Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Jun 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!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 110 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, June 4, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Water Diviner - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Water Diviner is a Rare monster card from the 14 edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Water Diviner performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@palasatenea's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 14 edition Water Diviner card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Meriput Slinger - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Meriput Slinger is a Rare monster card from the 13 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 could observe Hive account@tckh's battle history to see how they produced a win with Meriput Slinger ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Meriput Slinger card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mar Toren Trader - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Mar Toren Trader is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Mar Toren Trader performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to see Hive account@mulletwang's battle history to learn how they achieved victory using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Mar Toren Trader card is $0.10 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. Ujurak Elder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Ujurak Elder is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • Ujurak Elder did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch Hive account@markeinstein's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Ujurak Elder earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Ujurak Elder card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Night Reaper - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Night Reaper is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • You may want to observe Hive account@lost-my-keys's battle history to see how they achieved 2 victories with Night Reaper ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Night Reaper card is $2.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Satha Toledo - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Satha Toledo is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • It could be educational to study Hive account@lost-my-keys's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Satha Toledo ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Satha Toledo card is $2.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [4/5]
   

   
   
   Cryptic 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 2 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch Hive account@imknutte's battles to learn how they pulled off 2 victories with Cryptic ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $27.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • You may want to take a look at Hive account@tckh's battles to learn how they produced 2 victories using Akane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $23.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 67.86% [19/28]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu 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 6 games.
   • It could be educational to watch Hive account@arniboi's battle history, where they beat their opponent 3 times using Eternal Tofu ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Ferocity ruleset, Eternal Tofu earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $70.00 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)

1. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You may find it educational to study Hive account@gremlin0393's battle history, where they beat their opponent 3 times using Prunda Undervesch ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.62 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Elias Max Pruitt - Life splinter
   Win rate: 57.89% [11/19]
   

   
   
   Elias Max Pruitt is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study Hive account@magii1000's battle history, where they won 2 games using Elias Max Pruitt ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Elias Max Pruitt saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $26.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Chuul Jujinchi - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Chuul Jujinchi 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 could see Hive account@enzo87's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 wins using Chuul Jujinchi ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chuul Jujinchi card is $0.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 58.62% [17/29]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Death, beating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 57.69% [30/52]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 8 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Ferocity ruleset, where Earth prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 51.22% [21/41]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 7 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Healed Out ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune