Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Nov 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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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 113 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, November 5, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Xenith Archer - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Xenith Archer is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion 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.
   • You may want to study @tballs's battle history to see how they produced a win using Xenith Archer ^[1].
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Xenith Archer won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Archer card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chaos Battle Mage - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Chaos Battle Mage is a Legendary monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved success, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • Chaos Battle Mage performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @phaeton's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Chaos Battle Mage card is $3.86 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Barashkukor - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Barashkukor is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved success, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @phaeton's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using Barashkukor ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Barashkukor card is $13.06 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. Arachne Weaver - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Arachne Weaver is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • When used in combination with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Arachne Weaver won twice.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Arachne Weaver card is $0.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Aves Sturgis - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Aves Sturgis is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • You could watch @viniciotricolor's battle history to see how they produced 2 wins with Aves Sturgis ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Aves Sturgis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Aves Sturgis card is $9.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Will-o-Wisp - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Will-o-Wisp is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • You may want to view @aqualis.dao's battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times using Will-o-Wisp ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Will-o-Wisp won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Will-o-Wisp card is $3.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was used in a single match by @maximrs, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $31.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dallan - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Dallan is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one match by @sunsa, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Dallan card is $0.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Brighton Bloom - 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.

   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 7 was used in one match by @swami-b, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $0.44 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. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Obsidian 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 7 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @tballs's battles, where they won 2 games using Obsidian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 65.22% [15/23]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary 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 8 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @nimbay's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Quix the Devious saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 59.09% [13/22]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 6 games.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @tballs's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Thaddius Brood ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 60.00% [3/5]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 2 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   
   

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

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Broken Arrows ruleset, where Death prevailed 3 times.

   • Death splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), winning 7 of those matches.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Earthquake ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), prevailing in 5 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune