Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Feb 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!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 109 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, February 25, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Chaos Evoker - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Chaos Evoker is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, observe @ready-to-battle's battle, where they won using Chaos Evoker ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Chaos Evoker card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pelacor Arbalest - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Arbalest is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • Pelacor Arbalest performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @simple-sorcerer's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Pelacor Arbalest card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tusk the Wide - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Tusk the Wide is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Tusk the Wide performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could study @tw1st10's battle to see how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tusk the Wide card is $0.13 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. Swamp Spitter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 84.62% [11/13]
   

   
   
   Swamp Spitter is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards 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 3 games.
   • You may find it educational to study @fipzo's battles, where they won 2 games with Swamp Spitter ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Swamp Spitter saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Swamp Spitter card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Supply Runner - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 84.62% [11/13]
   

   
   
   Supply Runner is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @the-wizardman8's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 victories with Supply Runner ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the High Five ruleset, Supply Runner won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Supply Runner card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Djinn Renova - Life splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • You may want to watch @kleybson's previous battles to see how they defeated their foes 2 times using Djinn Renova ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Beefcakes ruleset, Djinn Renova saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   General Sloan 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 @kleybson's previous battles, where they won 2 games with General Sloan ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.14 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 one match by @cryptogeek2020, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Daria Dragonscale card is $1.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Malric Inferno - 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.

   Malric Inferno is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 5 was used in one match by @ready-to-battle, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Malric Inferno card is $1.22 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. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   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 Gold league (wild) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You could see @goldmonsters's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 victories using Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 5 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @simple-sorcerer's battle, where they won using Quix the Devious ^[1].
   • When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [17/34]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
   • You could watch @fipzo's battle history to learn how they beat their foes 3 times using Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Stampede ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Life
   Win rate: 68.18% [15/22]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 4 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Beefcakes ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 53.33% [16/30]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune