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

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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 70 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Sunday, September 28, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Runic Skychonk - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Runic Skychonk is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 2 games in which Runic Skychonk appeared.
   • Runic Skychonk did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to observe @abh12345's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Runic Skychonk card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chaos Rear Guard - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Chaos Rear Guard is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Chaos Rear Guard appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @abh12345's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chaos Rear Guard card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ferrous Brewer - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Ferrous Brewer is an Epic monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one match by @housewifeftw, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Ferrous Brewer card is $0.51 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. Nalara Geinek - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Nalara Geinek is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Nalara Geinek triumphed.
   • Nalara Geinek performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @housewifeftw's battles, where they won 6 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • When paired with the Ferocity ruleset, Nalara Geinek saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nalara Geinek card is $5.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Oridum Graybrow - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Oridum Graybrow 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, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Oridum Graybrow won.
   • Oridum Graybrow performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 8 wins.
   • You could take a look at @abh12345's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Oridum Graybrow card is $9.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Vicious Giraffe - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.22% [13/18]
   

   
   
   Vicious Giraffe is a Common monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 13 games where Vicious Giraffe won.
   • Vicious Giraffe did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 13 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @housewifeftw's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 6 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Vicious Giraffe won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Vicious Giraffe card is $0.06 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 watch @ikirupie's battle to learn how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Dolfar Darflak card is $0.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kaylia Silverleaf - 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.

   Kaylia Silverleaf is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one battle by @emp-warden, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Kaylia Silverleaf card is $1.73 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Prunda Undervesch - 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.

   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was used in a single battle by @trebuh, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.34 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: 56.76% [21/37]
   

   
   
   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 21 games where Lorkus won.
   • You could take a look at @housewifeftw's battle history to see how they beat their foes 8 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Lorkus earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $35.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 48.28% [14/29]
   

   
   
   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 14 games where Eternal Tofu triumphed.
   • You may want to take a look at @thebadwitch's battle history to see how they pulled off 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $39.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 40.00% [6/15]
   

   
   
   Cryptic 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 6 games where Cryptic triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @housewifeftw's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Cryptic won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $16.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 57.45% [27/47]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its own element 18 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Aimless ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 4 times.

   • Death splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 8 of those matches.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Lost Magic ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.

   • Fire splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 2 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [15/30]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 6 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 5 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune