Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Jan 8, 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 141 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, January 8, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Arachne Weaver - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Arachne Weaver is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 5 games in which Arachne Weaver appeared.
   • You may want to observe @lorkus's battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Arachne Weaver card is $1.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Time Mage appeared.
   • You may find it educational to watch @xawi's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Might Makes Right ruleset, Time Mage saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Zyriel - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Zyriel is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 2 games in which Zyriel appeared.
   • You could take a moment to watch @lorkus's previous battle to learn how they beat their foe using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Zyriel card is $14.40 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. Tide Biter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Tide Biter is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Tide Biter won.
   • Tide Biter did best when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You may want to study @eddieboy's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Tide Biter card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Torrent Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Torrent Fiend triumphed.
   • Torrent Fiend performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @xawi's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Torrent Fiend card is $0.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Heloise the Hollow - Death splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Heloise the Hollow 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, being a member of the victorious team for all 10 games where Heloise the Hollow triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @lorkus's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Heloise the Hollow won twice.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Dolfar Darflak - 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.

   Dolfar Darflak is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in a single match by @eddieboy, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Dolfar Darflak card is $0.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 4 games where Kelya Frendul triumphed.
   • It could be educational to observe @vettev's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [2/3]
   

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games where Akane triumphed.
   • You could take a look at @khazrakh's battle history to see how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $13.99 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. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 56.90% [66/116]
   

   
   
   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 66 games where Eternal Tofu won.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @lorkus's previous battles, where they won 21 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Eternal Tofu won 4 times.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $67.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 56.25% [9/16]
   

   
   
   Lorkus 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 9 games where Lorkus won.
   • You may find it educational to view @lorkus's battle history, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Lorkus earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $32.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [14/28]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 14 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • You could take a moment to watch @xawi's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 3 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $1.76 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 56.00% [70/125]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 44 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 4 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 52.38% [11/21]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its identical element 7 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 50.00% [4/8]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Water, beating that element 1 time in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune