Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Sep 24, 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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MODERNFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 116 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, September 24, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Thraghun - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Thraghun is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.- Thraghun performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 4 wins.
- It could be educational to watch @shaggoth's battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Thraghun card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Zargrul - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Zargrul is a Legendary monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Zargrul appeared.- Zargrul performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @waruni's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Zargrul card is $4.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
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 8 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Night Stalker appeared.- You may want to see @beatbyanoob's battles to learn how they achieved 3 wins using this card [1, 2, 3].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Night Stalker card is $1.10 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)
Taye Loreswift - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
Taye Loreswift is a Legendary monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.- Taye Loreswift performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @waruni's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Taye Loreswift saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Taye Loreswift card is $7.92 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Folen Flameye - Earth splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
Folen Flameye is an Epic monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
The card at level 5 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Folen Flameye won.- Folen Flameye performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
- You may want to watch @quillen's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When paired with the Global Warming ruleset, Folen Flameye won twice.
- The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Folen Flameye card is $0.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Sacrosanct Shanker - Earth splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
Sacrosanct Shanker is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Sacrosanct Shanker triumphed.- Sacrosanct Shanker performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @quillen's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Sacrosanct Shanker card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Kaylia Silverleaf - Earth splinter
Win rate: 80.77% [21/26]
Kaylia Silverleaf is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 21 games where Kaylia Silverleaf triumphed.- You could study @lazygogo's battles to see how they accomplished 6 victories with this card [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
- When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Kaylia Silverleaf earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Kaylia Silverleaf card is $1.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Bella Ratajowlski - Life splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [4/5]
Bella Ratajowlski is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 2 games.- If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @kaljerico's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Bella Ratajowlski [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Bella Ratajowlski card is $1.61 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [4/5]
Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 4 games where Cryptic triumphed.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @elderdark's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $19.80 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)
Fithe Bladestone - Fire splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
Fithe Bladestone is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 10 games.- If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @waruni's battle history, where they won 4 games with Fithe Bladestone [1, 2, 3, 4].
- When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Fithe Bladestone won twice.
- The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Fithe Bladestone card is $1.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Sheng Xiao - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
Sheng Xiao is a Legendary summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 9 games where Sheng Xiao triumphed.Nidhoggr - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 50.00% [10/20]
Nidhoggr is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 8 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @markboye5's battles, where they won 4 games using Nidhoggr [1, 2, 3, 4].
- When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Nidhoggr won twice.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nidhoggr card is $18.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Water
Win rate: 60.00% [18/30]
Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.This splinter matched well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Water prevailed 2 times.
Water splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 5 of those matches.
Earth
Win rate: 58.49% [31/53]
Earth splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 12 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- Earth splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 7 of those matches.
- Earth splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 7 of those matches.
Fire
Win rate: 55.56% [15/27]
Fire splinter had the most success against Death, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Holy Protection ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Holy Protection ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
Final thoughts
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