Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Mar 16, 2025

2025-03-17T04:25:03
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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!
DIAMOND diamond league 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 118 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Sunday, March 16, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

  1. Mar Toren Trader - Water splinter Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
    Mar Toren Trader
    Mar Toren Trader is a Common monster card from the 13 edition. The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Mar Toren Trader appeared.
    • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @mgm24's previous battle, where they won using this card [1].
    • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Mar Toren Trader won twice.
    • The lowest price for a 13 edition Mar Toren Trader card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Silverblade Fighter - Life splinter Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
    Silverblade Fighter
    Silverblade Fighter is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition. The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
    • Silverblade Fighter performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
    • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @raynie's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card [1].
    • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Silverblade Fighter card is $0.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Queen of Crows - Death splinter Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
    Queen of Crows
    Queen of Crows is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition. The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Queen of Crows appeared.
    • Queen of Crows performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
    • You may find it enlightening to watch @zer0cool11's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card [1].
    • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Queen of Crows card is $0.38 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. Anasth Soothsayer - Water splinter Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
    Anasth Soothsayer
    Anasth Soothsayer is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition. The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
    • If you want to learn from an elite player, observe @breakingbenjamin's battles, where they won 3 games using Anasth Soothsayer [1, 2, 3].
    • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Anasth Soothsayer card is $1.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Elanor Bravefoot - Neutral splinter Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
    Elanor Bravefoot
    Elanor Bravefoot is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition. The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
    • Elanor Bravefoot performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 6 wins.
    • You may want to watch @breakingbenjamin's battle history to learn how they produced 4 wins using this card [1, 2, 3, 4].
    • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Elanor Bravefoot won twice.
    • The lowest price for a Promo edition Elanor Bravefoot card is $64.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Commander Slade - Water splinter Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
    Commander Slade
    Commander Slade is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition. The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Commander Slade won.
    • Commander Slade did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
    • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @zulehhh's battle history, where they won using this card [1].
    • The lowest price for a 13 edition Commander Slade card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

  1. Ilthain - Life splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
    Ilthain
    Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition. In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Ilthain appeared.
    • You could take a moment to watch @fatjimmy's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent using this card [1].
    • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $2.72 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
    Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
    Avina of the Wolf
    Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.
    Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition. In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one battle by @breakingbenjamin, which it won.
    • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $0.94 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
    Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
    Franz Ruffmane
    Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.
    Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition. The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @quasar007, which it won.
    • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.83 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. Lorkus - Death splinter Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
    Lorkus
    Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition. The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 7 games where Lorkus won.
    • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @wayfarer333's battle, where they won with this card [1].
    • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Lorkus won twice.
    • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $25.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter Win rate: 59.62% [31/52]
    Eternal Tofu
    Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition. The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 31 games where Eternal Tofu won.
    • You may find it enlightening to see @olaf.gui's battle history, where they won 4 games using this card [1, 2, 3, 4].
    • When used in combination with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, Eternal Tofu earned 3 wins.
    • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $62.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

  1. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter Win rate: 50.00% [19/38]
    Quix the Devious
    Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 19 games where Quix the Devious won.
    • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @almazik31's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card [1, 2, 3].
    • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Quix the Devious saw 2 wins.
    • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $3.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

  1. Earth Win rate: 53.85% [35/65]
    Earth
    Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 11 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
    • This splinter matched well with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.

  1. Water Win rate: 53.12% [17/32]
    Water
    Water splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
    • This splinter matched well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.

  1. Death Win rate: 51.52% [17/33]
    Death
    Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its own element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
    • This splinter performed well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Death won 2 times.

Final thoughts

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