Lonis, Cryptozoologist
- Mana cost
- {G}{U}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Snake Elf Scout
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 2
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2 #204 (rare)
- Price
- $0.34 USD
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, investigate.
{T}, Sacrifice X Clues: Target opponent reveals the top X cards of their library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield under your control. That player puts the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order.
Lonis, Cryptozoologist has 6 printings, first in The List (2021). EDHREC ranks it #5,345 among Commander cards. It appears most in Morska, Undersea Sleuth decks (5,524 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Lonis, Cryptozoologist
- Deep Clue Sea - Murders at Karlov Manor Commander, led by Morska, Undersea Sleuth
Commanders that run Lonis, Cryptozoologist most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Morska, Undersea Sleuth: 5,524 decks
- Sophia, Dogged Detective: 1,863 decks
- Rashmi and Ragavan: 883 decks
- Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar: 835 decks
- Lonis, Genetics Expert: 617 decks
- The Fourth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith: 453 decks
- Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy: 416 decks
- Momir Vig, Simic Visionary: 341 decks
Often played with Lonis, Cryptozoologist
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You can't sacrifice a Clue to activate its own ability and also to activate the ability of Lonis, Cryptozoologist.
- : The token is named Clue Token and has the artifact subtype Clue. Clue isn't a creature type.
- : The tokens are normal artifacts. For example, one can be sacrificed to activate the ability of Breya's Apprentice and one can be the target of Break Ties.