Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Nov 28, 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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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 147 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Friday, November 28, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Lurking Puffer - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Lurking Puffer is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 6 games in which Lurking Puffer appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @danderlion's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Lurking Puffer earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lurking Puffer card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Boring Hobgoblin - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Boring Hobgoblin is a Common monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Boring Hobgoblin appeared.
   • Boring Hobgoblin did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may find it educational to see @maisiewss's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Boring Hobgoblin card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Chaos Jailer - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Chaos Jailer is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Chaos Jailer appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @xawi's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chaos Jailer card is $0.15 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. Rila Fen - Life splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Rila Fen is an Epic monster card from the 18 edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • You could watch @danderlion's battle history to see how they accomplished 3 victories using Rila Fen ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Rila Fen won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a 18 edition Rila Fen card is $1.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Heloise the Hollow - Death splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Heloise the Hollow is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Heloise the Hollow won.
   • Heloise the Hollow performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to see @housewifeftw's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Heloise the Hollow won twice.
     
     

3. Delya - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Delya is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 12 games where Delya won.
   • Delya did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You could study @danderlion's previous battles to learn how they achieved 3 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Briar Patch ruleset, Delya earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Delya card is $52.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Loving the Moo - 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.

   Loving the Moo is a Legendary summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one match by @mondroid, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Loving the Moo card is $12.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Zeddica - 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.

   Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in one battle by @housewifeftw, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sheng Xiao - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [2/3]
   

   
   
   Sheng Xiao is a Legendary summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 2 games where Sheng Xiao won.
   • You may want to take a look at @xawi's battle history to learn how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Sheng Xiao card is $11.27 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. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.04% [35/53]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 35 games where Eternal Tofu won.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @housewifeftw's previous battles, where they won 10 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}.
   • When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Eternal Tofu saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $32.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 62.96% [17/27]
   

   
   
   Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 17 games where Risqruel Drath won.
   • You may want to take a look at @danderlion's previous battles to see how they beat their foes 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Born Again ruleset, Risqruel Drath saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $10.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Elias Max Pruitt - Life splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [6/12]
   

   
   
   Elias Max Pruitt is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 6 games where Elias Max Pruitt triumphed.
   • You could observe @xawi's previous battle to see how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $14.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 62.71% [37/59]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 12 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Dragon Breath ruleset, where Earth prevailed 3 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), prevailing in 13 of those matches.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 54.35% [25/46]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its identical element 11 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Born Again ruleset, where Fire won 3 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 51.52% [17/33]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 5 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.

   • Water splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 6 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune