Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Wild format - Aug 21, 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 Bronze league (wild format) battles from Monday, August 21, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Molten Ash Golem - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Molten Ash Golem is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Molten Ash Golem appeared.
   • Molten Ash Golem did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @kyle438's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Molten Ash Golem won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Molten Ash Golem card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Two Gun Pete - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Two Gun Pete is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Two Gun Pete appeared.
   • You could take a moment to view @tm1711's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Two Gun Pete card is $19.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Agor Longtail - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Agor Longtail is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Agor Longtail appeared.
   • Agor Longtail did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @boi003's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Agor Longtail card is $23.28 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. The Kraken - Water splinter
   Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   The Kraken is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 11 games where The Kraken won.
   • The Kraken performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 11 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @tm2909's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition The Kraken card is $15.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ruler of the Seas - Water splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Ruler of the Seas is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 10 games where Ruler of the Seas triumphed.
   • You may want to study @tm2909's battles to see how they beat their foes 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Ruler of the Seas won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ruler of the Seas card is $28.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Halfling Alchemist - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 73.08% [19/26]
   

   
   
   Halfling Alchemist is an Epic monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 14 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @tm2909's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 4 times using Halfling Alchemist ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Halfling Alchemist card is $22.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Fernheart appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @tm1711's battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Going the Distance ruleset, Fernheart won all 2 times it was played.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $2.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. The Peakrider - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   The Peakrider is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which The Peakrider appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @tinniewinnie's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition The Peakrider card is $241.56 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.
   The card at level 2 was used in one battle by @kyle438, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Jarlax the Undead card is $3.30 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. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 63.83% [30/47]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, winning all 30 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @kyle438's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 11 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $170.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, winning all 8 games where Valnamor triumphed.
   • It could be educational to study @tm2909's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Valnamor saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $449.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Prince Rennyn - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [10/18]
   

   
   
   Prince Rennyn is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Prince Rennyn triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to view @tm3149's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Prince Rennyn card is $200.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 6 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   • Dragon splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 5 of those matches.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 53.03% [35/66]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 17 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   
   

3. Earth
   Win rate: 52.44% [43/82]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 27 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune