Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Oct 16, 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 123 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Thursday, October 16, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Meriput Mossmender - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Meriput Mossmender is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 5 games in which Meriput Mossmender appeared.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, see @dejota's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Meriput Mossmender card is $1.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Riklauniman is a Legendary monster card from the Promo 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 2 games.
   • Riklauniman performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could take a moment to watch @nemermind's battle to see how they defeated their foe with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Riklauniman card is $101.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Argarux Magus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Argarux Magus 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 victorious team for all 3 games in which Argarux Magus appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @m3ll0n's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Argarux Magus card is $0.39 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. Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 11 games where Grimbardun Smith won.
   • You could take a look at @dejota's battle history to learn how they pulled off 5 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Grimbardun Smith earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $2.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ujurak Elder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Ujurak Elder is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 12 games where Ujurak Elder triumphed.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Ujurak Elder card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Commander Goff - Life splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Commander Goff is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 11 games where Commander Goff won.
   • Commander Goff performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 7 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @m3ll0n's battles, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Arcane Dampening ruleset, Commander Goff earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Commander Goff card is $3.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Zeddica appeared.
   • You may want to see @nynate's battle history to see how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Razi Clanktrap - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
   

   
   
   Razi Clanktrap is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 4 games where Razi Clanktrap won.
   • It could be enlightening to study @ultimatechoice's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Razi Clanktrap saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Razi Clanktrap card is $1.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Nidhoggr - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [2/3]
   

   
   
   Nidhoggr is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games where Nidhoggr triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @m3ll0n's battle to see how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nidhoggr card is $15.81 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. Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Risqruel Drath won.
   • You could see @zuleh's battle history to see how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Risqruel Drath won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $14.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Elias Max Pruitt - Life splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   Elias Max Pruitt 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 10 games where Elias Max Pruitt won.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @dejota's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Elias Max Pruitt saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $17.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.97% [23/39]
   

   
   
   Cryptic 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 23 games where Cryptic won.
   • You may want to take a look at @m3ll0n's battle history to see how they pulled off 5 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Cryptic earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $16.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 60.87% [28/46]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 10 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Close Range ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 54.05% [20/37]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Death, besting that element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Wands Out ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.

   • Earth splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 7 of those battles.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 51.22% [21/41]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Arcane Dampening ruleset, where Life won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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