Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Feb 5, 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 116 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Thursday, February 5, 2026:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dragon Egg Forager - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Dragon Egg Forager 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, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @nftdragon's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Dragon Egg Forager ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Dragon Egg Forager card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Musa Saline - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Musa Saline is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You may want to watch @redhotchilis's battle history to see how they produced a win using Musa Saline ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Musa Saline card is $7.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mordeus - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Mordeus is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Mordeus appeared.
   • You may find it educational to study @stdg2's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Mordeus card is $0.90 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. Djinn Chwala - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 81.25% [13/16]
   

   
   
   Djinn Chwala is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 6 games.
   • Djinn Chwala performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 13 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to observe @simple-sam's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Djinn Chwala saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Chwala card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Wave Brood - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [12/15]
   

   
   
   Wave Brood is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   • Wave Brood performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 11 wins.
   • You may want to see @hazem91's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Wave Brood card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Angelic Mandarin - Water splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Angelic Mandarin is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 4 games.
   • It could be enlightening to view @timeslides's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using Angelic Mandarin ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Angelic Mandarin saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Angelic Mandarin card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Lux Vega appeared.
   • You could take a look at @lolth's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $147.84 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pembrook Nymph - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Pembrook Nymph is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Pembrook Nymph appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @brucutu1's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Pembrook Nymph card is $0.51 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 1 game.
   • You could study @wandschrank12's battle to learn how they beat their opponent with Grandmaster Rathe ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $1.49 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. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [16/26]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 12 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @simple-sam's previous battles, where they won 3 games with Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $1.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   Obsidian 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 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @rev99's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Obsidian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 53.85% [21/39]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul 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 15 games.
   • When paired with the Death Has No Power ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter was successful against Water, beating that element 1 time in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 54.17% [39/72]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 18 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.

   • Dragon splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 17 of those matches.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.46% [32/61]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 14 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • Water splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 8 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune