Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Nov 13, 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 134 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Monday, November 13, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Undead Priest - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Undead Priest is a Rare monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Undead Priest appeared.
   • You may want to observe Hive account@ueyuey's battle history to learn how they defeated their foe with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Undead Priest card is $1.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Goblin Dartling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Goblin Dartling is a Common monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Goblin Dartling appeared.
   • You may want to see Hive account@ueyuey's battle history to see how they beat their foe with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Goblin Dartling card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sporcerer - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Sporcerer is an Epic monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could take a moment to view Hive account@violator202's previous battle to learn how they beat their foe with Sporcerer ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Sporcerer card is $2.40 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: 86.67% [13/15]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 12 games.
   • Epona did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 9 wins.
   • It could be educational to see Hive account@ueyuey's battles, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Briar Patch ruleset, Epona earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $99.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Spirit of the Forest - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 84.62% [11/13]
   

   
   
   Spirit of the Forest is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 11 games where Spirit of the Forest triumphed.
   • You could watch Hive account@ueyuey's battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Spirit of the Forest won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Spirit of the Forest card is $24.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Goblin Shaman - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [15/18]
   

   
   
   Goblin Shaman is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 13 games.
   • It could be educational to view Hive account@iamnothing's battle history, where they won 3 games with Goblin Shaman ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Goblin Shaman won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Goblin Shaman card is $0.62 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Daria Dragonscale - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Daria Dragonscale is an Epic summoner card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was used in a single battle by Hive account@dml28, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Daria Dragonscale card is $9.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Talia Firestorm - 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.

   Talia Firestorm 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 one match by Hive account@iamnothing, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Talia Firestorm card is $6.79 USD (Level 1) 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 (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one match 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 8 games.
   • You could see Hive account@anonymouslee's battle history to learn how they beat their foes 2 times with Byzantine Kitty ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $186.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   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.
   • You could study Hive account@ueyuey's battles to see how they pulled off 3 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Mylor Crowling earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $3.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 13 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at Hive account@omg-sp1's battle history, where they won 4 games with Valnamor ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Ferocity ruleset, Valnamor earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $169.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 3 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Stampede ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 57.14% [28/49]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 12 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 53.85% [28/52]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 12 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.

   • Earth splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 7 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune