Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Mar 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!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 153 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Friday, March 28, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Nimbledook Scout - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Nimbledook Scout is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Nimbledook Scout appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @hanv's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nimbledook Scout card is $0.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dumacke Orc - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Dumacke Orc is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Dumacke Orc appeared.
   • Dumacke Orc did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could watch @xawi's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Dumacke Orc card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Kei is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Kei appeared.
   • Kei did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to see @chiboulette's previous battles to see how they produced 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Kei card is $9.50 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. Grimbardun Fighter - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Grimbardun Fighter is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 8 games where Grimbardun Fighter triumphed.
   • Grimbardun Fighter did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @chiboulette's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Grimbardun Fighter won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Grimbardun Fighter card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fizbo the Fabulous - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.22% [13/18]
   

   
   
   Fizbo the Fabulous is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 11 games.
   • You may want to view @xawi's battles to see how they beat their opponents 4 times using Fizbo the Fabulous ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Fizbo the Fabulous won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Fizbo the Fabulous card is $41.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ulfga the Blighted - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Ulfga the Blighted is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Ulfga the Blighted triumphed.
   • Ulfga the Blighted did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • You could study @xawi's battle history to see how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Ulfga the Blighted card is $22.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Dolfar Darflak - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Dolfar Darflak is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Dolfar Darflak appeared.
   • You could take a look at @lorkus's battle to see how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Dolfar Darflak card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Franz Ruffmane - 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.

   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one match by @emp-warden, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.58 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lobb Lowland - 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.

   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @lorkus, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.70 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. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 63.33% [19/30]
   

   
   
   Lorkus 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 19 games where Lorkus won.
   • You could take a look at @lorkus's battles to see how they pulled off 8 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}.
   • When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Lorkus saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $32.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious 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 8 games where Quix the Devious triumphed.
   • It could be educational to watch @chiboulette's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $3.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 54.64% [53/97]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 53 games where Eternal Tofu triumphed.
   • You could study @xawi's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 14 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]}.
   • When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Eternal Tofu won 4 times.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $50.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 60.00% [18/30]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 6 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 58.97% [23/39]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 9 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 57.14% [4/7]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Neutral, beating its own element 2 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune