Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Oct 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?

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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 132 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, October 14, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Thraghun - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Thraghun is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Thraghun appeared.
   • Thraghun performed ideally when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @monliant's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Thraghun card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Blackmoor Jinx - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Blackmoor Jinx is a Legendary monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to see @themararshe's battle, where they won with Blackmoor Jinx ^[1].
   • When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Blackmoor Jinx earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Blackmoor Jinx card is $11.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Infernal Firestorm - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Infernal Firestorm is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @cjturtleman's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Infernal Firestorm ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Infernal Firestorm card is $1.00 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. Thunderhoof Nomad - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Thunderhoof Nomad is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @daredevilbrewing's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Thunderhoof Nomad ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Thunderhoof Nomad won twice.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Thunderhoof Nomad card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sylvaran Sentinel - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Sylvaran Sentinel is an Epic monster card from the Conclave Arcana 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 6 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @themararshe's battle history to see how they achieved 2 victories using Sylvaran Sentinel ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Sylvaran Sentinel card is $0.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kei - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Kei is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • Kei did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You may want to watch @the4thworld's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Kei card is $2.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Razi Clanktrap - Death splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [3/4]
   

   
   
   Razi Clanktrap is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 3 games where Razi Clanktrap triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @themararshe's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Razi Clanktrap card is $1.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Brewmaster Abraxas - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [3/4]
   

   
   
   Brewmaster Abraxas is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @cjturtleman's battles, where they won 2 games with Brewmaster Abraxas ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Brewmaster Abraxas card is $0.33 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [3/4]
   

   
   
   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 3 games where Prunda Undervesch won.
   • You may find it enlightening to observe @qoloin's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.41 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. Nidhoggr - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 61.90% [13/21]
   

   
   
   Nidhoggr is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 9 games.
   • It could be educational to watch @markboye's battles, where they won 4 games with Nidhoggr ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Deflection Field ruleset, Nidhoggr saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nidhoggr card is $15.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 57.89% [11/19]
   

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 9 games.
   • You may want to observe @zactian's battles to see how they defeated their foes 4 times using Akane ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Akane earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $8.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sheng Xiao - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 57.69% [15/26]
   

   
   
   Sheng Xiao is a Legendary summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 12 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @themararshe's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with Sheng Xiao ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Sheng Xiao earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Sheng Xiao card is $13.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 57.69% [15/26]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 56.76% [21/37]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 7 of those matches.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.50% [42/80]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 20 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Global Warming ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.

   • Dragon splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 17 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune