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

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 116 of the top Silver league (wild format) battles from Saturday, May 3, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Nerissa Tridawn - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Nerissa Tridawn is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may want to watch @simple-soup's battle to see how they defeated their opponent with Nerissa Tridawn ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Nerissa Tridawn card is $0.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Creeping Ooze - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Creeping Ooze is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved success, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • Creeping Ooze performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could study @ukrainizator88's battle history to see how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Creeping Ooze card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Soul Fiend - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   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 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Soul Fiend appeared.
   • Soul Fiend did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to watch @tolskone's previous battle to see how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Fiend card is $0.94 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. Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Conjurer is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Pelacor Conjurer performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could take a look at @tekflow's battle to learn how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Noa the Just - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Noa the Just is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 8 games.
   • Noa the Just performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You may want to watch @simple-soup's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Noa the Just card is $2.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Thane Newsong - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Thane Newsong is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards 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 5 games.
   • Thane Newsong did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @tolskone's battle to learn how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Thane Newsong card is $2.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Lily Shieldpaw appeared.
   • You could see @ehfar's previous battles to see how they produced 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.56 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Daria Dragonscale - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Daria Dragonscale is an Epic summoner card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 5 was used in a single match by @cryptogeek2020, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Daria Dragonscale card is $2.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Astral Entity - 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.

   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was used in one battle by @jin-ramen1, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.70 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. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 57.89% [11/19]
   

   
   
   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Silver league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 52.00% [13/25]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You could watch @maravilla64's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Franz Ruffmane earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 51.22% [21/41]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (wild) battles, winning 11 games.
   • You could study @powerlesslanika's previous battles to see how they accomplished 4 victories with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Weak Magic ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 55.32% [26/47]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 11 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Maneuvers ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 52.94% [18/34]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its own element 8 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   
   

3. Water
   Win rate: 50.00% [34/68]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 21 times in today's top Silver league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Weak Magic ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune