Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Jan 25, 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 122 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Sunday, January 25, 2026:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Regal Peryton - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Regal Peryton is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Regal Peryton performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • It could be educational to watch @sinelux's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Regal Peryton card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Agor Longtail - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Agor Longtail is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Agor Longtail performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @exceptionals's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Agor Longtail card is $3.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Halaran Huntress - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Halaran Huntress is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • Halaran Huntress performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @ossified9999's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Halaran Huntress card is $0.04 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. Mycelic Slipspawn - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Mycelic Slipspawn is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • Mycelic Slipspawn performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 7 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @sinelux's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Mycelic Slipspawn card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quora Towershead - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Quora Towershead is an Epic monster card from the Gladius edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Quora Towershead did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to view @liamcam's previous battles to see how they accomplished 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

3. Goblin Psychic - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Goblin Psychic is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 7 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • It could be educational to watch @sinelux's battles, where they won 2 games with Goblin Psychic ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Goblin Psychic card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • You may find it educational to observe @doombot75's battle history, where they won using Risqruel Drath ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $9.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mimosa Nightshade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Mimosa Nightshade is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • You could study @kriegx's battle to see how they accomplished a win with Mimosa Nightshade ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mimosa Nightshade card is $7.72 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Nidhoggr - 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.

   Nidhoggr 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 one match by @doombot75, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nidhoggr card is $15.93 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: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   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 7 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @exceptionals's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $1.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   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 7 games.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 7 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @viniciotricolor's previous battle, where they won 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.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 60.00% [21/35]
   

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

   • This splinter performed well with the Armored Up ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Death splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 6 of those matches.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 56.67% [17/30]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 4 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • Earth splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 5 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 50.00% [13/26]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Blood and Sunder ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Life splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune