Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Jul 14, 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?

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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 135 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Friday, July 14, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Venator Kinjo - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Venator Kinjo is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 5 games in which Venator Kinjo appeared.
   • Venator Kinjo performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venator Kinjo card is $1.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scavo Chemist - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Scavo Chemist is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved success, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • Scavo Chemist performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Chemist card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grenadier - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Grenadier is an Epic monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Grenadier appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @ueyuey's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Grenadier card is $1.86 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. Axemaster - Water splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Axemaster is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 8 games.
   • Axemaster did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Axemaster card is $3.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Supply Runner - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 73.68% [14/19]
   

   
   
   Supply Runner is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 14 games where Supply Runner triumphed.
   • You could take a moment to watch @kira1995's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Supply Runner won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Supply Runner card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies 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 victorious team for all 7 games where Spark Pixies triumphed.
   • Spark Pixies did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You may want to study @kira1995's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Spark Pixies won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $0.82 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Bortus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Bortus is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Bortus appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Bortus card is $1.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pembrook Nymph - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Pembrook Nymph is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning 1 game.
   
   

3. Kiara Lightbringer - 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.

   Kiara Lightbringer is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 3 was used in a single battle by @xpabraw, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Kiara Lightbringer card is $4.70 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. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning all 9 games where Valnamor won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @tj70903's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Valnamor earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $187.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [14/20]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty 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 14 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @keepbrite's battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $278.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [18/28]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku 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 18 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @iamnothing2's battle history, where they won 5 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Healed Out ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $152.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 59.46% [22/37]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 9 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 54.55% [30/55]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 13 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 50.91% [28/55]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 13 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.

   • Dragon splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), defeating the enemy in 8 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune