Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Nov 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?

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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 132 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Saturday, November 8, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Frigid Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Frigid Wolf is a Legendary monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Frigid Wolf appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @xawi's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Frigid Wolf card is $4.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Warborn Chieftain - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Warborn Chieftain is a Legendary monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 2 games in which Warborn Chieftain appeared.
   • You could watch @galinor's battle to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Warborn Chieftain card is $3.66 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Halaran Huntress - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Halaran Huntress is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Halaran Huntress appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @thebadwitch's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Halaran Huntress 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. Jicarilla the Rime - Water splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Jicarilla the Rime is a Legendary monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 10 games where Jicarilla the Rime won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @xawi's battle history, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Jicarilla the Rime won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Jicarilla the Rime card is $8.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fizbo the Fabulous - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Fizbo the Fabulous is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 8 games.
   • You could see @xawi's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 5 times with Fizbo the Fabulous ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Fizbo the Fabulous won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Fizbo the Fabulous card is $26.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Calamity - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Calamity is a Legendary monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Calamity won.
   • Calamity did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may find it educational to watch @xawi's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Calamity saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Calamity card is $6.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Sheng Xiao - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Sheng Xiao is a Legendary summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one match by @galinor, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Sheng Xiao card is $10.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 56.76% [42/74]
   

   
   
   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 42 games where Eternal Tofu won.
   • You could take a moment to view @xawi's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 11 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Eternal Tofu earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $32.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 56.00% [14/25]
   

   
   
   Risqruel Drath 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 14 games where Risqruel Drath won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @xawi's battles, where they beat their opponent 7 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When paired with the Unprotected ruleset, Risqruel Drath earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $12.22 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. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 52.63% [10/19]
   

   
   
   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 10 games where Cryptic won.
   • You could take a look at @xawi's battle history to see how they produced 4 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $15.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 49.15% [29/59]
   

   
   
   Lorkus 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 29 games where Lorkus triumphed.
   • You could study @xawi's previous battles to see how they beat their foes 7 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When used in combination with the Maneuvers ruleset, Lorkus earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $31.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Bella Ratajowlski - Life splinter
   Win rate: 46.15% [6/13]
   

   
   
   Bella Ratajowlski is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 6 games where Bella Ratajowlski triumphed.
   • You may want to take a look at @xawi's battles to learn how they achieved 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Bella Ratajowlski earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Bella Ratajowlski card is $1.85 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 55.00% [44/80]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 25 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 4 times.

   • Earth splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 14 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Death, besting that element 7 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Unprotected ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Fire splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 7 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.38% [11/21]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 5 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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