Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Jan 22, 2025

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 136 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, January 22, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Kha'zi Conjurer - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Kha'zi Conjurer is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   • Kha'zi Conjurer did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may find it educational to study @kulotbunso's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Kha'zi Conjurer card is $1.85 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Baakjira did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • It could be educational to see @rnsgames's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Chaos Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Chaos Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could watch @nezumie's battle to learn how they beat their foe with Chaos Dragon ^[1].
   • When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Chaos Dragon saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Dragon card is $0.78 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. Katrelba Gobson - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   Katrelba Gobson is a Common monster card from the Gladius edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Katrelba Gobson earned 2 wins.
     
     

2. Iziar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Iziar is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Iziar performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 4 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @gordon-goblins's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Iziar card is $8.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spirit Hoarder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Spirit Hoarder is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @gordon-goblins's battles, where they won 2 games using Spirit Hoarder ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Spirit Hoarder card is $0.61 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Astral Entity appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @irdphil's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $1.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games in which Ilthain appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @gordon-goblins's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $1.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Grandmaster Rathe appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @picafera's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $1.45 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. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [16/26]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • You may want to watch @kaitm42's battles to learn how they achieved 2 wins using Lobb Lowland ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Lobb Lowland saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.33 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [12/21]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 4 games.
   • When paired with the Four's a Crowd ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 52.50% [21/40]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • When paired with the Back to Basics ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 59.52% [25/42]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its own element 7 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Four's a Crowd ruleset, where Life prevailed 3 times.

   • Life splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), defeating the enemy in 6 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 58.33% [21/36]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.73% [29/55]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 13 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 4 times.

   • Water splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 6 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune