Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Feb 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?
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!
MODERNFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 112 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Monday, February 24, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Jared Scar - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Jared Scar is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.- It could be enlightening to view @sanity-check's battle, where they won with this card [1].
- When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Jared Scar won twice.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Jared Scar card is $0.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Olivia of the Brook - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Olivia of the Brook is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
The card at level 2 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Olivia of the Brook appeared.- You may want to observe @sanity-check's battle to see how they produced a win with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a 13 edition Olivia of the Brook card is $2.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Broken Earth Thug - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Broken Earth Thug is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 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)
Cursed Windeku - Death splinter
Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
Cursed Windeku is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 3 games.- Cursed Windeku did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe @unchosenone's battle, where they won using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Cursed Windeku card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Iziar - Life splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
Iziar is a Legendary 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 5 games.- Iziar did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
- You may want to watch @ravenclaw26's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Iziar won twice.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Iziar card is $11.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Djinn Renova - Life splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @ravenclaw26's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Djinn Renova [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, winning 1 game.- You may want to watch @vemhodopusy's battle to learn how they achieved victory using Conqueror Jacek [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $2.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was used in one match by @adrianus, which it won.- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $23.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $23.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lily Shieldpaw - 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.Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @jeal116, which it won.- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $2.64 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $2.64 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)
Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 4 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @wim03's battle history, where they won with Franz Ruffmane [1].
- When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won twice.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 65.22% [15/23]
Thaddius Brood 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 5 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, see @ramsay1992's battles, where they won 2 games using Thaddius Brood [1, 2].
- When paired with the Wands Out ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 56.10% [23/41]
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 9 games.- When paired with the Maneuvers ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Death
Win rate: 60.00% [18/30]
Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its identical element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.This splinter was effective with the Maneuvers ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
Death splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 5 of those matchups.
Life
Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
Life splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter was effective with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.
- This splinter was effective with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.
Water
Win rate: 55.17% [32/58]
Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 14 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Maneuvers ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Maneuvers ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune
