Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Wild format - Apr 3, 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!

SILVER  WILD

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 (wild format) battles from Thursday, April 3, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Venari Wavesmith - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Venari Wavesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study @tussar11's battle, where they won using Venari Wavesmith ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Wavesmith card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Soul Fiend - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Soul Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study @zapzap22's battle history, where they won using Soul Fiend ^[1].
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Soul Fiend saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Fiend card is $1.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Baakjira did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @tussar11's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $2.03 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)

1. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • Djinn Oshannus did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may find it educational to see @thanatos86's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Djinn Oshannus won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chaos Agent - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Chaos Agent is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Chaos Agent did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @thanatos86's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Chaos Agent won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Agent card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @zapzap22's battle history, where they won with Merdaali Guardian ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Octavia Shadowmeld - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Octavia Shadowmeld is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @raf85's previous battles, where they won 3 games using Octavia Shadowmeld ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Octavia Shadowmeld card is $0.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Alric Stormbringer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Alric Stormbringer is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 4 games.
   • You may want to watch @krma's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with Alric Stormbringer ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Alric Stormbringer card is $1.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Yodin Zaku appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @zapzap22's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $44.97 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [12/22]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • It could be educational to watch @tussar11's battle history, where they won 2 games using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver 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, take a moment to view @thanatos86's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using General Sloan ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 48.65% [18/37]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @leatherhead's previous battles, where they won 3 games using Helios Matriarch ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Helios Matriarch saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

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

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

2. Water
   Win rate: 61.54% [24/39]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 7 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Water won 2 times.

   • Water splinter did well in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 6 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 52.63% [10/19]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 4 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 3 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune