Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Oct 24, 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 120 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Friday, October 24, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Silverblade Fighter - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Silverblade Fighter is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Silverblade Fighter did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 4 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, see @libertycrypto27's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Silverblade Fighter card is $0.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Zargrul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Zargrul is a Legendary monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Zargrul appeared.
   • Zargrul performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to study @ratreyum's battle to see how they defeated their foe using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Zargrul card is $6.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Archer Koi - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Archer Koi is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at @escha's battle, where they won with Archer Koi ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Archer Koi 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. Blazebeard Merc - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Blazebeard Merc 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 may want to study @kokomut's battles to learn how they produced 2 victories with Blazebeard Merc ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Blazebeard Merc card is $0.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sacrosanct Shanker - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Sacrosanct Shanker is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana 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.
   • Sacrosanct Shanker performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to see @ratreyum's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Sacrosanct Shanker card is $0.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Grimbardun Smith performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @bad-juju's battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Deflection Field ruleset, Grimbardun Smith won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $2.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prunda Undervesch - 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.

   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one battle by @monliant, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fithe Bladestone - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Fithe Bladestone is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 10 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @kokomut's battles, where they won 2 games with Fithe Bladestone ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Wands Out ruleset, Fithe Bladestone earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Fithe Bladestone card is $1.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Bella Ratajowlski - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [2/3]
   

   
   
   Bella Ratajowlski 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 2 games where Bella Ratajowlski won.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @lopkin's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Bella Ratajowlski card is $1.31 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. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   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 14 games.
   • You may find it educational to study @bad-juju's battles, where they won 6 games with Akane ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • When paired with the Wands Out ruleset, Akane won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $25.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kaylia Silverleaf - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [16/26]
   

   
   
   Kaylia Silverleaf is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 11 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @sir-lokus's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times with Kaylia Silverleaf ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Kaylia Silverleaf won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Kaylia Silverleaf card is $1.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sheng Xiao - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 56.25% [9/16]
   

   
   
   Sheng Xiao is a Legendary summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 8 games.
   • You may want to watch @trukezt's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 victories with Sheng Xiao ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Sheng Xiao card is $11.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 54.17% [13/24]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.17% [36/69]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 14 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Broken Arrows ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.

   • Dragon splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 14 of those matches.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 51.85% [14/27]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its own element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Lost Magic ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune