Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - May 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 120 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Monday, May 26, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Anachron Bolter - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Anachron Bolter is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Anachron Bolter appeared.
   • Anachron Bolter performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @mernmin's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Anachron Bolter card is $0.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Croire - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Croire is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Croire did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @mosdirty's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Croire card is $2.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Commander Goff is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Commander Goff appeared.
   • Commander Goff performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @mernmin's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Commander Goff card is $5.92 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. Rage - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Rage is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @killerkev's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using Rage ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Rage card is $18.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Rush Townsend - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Rush Townsend is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Rush Townsend did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You may want to study @apollo99's battles to see how they accomplished 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Rush Townsend earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Rush Townsend card is $5.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [14/21]
   

   
   
   Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 9 games.
   • Grimbardun Smith performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @mernmin's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Grimbardun Smith saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $4.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
   

   
   
   Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 4 games where Risqruel Drath triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @apollo99's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $21.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
   

   
   
   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • You may want to view @silentriot's battle to learn how they beat their opponent using Prunda Undervesch ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dolfar Darflak - Death splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Dolfar Darflak is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning 9 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @notaboutme's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Dolfar Darflak ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Taking Sides ruleset, Dolfar Darflak saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Dolfar Darflak card is $0.62 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: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 8 games where Cryptic triumphed.
   • You could take a look at @elliam's battle history to learn how they accomplished 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Cryptic won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $30.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sheng Xiao - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Sheng Xiao is a Legendary summoner card from the 14 edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to observe @elliam's battles, where they won 2 games with Sheng Xiao ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 14 edition Sheng Xiao card is $16.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
   

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning 13 games.
   • You may want to watch @killerkev's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times using Akane ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Akane won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $23.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 58.70% [27/46]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its own element 11 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 50.00% [8/16]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Death, beating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those matches.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 49.18% [30/61]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 9 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Equalizer ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune