Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Mar 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 97 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, March 20, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dhampir Stalker - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Dhampir Stalker is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 2 games.
   • You could observe @d-r's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with Dhampir Stalker ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dhampir Stalker card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Venari Seedsmith - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Venari Seedsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @watto11's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using Venari Seedsmith ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Seedsmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Nimbledook Scout - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Nimbledook Scout is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 5 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Nimbledook Scout appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to observe @gremlin0393's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Nimbledook Scout won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nimbledook Scout card is $0.21 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. Venari Bonesmith - Death splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Venari Bonesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @drillith's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Venari Bonesmith ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Bonesmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Biljka - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Djinn Biljka is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   • You may want to study @watto11's previous battle to see how they defeated their foe using Djinn Biljka ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Biljka card is $0.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Corpse Fiend - Death splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Corpse 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 8 games.
   • Corpse Fiend did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @wigginsofhipfire's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Corpse Fiend card is $1.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • You may want to study @lancemike08's battle history to learn how they defeated their foe with Lily Shieldpaw ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $8.33 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chuul Jujinchi - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Chuul Jujinchi is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 was used in one battle by @surya2adiga, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chuul Jujinchi card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [6/9]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @lilipeas's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using Franz Ruffmane ^[1].
     
     

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 6 games.
   • You could watch @drillith's battles to see how they pulled off 3 victories with Thaddius Brood ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @gremlin0393's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Tarsa ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [15/27]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You could watch @durchreiche's battle history to see how they pulled off 2 victories using Obsidian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 60.71% [17/28]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 3 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Death splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 4 of those battles.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 52.17% [12/23]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Close Range ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [25/50]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 15 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune