Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Feb 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?

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!

CHAMPION

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 123 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Tuesday, February 18, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

Fenmoor Haunt - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Fenmoor Haunt is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Fenmoor Haunt appeared.
- Fenmoor Haunt performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
- You may find it enlightening to study @stephenkinglee32's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Fenmoor Haunt card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Will-o-Wisp - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Will-o-Wisp is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Will-o-Wisp appeared.
- You could study @jerwin2022's previous battle to see how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Will-o-Wisp card is $1.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Raa - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Raa is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Raa appeared.
- Raa did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @xawi's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Raa card is $1.79 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)

Venari Marksrat - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]

Venari Marksrat is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Venari Marksrat triumphed.
- It could be enlightening to study @jerwin2022's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Venari Marksrat card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Angelic Mandarin - Water splinter
Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]

Angelic Mandarin is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 13 games where Angelic Mandarin triumphed.
- You may find it enlightening to see @xawi's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- When paired with the Fog of War ruleset, Angelic Mandarin won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Angelic Mandarin card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Delya - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]

Delya is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Delya won.
- Delya did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, see @antiosh's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Delya card is $64.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Dolfar Darflak - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]

Dolfar Darflak is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Dolfar Darflak appeared.
- You could take a moment to view @lorkus's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Dolfar Darflak card is $0.26 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Prophet Rosa - 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.

Prophet Rosa is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @housewifeftw, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prophet Rosa card is $0.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Possibilus the Wise - 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.

Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 was used in a single match by @jerwin2022, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $2.65 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)

Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]

Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 12 games where Kelya Frendul triumphed.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @emp-warden's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- When paired with the Little League ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 48.84% [21/43]

Cryptic 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 21 games where Cryptic triumphed.
- You could see @lorkus's previous battles to see how they defeated their foes 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
- When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Cryptic won 4 times.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $23.76 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
Win rate: 48.65% [36/74]

Eternal Tofu 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 36 games where Eternal Tofu won.
- You could watch @jerwin2022's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 9 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}.
- When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Eternal Tofu earned 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $49.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Neutral
Win rate: 60.00% [3/5]

Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 3 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
Water
Win rate: 55.07% [38/69]

Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 16 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Equalizer ruleset, where Water won 4 times.
Death
Win rate: 52.17% [12/23]

Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its own element 4 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
- Death splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 4 of those matches.

Final thoughts

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- Catotune