Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Apr 15, 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 121 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, April 15, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Antoid Platoon - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Antoid Platoon is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may want to study @steven-patrick's battle to learn how they defeated their foe with Antoid Platoon ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Antoid Platoon card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Queen Mycelia - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Queen Mycelia is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Queen Mycelia did best when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @timo1510's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Queen Mycelia card is $1.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Prismatic Energy - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Prismatic Energy is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Prismatic Energy did best when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @welshstacker's previous battle to learn how they pulled off a win using this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Prismatic Energy won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Prismatic Energy card is $0.69 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. Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
   Win rate: 84.62% [11/13]
   

   
   
   Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • When used in combination with the Deflection Field ruleset, Merdaali Guardian saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • Doctor Blight performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @moookiller's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Doctor Blight won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is $7.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Djinn Chwala - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Djinn Chwala is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 6 games.
   • Djinn Chwala performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 10 wins.
   • You may want to see @orebutb3's previous battles to see how they beat their foes 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Chwala card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Grandmaster Rathe appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @willdbill's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $1.93 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 1 game.
   • You may want to study @shadowbone's battle history to learn how they produced a win using Yodin Zaku ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $44.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Risqruel Drath - 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.

   Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 3 was used in one match by @ababeeel, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $15.63 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. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [20/35]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 14 games.
   • It could be educational to take a look at @timo1510's previous battles, where they won 3 games using Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Quix the Devious won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $3.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 53.57% [15/28]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 11 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @johancr4's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Deflection Field ruleset, Kelya Frendul earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Possibilus the Wise - Water splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [6/12]
   

   
   
   Possibilus the Wise is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @ykyan's battle history, where they won 2 games with Possibilus the Wise ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Possibilus the Wise won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Possibilus the Wise card is $2.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 54.90% [28/51]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 13 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Deflection Field ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.94% [36/68]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 16 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [11/22]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Life, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Wands Out ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune