Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Bronze league, Wild format - Jan 21, 2026

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?

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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 34 of the top Bronze league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, January 21, 2026:

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Monsters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Baakjira performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @laspina's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $2.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kha'zi Conjurer - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Kha'zi Conjurer is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • Kha'zi Conjurer performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, see @tfreak's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Kha'zi Conjurer card is $1.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sorriel the Bale - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Sorriel the Bale is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved success, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @diehardknocks's battle, where they beat their opponent using Sorriel the Bale ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Sorriel the Bale card is $25.00 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. Deeplurker - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Deeplurker is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, see @laspina's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using Deeplurker ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Deeplurker card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Swamp Spitter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 40.00% [4/10]
   

   
   
   Swamp Spitter is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @tfreak's previous battle, where they won using Swamp Spitter ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Swamp Spitter card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Venari Marksrat - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 27.27% [3/11]
   

   
   
   Venari Marksrat is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view @tfreak's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Venari Marksrat card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved success during the top Bronze league (wild) battles today, winning 1 game.
   • You may want to take a look at @rukien's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponent with Thaddius Brood ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Lily Shieldpaw appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @laspina's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $2.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved success in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, winning 1 game.
   • You could watch @frugal-fun's previous battle to learn how they pulled off a win with Franz Ruffmane ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.38 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. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 47.37% [9/19]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Bronze league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • You may want to see @bhattg's previous battles to see how they pulled off 3 victories using Helios Matriarch ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the No Pain, No Gain ruleset, Helios Matriarch earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.45 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 Water, besting that element 1 time in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Life
   Win rate: 66.67% [2/3]
   

   
   
   Life splinter was successful against Fire, defeating that element 1 time in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 2 of those matches.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 54.17% [13/24]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 8 times in today's top Bronze league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the No Pain, No Gain ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.

   • Dragon splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 46, winning 6 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune