Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - May 30, 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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MODERNFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 120 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Friday, May 30, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Filthy Scavenger - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
Filthy Scavenger is a Legendary monster card from the 14 edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.- Grimbardun Smith performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, study @mangomayhem4's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $4.92 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Satha Toledo - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Satha Toledo is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion 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.
Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Kelan Gaines - Death splinter
Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
Kelan Gaines is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.- You may find it enlightening to see @ratone's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Kelan Gaines [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Kelan Gaines saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Kelan Gaines card is $1.73 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Shock Trooper - Water splinter
Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
Shock Trooper is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.- If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @minikiwi9's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Shock Trooper [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Shock Trooper earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a 13 edition Shock Trooper card is $2.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Dark Arborist - Death splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Dark Arborist is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition.
The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
Summoners with highest win rate
Akane - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 87.50% [7/8]
Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 3 games.- You could watch @rtr033000's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 2 victories with Akane [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $24.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lorkus - Death splinter
Win rate: 85.71% [6/7]
Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
Win rate: 76.47% [13/17]
Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 5 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @elifox's battle history, where they won 5 games using Eternal Tofu [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
- When paired with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Eternal Tofu won twice.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $82.00 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)
Kavor Skarn - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
Kavor Skarn is a Rare summoner card from the 14 edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 3 games.- You may find it enlightening to study @daryll2406's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using Avina of the Wolf [1, 2, 3].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $1.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Chuul Jujinchi - Earth splinter
Win rate: 47.06% [8/17]
Chuul Jujinchi is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 3 games.- You could watch @apolqtiee's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times with Chuul Jujinchi [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Target Practice ruleset, Chuul Jujinchi earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chuul Jujinchi card is $0.61 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Dragon
Win rate: 67.86% [19/28]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
Death
Win rate: 52.38% [22/42]
Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its own element 7 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
Earth
Win rate: 51.67% [31/60]
Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 11 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.- This splinter was effective with the Target Practice ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
- This splinter was effective with the Target Practice ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
Final thoughts
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