Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Apr 26, 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 106 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Saturday, April 26, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Jared Scar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [8/8]
   

   
   
   Jared Scar is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 7 games.
   • Jared Scar performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could study @thelegend123's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Jared Scar card is $0.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fungus Fiend - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Fungus Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • Fungus Fiend performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @royaleagle's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Fungus Fiend card is $0.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ravenhood Warden - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Ravenhood Warden is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may want to watch @ronin21's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with Ravenhood Warden ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Ravenhood Warden card is $0.58 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. Iziar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Iziar is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • You may want to observe @zdemo12's battle to see how they pulled off a win using Iziar ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Iziar earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Iziar card is $13.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Regal Peryton - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Regal Peryton is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • Regal Peryton performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could observe @royaleagle's battle history to see how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Regal Peryton card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Conjurer is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Pelacor Conjurer triumphed.
   • Pelacor Conjurer performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to study @z1ddax's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Eternal Tofu appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @snowboarderpete's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $63.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Elias Max Pruitt - 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.

   Elias Max Pruitt is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one match by @thoogen, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $120.00 USD (3 BCX) 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 one match by @champion-slayer, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.29 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. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Possibilus the Wise won.
   • You may want to watch @bryonk's battle history to see how they achieved 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the High Five ruleset, Possibilus the Wise saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $3.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Obsidian triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to observe @tanmay17's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [19/38]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 19 games where Kelya Frendul triumphed.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @cazando's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 70.83% [17/24]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Four's a Crowd ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 55.56% [5/9]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating that element 2 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Neutral prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune