Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Sep 17, 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?

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!

DIAMOND

WILD

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 118 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, September 17, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

Regal Peryton - Earth splinter Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Regal Peryton is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition. The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Regal Peryton appeared.
- It could be educational to watch @zoro7's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Regal Peryton card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Elemental Phoenix - Fire splinter Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Elemental Phoenix is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition. The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Elemental Phoenix appeared.
- You may find it educational to view @gelo05's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Elemental Phoenix card is $11.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Arcane Skinwalker - Neutral splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Arcane Skinwalker is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition. In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Arcane Skinwalker appeared.
- You may want to observe @jakkalreborn's previous battle to see how they beat their foe with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Arcane Skinwalker card is $0.76 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. Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]

Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition. In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.

* Grimbardun Smith did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
* It could be enlightening to see @wildbeastie's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
* The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $3.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Spirit Hoarder - Neutral splinter Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
Spirit Hoarder is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Spirit Hoarder won.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @twisted-jester's battle history, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Spirit Hoarder card is $0.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 11 games where Merdaali Guardian triumphed.
- When used in combination with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Merdaali Guardian earned 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Chanseus the Great - Life splinter Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition. The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Chanseus the Great appeared.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, study @trifenix's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $5.31 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition. The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Franz Ruffmane appeared.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @voazena's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Franz Ruffmane card is $0.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Selenia Sky - 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.

Selenia Sky is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition. The card at level 4 was used in one match by @hatoto, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Selenia Sky card is $8.24 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. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]

Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition. The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 7 games where Conqueror Jacek triumphed.

* It could be educational to study @zenlead's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
* When used in combination with the Weak Magic ruleset, Conqueror Jacek earned 2 wins.
* The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $1.26 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Thaddius Brood - Death splinter Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Thaddius Brood triumphed.
- If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @terrorisero's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter Win rate: 58.06% [18/31]
Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition. The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 18 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
- You could take a moment to watch @johnnysniffles's battle history to learn how they beat their foes 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $1.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Fire Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
- This splinter performed well with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
Death Win rate: 56.36% [31/55]
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