Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - May 22, 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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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 115 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Thursday, May 22, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Calabash Sage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Calabash Sage is a Common monster card from the 14 edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 5 games in which Calabash Sage appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @daryll2406's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 14 edition Calabash Sage card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Hodlor - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Hodlor is an Epic monster card from the 14 edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Hodlor performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @chanarach's previous battle to learn how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 14 edition Hodlor card is $1.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Filthy Scavenger - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Filthy Scavenger is a Legendary monster card from the 14 edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • You could study @maravilla30's previous battle to learn how they defeated their opponent with Filthy Scavenger ^[1].
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Filthy Scavenger earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a 14 edition Filthy Scavenger card is $7.27 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. Satha Toledo - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Satha Toledo is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Satha Toledo did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may want to watch @tcgorgeous's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Satha Toledo won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Satha Toledo card is $2.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dark Arborist - Death splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Dark Arborist is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • You may find it educational to see @galinor's battle history, where they won 2 games with Dark Arborist ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Dark Arborist won twice.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Dark Arborist card is $0.43 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ujurak Elder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 65.22% [15/23]
   

   
   
   Ujurak Elder is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • Ujurak Elder performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @uproar251's previous battles to see how they pulled off 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Ujurak Elder saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Ujurak Elder card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Elias Max Pruitt - 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.

   Elias Max Pruitt is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was used in one match by @sd20cheukfung, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $28.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Nidhoggr - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [5/7]
   

   
   
   Nidhoggr is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 4 games.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @rodentz's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Nidhoggr ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nidhoggr card is $17.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning 8 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @sabajfa's battle history, where they beat their opponent 5 times with Eternal Tofu ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Eternal Tofu won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $53.46 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. Zeddica - Water splinter
   Win rate: 59.09% [13/22]
   

   
   
   Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You could observe @rodentz's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times using Zeddica ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Deflection Field ruleset, Zeddica won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.64 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kavor Skarn - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Kavor Skarn is a Rare summoner card from the 14 edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 4 games.
   • It could be enlightening to see @phivo's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Kavor Skarn ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 14 edition Kavor Skarn card is $1.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sheng Xiao - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Sheng Xiao is a Legendary summoner card from the 14 edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning 4 games.
   • You could study @uproar251's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 4 times using Sheng Xiao ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Stampede ruleset, Sheng Xiao won twice.
   • The lowest price for a 14 edition Sheng Xiao card is $18.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 57.89% [22/38]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 6 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • Dragon splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 6 of those matches.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 55.00% [33/60]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 11 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
   • Earth splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 8 of those matches.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 50.00% [19/38]
   

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

Final thoughts

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- Catotune