at Hive account@ueyuey's previous battles, where they won 7 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When paired with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Epona earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $200.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Katrelba Gobson - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Katrelba Gobson is a Common monster card from the Gladius 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 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view Hive account@ueyuey's previous battles, where they won 6 games with Katrelba Gobson ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
     
     

3. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Ash Mirage triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to see Hive account@splintermagus's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 4 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch Hive account@xwaakaa's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $41.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Lux Vega appeared.
   • You could take a look at Hive account@ueyuey's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $598.90 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternan Brune - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Eternan Brune is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one battle by Hive account@ueyuey, which it won.
   
   

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: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 12 games where Mylor Crowling triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch Hive account@uyentrinh33's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Mylor Crowling saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $6.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning all 10 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view Hive account@splintermagus's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Yodin Zaku won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $149.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe Hive account@xwaakaa's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $210.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

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

2. Fire
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 6 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Fire prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 51.28% [20/39]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 7 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Life splinter did well in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 5 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune