Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Sep 25, 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!
WILDFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 122 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Thursday, September 25, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Xenith Monk - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Xenith Monk is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.- Xenith Monk did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
- You could see @vmzz's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Xenith Monk won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Monk card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Robo-Dragon Knight - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Robo-Dragon Knight is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.- Robo-Dragon Knight performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 4 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, study @whysooseriouss's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card [1, 2, 3].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Robo-Dragon Knight card is $1.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Sea Stalker - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Sea Stalker is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.- You may find it enlightening to take a look at @vmzz's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sea Stalker card is $0.03 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)
Deeplurker - Water splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
Deeplurker is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.Imperial Knight - Life splinter
Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
Imperial Knight is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.- Imperial Knight did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
- You may find it enlightening to watch @ape-foundation's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Imperial Knight earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Imperial Knight card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Nimbledook Explorer - Life splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
Nimbledook Explorer is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.- Nimbledook Explorer performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 4 wins.
- You may find it enlightening to see @mondogecko's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Heavy Metal ruleset, Nimbledook Explorer won twice.
- The lowest price for a 13 edition Nimbledook Explorer card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Immortalis - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 3 achieved success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 1 game.Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Conqueror Jacek appeared.- If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @slinkytheprophet's battle, where they beat their opponent with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $1.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Thalgrimore - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.Thalgrimore is a Rare summoner card from the Foundations edition.
The card at level 1 was used in a single match by @lordfal, which it won.- The lowest price for a Foundations edition Thalgrimore card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Foundations edition Thalgrimore card is $0.29 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)
Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 64.29% [18/28]
Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 12 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @vmzz's battles, where they won 5 games using Kelya Frendul [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
- When paired with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
Thaddius Brood 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 4 games.- If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @dtz's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Thaddius Brood [1, 2].
- When paired with the Thick Skinned ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
Win rate: 47.62% [10/21]
Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @ape-foundation's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Franz Ruffmane [1, 2].
- When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won twice.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Water
Win rate: 58.00% [29/50]
Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 8 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.This splinter matched well with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, where Water won 3 times.
Water splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 6 of those battles.
Life
Win rate: 51.61% [16/31]
Life splinter had the most success against Life, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Born Again ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Born Again ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
Earth
Win rate: 50.00% [18/36]
Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 9 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.This splinter was effective with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
Earth splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), winning 5 of those matchups.
Final thoughts
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