Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Jan 29, 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?

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 20 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Thursday, January 29, 2026:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dar 'Gottem' Gearnut - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Dar 'Gottem' Gearnut is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Dar 'Gottem' Gearnut appeared.
   • Dar 'Gottem' Gearnut did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may find it educational to see @jeffopenscards's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Dar 'Gottem' Gearnut card is $19.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mahkah Hemlig - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Mahkah Hemlig is a Legendary monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Mahkah Hemlig appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @jeffopenscards's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Mahkah Hemlig card is $4.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Boring Hobgoblin - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Boring Hobgoblin is a Common monster card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Boring Hobgoblin appeared.
   • You may find it educational to take a look at @jeffopenscards's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Boring Hobgoblin card is $0.02 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)

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Bella Ratajowlski - 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.

   Bella Ratajowlski is a Rare summoner card from the Conclave Arcana edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one battle by @brybro27, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Conclave Arcana edition Bella Ratajowlski card is $1.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Akane - 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.

   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single match by @vettev, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $8.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - 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.

   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @jeffopenscards, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $2.48 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)

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 77.78% [7/9]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 3 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the High Five ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

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

   
   
   Life splinter was successful against Life, defeating its own element 1 time in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   
   

3. Fire
   Win rate: 60.00% [3/5]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 2 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune