Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Feb 13, 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 144 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, February 13, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Dragon Jumper is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Dragon Jumper appeared.
   • You may want to observe Hive account@dml28's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Dragon Jumper won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Dragon Jumper card is $9.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Albatross - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Albatross is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 5 was most successful during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Albatross appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at Hive account@kukurikapu's battles to see how they achieved 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Albatross saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Albatross card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Undead Archer - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Undead Archer is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Undead Archer appeared.
   • You could watch Hive account@dml28's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Undead Archer card is $0.50 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. Kralus - Life splinter
   Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   Kralus is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 11 games where Kralus triumphed.
   • Kralus did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You could watch Hive account@keepbrite's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Kralus won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Kralus card is $27.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ice Pixie - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Ice Pixie is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Ice Pixie triumphed.
   • Ice Pixie did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You could see Hive account@lastsword's battles to see how they accomplished 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Ice Pixie won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Ice Pixie card is $0.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Divine Healer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Divine Healer is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 9 games.
   • You could study Hive account@keepbrite's battles to see how they produced 4 wins with Divine Healer ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Divine Healer earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Divine Healer card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Conqueror Jacek appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch Hive account@yuexn's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Conqueror Jacek saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $4.91 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Astral Entity appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch Hive account@dml28's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $6.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Contessa L'ament - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Contessa L'ament is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Contessa L'ament appeared.
   • You could see Hive account@lebotjames's battle to see how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Contessa L'ament card is $0.71 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. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [15/21]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 15 games where Scarred Llama Mage won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at Hive account@keepbrite's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 5 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Scarred Llama Mage earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $79.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 68.18% [15/22]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 had the most success, winning all 15 games where Valnamor won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe Hive account@lastsword's battles, where they beat their opponent 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Valnamor won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $150.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 10 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe Hive account@keepbrite's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $119.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.33% [32/60]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 4 times.

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

2. Death
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its own element 4 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 2 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 53.09% [43/81]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 30 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Earthquake ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 4 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 15 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune