Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - May 8, 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.

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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 122 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Thursday, May 8, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Kulu Swimhunter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Kulu Swimhunter is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Kulu Swimhunter appeared.
   • Kulu Swimhunter did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @gamer08's battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kulu Swimhunter card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Warborn Shaman - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Warborn Shaman is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Warborn Shaman appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @meredorn's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Warborn Shaman card is $2.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Vulguine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Vulguine is a Rare monster card from the Reward 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 Vulguine appeared.
   • Vulguine did best when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to watch @xsuilx's battle to learn how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Vulguine card is $0.03 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. Ujurak Elder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Ujurak Elder is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Ujurak Elder won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @housewifeftw's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Ujurak Elder earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Ujurak Elder card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
   Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 11 games where Venari Crystalsmith triumphed.
   • Venari Crystalsmith did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to watch @xsuilx's battle history to learn how they achieved 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, Venari Crystalsmith won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Uraeus - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Uraeus is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 9 games where Uraeus triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @xsuilx's battle history to learn how they pulled off 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Uraeus card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [3/4]
   

   
   
   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, winning all 3 games where Prunda Undervesch triumphed.
   • You may want to observe @gamer08's battles to see how they pulled off 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [3/4]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 3 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, observe @stephenkinglee31's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $159.99 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [2/3]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games where Astral Entity won.
   • You could study @emp-warden's previous battle to learn how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.38 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @jerwin2022's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 57.53% [42/73]
   

   
   
   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 triumphed.
   • It could be enlightening to study @housewifeftw's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 9 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Eternal Tofu won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $55.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 51.61% [16/31]
   

   
   
   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 16 games where Cryptic triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @xsuilx's battles, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Cryptic won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $26.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 75.00% [3/4]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Earth
   Win rate: 56.25% [45/80]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 24 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 56.00% [14/25]
   

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

   • This splinter matched well with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Life won 2 times.

   • Life splinter did well in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 4 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune