Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Mar 15, 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 135 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Saturday, March 15, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Wily Coyotian - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Wily Coyotian 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 2 games.
   • Wily Coyotian performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to observe @tbone-scholar2's battle history to see how they pulled off a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Wily Coyotian card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Forgotten One - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Forgotten One is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You may want to study @superc0w's battles to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Forgotten One card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio 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, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at @trashpanda5439's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $9.95 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. Drybone Barbarian - Life splinter
   Win rate: 73.68% [14/19]
   

   
   
   Drybone Barbarian is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Drybone Barbarian performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 11 wins.
   • When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Drybone Barbarian saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Drybone Barbarian card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Helmet Kharafax - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Helmet Kharafax is a Common monster card from the Gladius edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @raf85's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Helmet Kharafax ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

3. Djinn Renova - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @nimbay's battle history to see how they beat their foes 2 times with Djinn Renova ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Beefcakes ruleset, Djinn Renova earned 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. 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 Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
   • You may want to study @sp-brim's battle to learn how they beat their foe with Yodin Zaku ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $69.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Underboss Fabino - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Underboss Fabino is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @sp-brim, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $0.66 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was used in one match by @crocodilez, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.37 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. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 3 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @superc0w's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Tarsa ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 4 games.
   • You may find it educational to observe @oh1258luvzbots1's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Franz Ruffmane ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Franz Ruffmane won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.72 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [18/33]
   

   
   
   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 Gold league (wild) battles, winning 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @puzzledkaleen's battle history, where they beat their opponent 3 times with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the High Five ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 64.52% [20/31]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 7 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Born Again ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.

   • Fire splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 4 of those battles.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 55.88% [19/34]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 50.94% [27/53]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 9 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Water won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune