Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Dec 5, 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?
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WILDFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 128 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Friday, December 5, 2025:
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Monsters with highest win rate
Meriput Slinger - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
Meriput Slinger is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.Countess Sinash - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Countess Sinash is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.- Countess Sinash performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
- You could study @hammfista's battle to see how they achieved victory with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Countess Sinash card is $0.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Djinn Inferni - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Djinn Inferni is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 2 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @thegoldvault's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Djinn Inferni [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Djinn Inferni 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)
Harklaw - Death splinter
Win rate: 81.25% [13/16]
Harklaw 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 victorious team for 9 games.- Harklaw performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 5 wins.
- You may want to observe @cryptoshaman007's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Harklaw won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Harklaw card is $0.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Ravenhood Warden - Death splinter
Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
Ravenhood Warden is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.- You may find it enlightening to study @skysas's battle history, where they won 2 games with Ravenhood Warden [1, 2].
- When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Ravenhood Warden won twice.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Ravenhood Warden card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Dhampir Stalker - Death splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Dhampir Stalker is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.- You may want to take a look at @waybillwayne's previous battle to learn how they produced a win using Dhampir Stalker [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dhampir Stalker card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
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 Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Lily Shieldpaw appeared.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @phaeton's previous battle, where they won using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $1.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lorna Shine - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
The card at level 6 achieved success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 1 game.- If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @minismallholding's previous battle, where they won using Lorna Shine [1].
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $0.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 2 was used in one match by @doombot75, which it won.- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $13.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $13.90 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)
Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 9 games.Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 56.76% [21/37]
Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 17 games.- When paired with the Ferocity ruleset, Helios Matriarch won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Tarsa - Fire splinter
Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
Tarsa 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.- To understand the strategy of a top player, study @flipnpitch's battle history, where they won 2 games with Tarsa [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Fire
Win rate: 57.14% [12/21]
Fire splinter had the most success against Death, besting that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
Death
Win rate: 56.76% [21/37]
Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.- This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Death won 3 times.
- This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Death won 3 times.
Dragon
Win rate: 50.68% [37/73]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 16 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.This splinter was effective with the Ferocity ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
Dragon splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 14 of those matches.
Final thoughts
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