Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Feb 26, 2026

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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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 133 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Thursday, February 26, 2026:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Moribund Arrowbait - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Moribund Arrowbait is a Legendary monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Moribund Arrowbait appeared.
   • Moribund Arrowbait did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to study @thegcc's battle history to see how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Moribund Arrowbait card is $3.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Aerial Shieldmaiden - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Aerial Shieldmaiden is a Rare monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Aerial Shieldmaiden appeared.
   • You may want to view @ch1pb0y's battles to see how they pulled off 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Aerial Shieldmaiden card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Chaos Evoker - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Chaos Evoker is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Chaos Evoker appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @dragongh0st's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Chaos Evoker card is $0.05 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: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Ujurak Elder is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @ratislava's battle, where they won with Ujurak Elder ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Brute Force ruleset, Ujurak Elder won twice.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Ujurak Elder card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baron Fyatt - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Baron Fyatt is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 9 games.
   • It could be educational to take a look at @dragongh0st's battle history, where they won 4 games with Baron Fyatt ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Baron Fyatt card is $5.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelan Gaines - Death splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Kelan Gaines is a Rare monster card from the Promo 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 11 games where Kelan Gaines triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @onkeltom's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Kelan Gaines card is $0.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   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 most successful, winning all 2 games in which Avina of the Wolf appeared.
   • You may want to watch @shaggoth's previous battle to see how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $1.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Nomos - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Nomos 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 a single battle by @shaggoth, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nomos card is $0.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in a single battle by @gleep, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.39 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. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [14/22]
   

   
   
   Cryptic 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 14 games where Cryptic triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @royaleagle's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $9.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fithe Bladestone - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   Fithe Bladestone is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 10 games where Fithe Bladestone triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @ratislava's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 5 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Brute Force ruleset, Fithe Bladestone earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Fithe Bladestone card is $0.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 11 games where Akane triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @babyfourth's battles to see how they beat their foes 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $8.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 56.00% [14/25]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Brute Force ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.

   • Fire splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 3 of those battles.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.83% [28/53]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 13 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • Dragon splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 9 of those matches.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 51.92% [27/52]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 10 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • Earth splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 6 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune