Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Modern format - Oct 10, 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.

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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 110 of the top Bronze league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, October 10, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Void Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Void Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Void Dragon appeared.
   • Void Dragon did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may find it educational to take a look at @yaiza111's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Void Dragon card is $2.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Two Gun Pete - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Two Gun Pete is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Two Gun Pete appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @evio-08's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Two Gun Pete card is $13.73 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Thane Newsong - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Thane Newsong is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Thane Newsong appeared.
   • You may want to watch @roguex's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

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

1. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 12 games where Failed Summoner triumphed.
   • Failed Summoner did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 9 wins.
   • You could take a moment to watch @evio-08's previous battles to see how they pulled off 3 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $0.56 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kron the Undying - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 61.90% [13/21]
   

   
   
   Kron the Undying is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 13 games where Kron the Undying won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @evio-08's battles, where they beat their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Kron the Undying card is $22.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]
   

   
   
   Torrent Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 9 games where Torrent Fiend triumphed.
   • Torrent Fiend did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may find it educational to take a look at @evio-08's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Torrent Fiend card is $1.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful during the top Bronze league (modern) battles today, winning all 5 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @seshumaru's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $35.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 was used in one match by @samok, which it won.

   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $23.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Drake of Arnak - 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.

   Drake of Arnak is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was used in one match by @c1oudnine, which it won.

   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Drake of Arnak card is $1.06 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. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning all 15 games where Mylor Crowling won.
   • You could take a moment to watch @samok's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $3.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, winning 7 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study @yumeejeen's battles, where they won 2 games with Ilthain ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $4.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 51.61% [16/31]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, winning all 16 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @yumeejeen's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $150.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 57.69% [15/26]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 5 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 54.17% [39/72]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 22 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • Earth splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 8 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 50.00% [4/8]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its identical element 2 times in today's top Bronze league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 2 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune