Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Apr 14, 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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Stay tuned for a new report to be published daily, each covering the top battles for a different league and format!
MODERNFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 118 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Monday, April 14, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Skok Duskblight - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Skok Duskblight is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.- You may find it enlightening to take a look at @vekz's previous battle, where they won using Skok Duskblight [1].
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Skok Duskblight card is $12.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Mycelic Infantry - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Mycelic Infantry is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.- Mycelic Infantry did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
- You may want to watch @zdemo12's battle history to see how they achieved 3 victories using this card [1, 2, 3].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Mycelic Infantry card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Will-o-Wisp - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Will-o-Wisp is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Chaos Agent - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
Chaos Agent is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.- If you want to learn from one of the best, see @shadenfreude's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using Chaos Agent [1].
- When used in combination with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Chaos Agent earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Agent card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Arkemis the Bear - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Arkemis the Bear is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.- Arkemis the Bear did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
- You may find it enlightening to watch @zdemo12's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Arkemis the Bear card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Commander Slade - Water splinter
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Commander Slade is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.- Commander Slade did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
- You may want to view @toadsticker's battle to learn how they defeated their foe with this card [1].
- When used in combination with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Commander Slade earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a 13 edition Commander Slade card is $0.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 2 achieved success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 1 game.- You could take a look at @overpower16's battle to learn how they defeated their opponent with Cryptic [1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $27.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lorkus - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, winning 1 game.- You could study @spidercider's battle history to see how they defeated their foe using Lorkus [1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $28.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
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 5 achieved success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 1 game.
Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 61.90% [13/21]
Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.- You could study @gerecho's previous battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with Helios Matriarch [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Four's a Crowd ruleset, Helios Matriarch won twice.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.92 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 5 games.- When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $3.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.- You could take a look at @hornyfantasy's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using Franz Ruffmane [1, 2].
- When paired with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Franz Ruffmane saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Neutral
Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
Neutral splinter was successful against Fire, besting that element 1 time in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
Dragon
Win rate: 59.52% [25/42]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
Life
Win rate: 52.17% [24/46]
Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 9 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune
