Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Apr 18, 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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Stay tuned for a new report to be published daily, each covering the top battles for a different league and format!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 134 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Friday, April 18, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Gargoya Scrapper - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Gargoya Scrapper is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 Gargoya Scrapper appeared.
   • Gargoya Scrapper did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @meredorn's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Gargoya Scrapper card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Frigid Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Frigid Wolf is a Legendary monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Frigid Wolf appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @lorkus's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Frigid Wolf card is $11.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Luceheim Demon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Luceheim Demon is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Luceheim Demon appeared.
   • Luceheim Demon did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to view @jerwin2022's battle history to see how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Luceheim Demon 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)

1. Runeseer Sevaya - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Runeseer Sevaya is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion 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 8 games where Runeseer Sevaya triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @ram.here's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Runeseer Sevaya won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Runeseer Sevaya card is $7.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Delya - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   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, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games where Delya triumphed.
   • Delya did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @megakyodaibanrai's battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Delya earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Delya card is $80.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Commander Goff - Life splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Commander Goff is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion 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 11 games where Commander Goff won.
   • Commander Goff did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @jerwin2022's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Deflection Field ruleset, Commander Goff won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Commander Goff card is $8.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Zeddica - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Zeddica appeared.
   • You may want to study @meredorn's previous battle to see how they beat their foe with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Tarsa appeared.
   • You could observe @nardian's previous battle to see how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single match by @meredorn, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $0.93 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. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 56.25% [9/16]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 9 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • You may want to watch @megakyodaibanrai's previous battles to see how they achieved 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $2.94 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Elias Max Pruitt - Life splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   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.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @lorkus's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Deflection Field ruleset, Elias Max Pruitt won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $19.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Lorkus 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 8 games where Lorkus triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @stephenkinglee33's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $26.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.19% [25/47]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 12 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 52.00% [52/100]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 30 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 5 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 50.00% [12/24]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 8 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Briar Patch ruleset, where Life won 2 times.

   • Life splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 3 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune