Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Feb 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.

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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 128 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, February 26, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Elanor Bravefoot - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Elanor Bravefoot is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @q-6's previous battles to see how they accomplished 3 wins using Elanor Bravefoot ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Elanor Bravefoot card is $69.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chaos Adjutant - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Chaos Adjutant is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @xurph's battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Chaos Adjutant card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Bera Dallin - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Bera Dallin 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 victorious team for all 3 games in which Bera Dallin appeared.
   • Bera Dallin did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could observe @star-tv's previous battle to see how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Bera Dallin card is $6.50 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. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [12/15]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 12 games where Baakjira triumphed.
   • Baakjira did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @gnclemente's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [14/20]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 14 games where Igor Darkspear triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @investor777's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Igor Darkspear won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Igor Darkspear card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Runemancer Florre - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Runemancer Florre is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @valhallagod's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Runemancer Florre ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Florre card is $8.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 9 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @deathlorde's battle history, where they won 2 games with Eternal Tofu ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $53.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [5/7]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 5 games where General Sloan won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, see @teddykgb's battle history, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 13 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @valhallagod's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Immortalis saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $2.40 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. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 11 games where Lux Vega won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @ralc's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Four's a Crowd ruleset, Lux Vega saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $200.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Possibilus the Wise won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @wde's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the High Five ruleset, Possibilus the Wise won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $2.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 52.50% [21/40]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 21 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • When used in combination with the Counterspell ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Four's a Crowd ruleset, where Neutral prevailed 2 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 57.45% [27/47]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 8 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 53.33% [32/60]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the High Five ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune