Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Mar 4, 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?

For those of us who buy, rent, or rent out cards, I'm also hoping that this series can inform us of which cards to acquire for maximum effectivenes.

Stay tuned for a new report to be published daily, each covering the top battles for a different league and format!

GOLD

MODERN

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 125 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, March 4, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

Runemancer Florre - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Runemancer Florre is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
- You could watch @mctopherson's battle to see how they defeated their opponent with Runemancer Florre ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runemancer Florre card is $5.94 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Molten Ash Golem - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Molten Ash Golem is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
- You may want to watch @rnsgames's battle to see how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Molten Ash Golem card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Satha Toledo - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]

Satha Toledo is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @rawutah's battle, where they defeated their opponent using Satha Toledo ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Satha Toledo card is $2.37 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)

Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]

Torrent Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
- Torrent Fiend performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 7 wins.
- When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Torrent Fiend saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Torrent Fiend card is $0.58 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Baakjira - Water splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]

Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
- Baakjira performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 4 wins.
- You may want to take a look at @xykorlz's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Pelacor Mercenary - Earth splinter
Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]

Pelacor Mercenary is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
- Pelacor Mercenary performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 8 wins.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @mystic7957's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Counterspell ruleset, Pelacor Mercenary won twice.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Mercenary card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]

Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 2 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Risqruel Drath appeared.
- It could be enlightening to watch @poonanny's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $15.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Octavia Shadowmeld - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]

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

Octavia Shadowmeld is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @chadmichaellibby, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Octavia Shadowmeld card is $0.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Pembrook Nymph - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]

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

Pembrook Nymph is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one match by @nozem01, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Pembrook Nymph 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)

Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]

Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 6 games.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @thelongboardhive's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Quix the Devious won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 64.52% [20/31]

Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 13 games.
- When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]

Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
- You may find it educational to watch @vikisecrets's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $209.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Neutral
Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]

Neutral splinter had the most success against Fire, beating that element 2 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
Water
Win rate: 58.49% [31/53]

Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 13 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
- This splinter matched well with the Maneuvers ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
Death
Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]

Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
- This splinter matched well with the Ferocity ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.

Final thoughts

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- Catotune