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

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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 160 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Monday, December 8, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Grim Bonewhip - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Grim Bonewhip is a Common monster card from the 18 edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Grim Bonewhip appeared.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @kesryn's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 18 edition Grim Bonewhip card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Anyu Huntswoman - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Anyu Huntswoman is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Anyu Huntswoman appeared.
   • You may want to observe @maisiewss's previous battle to learn how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Anyu Huntswoman card is $0.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Karst Harpy is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion 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 2 games in which Karst Harpy appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @thebadwitch's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Karst Harpy card is $0.59 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. Tasoshi Drakamoto - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Tasoshi Drakamoto is an Epic monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Tasoshi Drakamoto won.
   • You could take a look at @lorkus's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Collateral Damage ruleset, Tasoshi Drakamoto won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Tasoshi Drakamoto card is $3.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Oridum Graybrow - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.41% [21/29]
   

   
   
   Oridum Graybrow is a Legendary monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 21 games where Oridum Graybrow won.
   • Oridum Graybrow performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 21 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @xawi's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Oridum Graybrow won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Oridum Graybrow card is $6.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Caravan Guard - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Caravan Guard is a Common monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Caravan Guard won.
   • You may want to see @hanv's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Need for Speed ruleset, Caravan Guard won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Caravan Guard card is $0.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was used in one match by @maisiewss, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Zeddica - 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.

   Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was used in one match by @alypomere, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $1.71 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Nidhoggr - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Nidhoggr is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 8 games where Nidhoggr won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @lorkus's battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nidhoggr card is $13.00 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. Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 61.90% [13/21]
   

   
   
   Risqruel Drath 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 13 games where Risqruel Drath triumphed.
   • You may want to observe @maisiewss's previous battles to learn how they beat their foes 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Risqruel Drath earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $10.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Elias Max Pruitt - Life splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Elias Max Pruitt 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 12 games where Elias Max Pruitt won.
   • You could watch @hanv's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Elias Max Pruitt won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $15.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 51.35% [38/74]
   

   
   
   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 38 games where Lorkus won.
   • You could observe @hanv's battle history to learn how they pulled off 7 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When used in combination with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, Lorkus won 4 times.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $36.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Death, beating that element 5 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Taking Sides ruleset, where Fire won 3 times.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 51.61% [16/31]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 6 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 9 of those matches.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 50.00% [48/96]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its identical element 29 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, where Death won 4 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune