Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Oct 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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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 148 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Saturday, October 18, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Solace Ashinach - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Solace Ashinach is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Solace Ashinach appeared.
   • Solace Ashinach performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @hanv's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Solace Ashinach card is $1.81 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lurking Puffer - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Lurking Puffer is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Lurking Puffer appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @kesryn's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lurking Puffer card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grimward Ruinshot - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Grimward Ruinshot is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Grimward Ruinshot appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @xawi's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Grimward Ruinshot card is $0.17 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. Rage - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Rage 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, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Rage triumphed.
   • You may want to study @housewifeftw's battle history to see how they accomplished 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Rage earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Rage card is $13.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Daarg Deadblast - Water splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [15/21]
   

   
   
   Daarg Deadblast is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 15 games where Daarg Deadblast won.
   • You may want to watch @housewifeftw's battle history to learn how they beat their foes 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Deflection Field ruleset, Daarg Deadblast won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Daarg Deadblast card is $7.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Phlegmunculus is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Phlegmunculus won.
   • Phlegmunculus performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @kesryn's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Phlegmunculus card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Prunda Undervesch 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 Prunda Undervesch appeared.
   • You could study @jerwin2022's battle history to learn how they defeated their foe using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chuul Jujinchi - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Chuul Jujinchi is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was used in one match by @kesryn, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chuul Jujinchi card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Nidhoggr - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [5/7]
   

   
   
   Nidhoggr 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 5 games where Nidhoggr triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @hanv's battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nidhoggr card is $15.70 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. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 56.67% [17/30]
   

   
   
   Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 17 games where Cryptic triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @housewifeftw's previous battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Deflection Field ruleset, Cryptic won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $16.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 55.17% [16/29]
   

   
   
   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 16 games where Risqruel Drath won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @xawi's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Unprotected ruleset, Risqruel Drath saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $14.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [36/66]
   

   
   
   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 36 games where Eternal Tofu triumphed.
   • You may want to study @kesryn's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 10 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Eternal Tofu saw 4 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $39.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 55.26% [21/38]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 9 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Deflection Field ruleset, where Water won 3 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [39/78]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 20 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 4 times.

   • Earth splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 19 of those matches.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 50.00% [39/78]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its own element 22 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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