Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Jan 28, 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!
MODERNFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 126 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, January 28, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Kulu Mastermind - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Kulu Mastermind is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Kulu Mastermind appeared.- Kulu Mastermind did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 2 wins.
- You may want to study @nhan142's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Kulu Mastermind card is $6.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Blackmoor Nymph - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Blackmoor Nymph is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Blackmoor Nymph appeared.- You may want to take a look at @khazrakh's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times with this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Blackmoor Nymph card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Oshuur Constantia appeared.- You may want to watch @stephenkinglee33's previous battle to see how they achieved victory with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $7.81 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)
Angelic Mandarin - Water splinter
Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
Angelic Mandarin is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 11 games where Angelic Mandarin triumphed.- You may want to study @khazrakh's battle history to see how they produced 3 victories with this card [1, 2, 3].
- When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Angelic Mandarin won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Angelic Mandarin card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Merdaali Guardian won.- You could take a look at @abh12345's battles to see how they produced 2 wins with this card [1, 2].
- When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Merdaali Guardian won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Riklauniman - Earth splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
Riklauniman is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Riklauniman triumphed.
Summoners with highest win rate
Dolfar Darflak - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Dolfar Darflak is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Dolfar Darflak appeared.Obsidian - 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.Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one match by @mondroid, which it won.- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [4/5]
Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 4 games where Grandmaster Rathe won.
Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Akane - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Akane won.Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
Win rate: 51.22% [42/82]
Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 42 games where Eternal Tofu won.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @abh12345's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 8 times with this card [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].
- When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Eternal Tofu won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $59.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 50.00% [32/64]
Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 32 games where Cryptic triumphed.- You could see @mondroid's previous battles to learn how they beat their foes 8 times with this card [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].
- When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Cryptic earned 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $22.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Dragon
Win rate: 54.17% [13/24]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
Earth
Win rate: 52.22% [47/90]
Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 30 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.This splinter was effective with the Earthquake ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
Earth splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 10 of those matches.
Death
Win rate: 50.00% [9/18]
Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its identical element 4 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
Final thoughts
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