Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Mar 14, 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 125 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Friday, March 14, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Ravenhood Warden - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
Ravenhood Warden is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.- You could take a look at @turcios's previous battle to learn how they defeated their opponent using Ravenhood Warden [1].
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Ravenhood Warden card is $0.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Tide Biter - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Tide Biter is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.- Tide Biter performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
- You may want to take a look at @santiago2050's battle to see how they achieved victory with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Tide Biter card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Prismologist - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Prismologist is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 3 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @plutodefender66's battle history, where they won using Prismologist [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Prismologist card is $0.11 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)
Coastal Sentry - Water splinter
Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
Coastal Sentry is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.- Coastal Sentry performed ideally when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 6 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, study @sanwer's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When paired with the Maneuvers ruleset, Coastal Sentry won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Coastal Sentry card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Venari Bonesmith - Death splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
Venari Bonesmith is a Rare 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.- If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @zimmermann92's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with Venari Bonesmith [1].
- When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Venari Bonesmith won twice.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Bonesmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Xenith Monk - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Xenith Monk is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.- Xenith Monk did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
- You may want to see @quigua's battle to learn how they pulled off a win with this card [1].
- When used in combination with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Xenith Monk saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Monk card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [9/9]
Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 9 games in which Lux Vega appeared.- To understand the strategy of a top player, see @pscho's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Lux Vega won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $370.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 achieved success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 1 game.Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Grandmaster Rathe appeared.
Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 70.83% [17/24]
Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, see @sanwer's battle history, where they won 2 games using Kelya Frendul [1, 2].
- When paired with the Maneuvers ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.- You may find it enlightening to watch @tsuyou's battle history, where they beat their opponent with Helios Matriarch [1].
- When paired with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Helios Matriarch won twice.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view @shadowtan's previous battle, where they won using Quix the Devious [1].
- When used in combination with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Quix the Devious won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $3.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Neutral
Win rate: 100.00% [9/9]
Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 2 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 3 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 3 times.
Dragon
Win rate: 58.62% [17/29]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Life, beating that element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter was effective with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 4 times.
- This splinter was effective with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 4 times.
Water
Win rate: 56.52% [26/46]
Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 9 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Counterspell ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Counterspell ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune
