Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Apr 4, 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!

GOLD  MODERN

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 122 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Friday, April 4, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Venator Kinjo - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Venator Kinjo is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Venator Kinjo performed ideally when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may find it educational to take a look at @roadoss's battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venator Kinjo card is $0.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Night Stalker - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Night Stalker is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @wolf85's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Night Stalker card is $2.82 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Meriput Magician - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Meriput Magician is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @n20's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using Meriput Magician ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Meriput Magician card is $0.26 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. Kulu Mastermind - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Kulu Mastermind is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @meteoholy's previous battle, where they won with Kulu Mastermind ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Kulu Mastermind card is $14.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Queen Mycelia - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Queen Mycelia is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study @loueran's battle history, where they won 3 games using Queen Mycelia ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Queen Mycelia won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Queen Mycelia card is $1.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Drybone Barbarian - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Drybone Barbarian is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 7 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Drybone Barbarian performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 8 wins.
   • It could be educational to see @kikicat1121's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Drybone Barbarian card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. 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 Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 was used in a single battle by @britagbrianimal, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $24.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single match by @draconiis72, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $18.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Underboss Fabino - 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.

   Underboss Fabino is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one match by @king-reed, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $0.44 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. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 5 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @luckyhercules's battle history to see how they pulled off 2 wins with Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [18/30]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 8 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @jack0931's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 victories with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Kelya Frendul earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 55.00% [11/20]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You could study @mxm0unite's battles to see how they beat their foes 2 times using Helios Matriarch ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Helios Matriarch earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 63.33% [19/30]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.94% [18/34]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 7 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 50.91% [28/55]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 9 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune