Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Apr 13, 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.

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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 145 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Sunday, April 13, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Acid Shooter - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Acid Shooter is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Acid Shooter performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @simple-sam's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Acid Shooter card is $0.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Molten Ash Golem - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Molten Ash Golem is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Molten Ash Golem appeared.
   • You may want to study @mcem's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Going the Distance ruleset, Molten Ash Golem won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Molten Ash Golem card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Captain Katie - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Captain Katie is a Rare monster card from the Gladius edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You could study @the-wizardman15's battles to learn how they pulled off 2 victories using Captain Katie ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Commander Slade - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Commander Slade is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Commander Slade performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 7 wins.
   • You could take a look at @vaamvapep's battle to learn how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Commander Slade card is $0.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Venari Wavesmith - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Venari Wavesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You may want to watch @zutro's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent with Venari Wavesmith ^[1].
   • When paired with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Venari Wavesmith saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Wavesmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Drybone Barbarian - Life splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Drybone Barbarian is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Drybone Barbarian did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to see @the-wizardman15's battle history to learn how they pulled off 4 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Maneuvers ruleset, Drybone Barbarian earned 2 wins.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • You may find it educational to take a look at @mcem's previous battles, where they won 3 games using Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Going the Distance ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $44.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Lux Vega appeared.
   • You may want to observe @jeppjepp27's battles to see how they achieved 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $276.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • You may want to take a look at @zutro's battle to see how they accomplished a win with Mylor Crowling ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $4.14 USD (3 BCX) 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. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 had the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 8 games where Immortalis won.
   • You may want to study @oracleblue's previous battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Immortalis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $4.64 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • You may find it educational to see @orkangel's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Tarsa ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 57.69% [15/26]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning 9 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @the-wizardman15's battles, where they won 4 games using Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Metal ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Water, defeating that element 1 time in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Fire
   Win rate: 61.11% [22/36]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 8 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Going the Distance ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Fire splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 5 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 54.29% [19/35]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 6 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune