Art by Andrew Mar
Lonis, Cryptozoologist
Legendary Creature — Snake Elf Scout
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.
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Average Mana Curve
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Most Played With Lonis, Cryptozoologist (177)
Sol Ring
71% of decks · $1.38
Tamiyo's Journal
57% of decks · $2.69
Llanowar Elves
57% of decks · $0.33
Wavesifter
56% of decks · $0.30
Shimmer Dragon
55% of decks · $0.35
Reclamation Sage
54% of decks · $0.35
Thought Monitor
53% of decks · $0.35
Rise and Shine
51% of decks · $0.37
Sarinth Steelseeker
51% of decks · $0.26
Tangletrove Kelp
51% of decks · $0.38
Arcane Signet
50% of decks · $0.49
Beast Within
49% of decks · $0.68
Counterspell
49% of decks · $4.28
Kappa Cannoneer
48% of decks · $0.40
Elvish Mystic
48% of decks · $5.25
Ethereal Investigator
46% of decks · $0.40
Urza, Lord High Artificer
45% of decks · $16.18
Panharmonicon
44% of decks · $6.57
Cyberdrive Awakener
44% of decks · $1.57
Birds of Paradise
43% of decks · $9.03
Starfield Vocalist
43% of decks · $2.75
Forensic Gadgeteer
41% of decks · $2.91
Peregrin Took
39% of decks · $1.12
Wood Elves
37% of decks · $0.27
Tireless Provisioner
37% of decks · $4.18
Ghostly Flicker
37% of decks · $2.66
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
37% of decks · $0.34
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35% of decks · $0.42
Beast Whisperer
35% of decks · $9.08
Fyndhorn Elves
35% of decks · $2.04
Mechanized Production
35% of decks · $3.05
Five Hundred Year Diary
33% of decks · $0.36
Mulldrifter
32% of decks · $0.36
Ongoing Investigation
32% of decks · $0.22
Idol of Oblivion
31% of decks · $3.29
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
30% of decks
Heroic Intervention
29% of decks · $17.55
Pongify
28% of decks · $3.12
Confront the Unknown
28% of decks · $0.09
Second Harvest
27% of decks · $5.36
Kiora's Follower
27% of decks · $0.34
Cultivate
27% of decks · $0.45
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26% of decks · $3.16
Thoughtcast
26% of decks · $3.33
Negate
26% of decks · $0.24
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
26% of decks · $0.28
Neoform
24% of decks · $0.96
Teething Wurmlet
24% of decks · $0.33
Elvish Visionary
23% of decks · $0.26
Rapid Hybridization
23% of decks · $0.78
Lonis, Genetics Expert
22% of decks · $5.01
Simic Signet
22% of decks · $0.39
Temur Sabertooth
22% of decks · $2.90
Farhaven Elf
22% of decks · $0.22
Reality Shift
21% of decks · $0.35
Memory Lapse
21% of decks · $0.59
Seedborn Muse
21% of decks · $18.57
Cyclonic Rift
21% of decks · $39.16
Oko, Thief of Crowns
21% of decks · $5.51
Displace
21% of decks · $0.33
Rampant Growth
21% of decks · $1.25
Deadeye Navigator
21% of decks · $3.95
Parallel Lives
21% of decks · $39.73
Esix, Fractal Bloom
20% of decks · $0.48
Talisman of Curiosity
20% of decks · $0.56
Universal Surveillance
20% of decks · $0.24
Rampage of the Clans
20% of decks · $0.39
Timeless Witness
20% of decks · $0.37
Guardian Project
19% of decks · $15.41
Growth Spiral
19% of decks · $0.32
Essence Flux
19% of decks · $1.93
Lightning Greaves
19% of decks · $4.00
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
18% of decks · $28.78
Root Out
18% of decks · $0.27
Sink into Stupor
18% of decks
Arcane Denial
18% of decks · $2.03
Virtue of Knowledge
17% of decks
Swan Song
17% of decks · $10.60
Mystic Snake
17% of decks · $1.43
Gala Greeters
17% of decks · $1.97
Conjurer's Closet
17% of decks · $4.12
Peregrine Drake
17% of decks · $0.25
Stridehangar Automaton
16% of decks · $2.59
Hydroelectric Specimen
16% of decks
Nature's Lore
16% of decks · $2.22
The Third Doctor
16% of decks · $0.32
Glasspool Mimic
16% of decks
Venser, Shaper Savant
16% of decks · $1.14
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
16% of decks
Deduce
16% of decks · $0.22
Displaced Dinosaurs
16% of decks · $12.51
Frilled Mystic
16% of decks · $0.21
Rhystic Study
15% of decks · $69.59
Confirm Suspicions
15% of decks · $0.32
Bala Ged Recovery
15% of decks
Delighted Halfling
15% of decks · $25.14
Haywire Mite
15% of decks · $0.53
Fierce Guardianship
15% of decks · $63.65
Follow the Bodies
15% of decks · $0.31
Eldritch Evolution
15% of decks · $4.18
Worldly Tutor
15% of decks · $31.16
Fabricate
14% of decks · $10.36
Displacer Kitten
14% of decks · $34.30
Chord of Calling
14% of decks · $8.00
Kodama's Reach
14% of decks · $1.83
Thought Vessel
14% of decks
Lantern of Insight
14% of decks · $3.06
Swiftfoot Boots
13% of decks
Trail of Evidence
13% of decks · $0.34
Whir of Invention
13% of decks · $5.53
Mystic Remora
13% of decks · $15.08
Finale of Devastation
13% of decks · $32.45
Disruption Protocol
13% of decks · $0.28
Three Visits
13% of decks · $5.54
Resculpt
12% of decks · $0.33
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
12% of decks · $0.50
Mana Drain
12% of decks · $56.89
Hard Evidence
12% of decks · $0.23
Birthing Pod
12% of decks · $12.12
Farseek
12% of decks · $0.46
Doubling Season
11% of decks · $35.33
Evacuation
11% of decks · $0.29
Spirit Water Revival
11% of decks · $0.58
Mirrorform
11% of decks · $2.33
They Went This Way
11% of decks · $0.25
Familiar's Ruse
10% of decks · $0.74
Noxious Revival
10% of decks · $7.25
Weirding Wood
10% of decks · $0.33
Waterbender's Restoration
9% of decks · $3.86
Aetherize
9% of decks · $0.49
Reshape
9% of decks · $4.39
Expel from Orazca
9% of decks · $0.29
Worldwalker Helm
9% of decks · $4.75
Codex Shredder
9% of decks · $0.35
Green Sun's Zenith
9% of decks · $31.42
Nature's Claim
9% of decks · $1.34
Nettlecyst
9% of decks · $4.26
Krark-Clan Ironworks
9% of decks · $16.45
Planar Incision
8% of decks · $0.35
Reverse Engineer
8% of decks · $0.18
Ghoulcaller's Bell
8% of decks · $0.30
Wilderness Reclamation
8% of decks · $3.33
Secrets of the Key
8% of decks · $0.21
Teferi's Time Twist
8% of decks · $0.33
Nature's Rhythm
8% of decks · $5.35
Force of Will
8% of decks · $59.96
Moonlit Meditation
8% of decks · $0.47
Wild Growth
8% of decks · $0.59
Curse of the Swine
8% of decks · $0.30
Expedition Map
8% of decks · $1.44
Blur
7% of decks · $0.35
Mox Amber
7% of decks · $86.61
Double Major
7% of decks · $2.64
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7% of decks
Cloudstone Curio
7% of decks · $17.51
Illusionist's Bracers
7% of decks · $6.63
Mox Opal
7% of decks · $236.10
Force of Negation
7% of decks · $50.63
Intruder Alarm
7% of decks · $5.75
Magnifying Glass
7% of decks · $0.22
Lotus Petal
6% of decks
Sylvan Library
6% of decks · $28.62
Crop Rotation
6% of decks · $3.88
Veil of Summer
6% of decks · $4.59
Mystical Tutor
6% of decks · $19.16
Snap
6% of decks · $3.97
Fae Offering
6% of decks · $0.26
Utopia Sprawl
6% of decks · $2.19
Brainstorm
6% of decks · $0.57
Stoic Rebuttal
6% of decks · $0.30
Doppelgang
6% of decks · $1.63
Crystal Shard
6% of decks · $1.82
Transmutation Font
5% of decks · $2.08
The One Ring
5% of decks · $116.27
On the Trail
5% of decks · $4.44
Curious Inquiry
5% of decks · $0.27
Chrome Mox
5% of decks · $166.69
New Cards
Fateful Discovery
13% of decks · $3.23
Elven Passage
6% of decks · $0.76
Simulacrum Shaper
6% of decks · $1.75
Radagast of Rhosgobel
5% of decks · $1.97
Elrond, Moon-Reader
3% of decks · $1.71
Creatures (50)
Llanowar Elves
57% of decks · $0.33
Wavesifter
56% of decks · $0.30
Shimmer Dragon
55% of decks · $0.35
Reclamation Sage
54% of decks · $0.35
Thought Monitor
53% of decks · $0.35
Sarinth Steelseeker
51% of decks · $0.26
Tangletrove Kelp
51% of decks · $0.38
Kappa Cannoneer
48% of decks · $0.40
Elvish Mystic
48% of decks · $5.25
Ethereal Investigator
46% of decks · $0.40
Urza, Lord High Artificer
45% of decks · $16.18
Cyberdrive Awakener
44% of decks · $1.57
Birds of Paradise
43% of decks · $9.03
Starfield Vocalist
43% of decks · $2.75
Forensic Gadgeteer
41% of decks · $2.91
Peregrin Took
39% of decks · $1.12
Wood Elves
37% of decks · $0.27
Tireless Provisioner
37% of decks · $4.18
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
37% of decks · $0.34
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35% of decks · $0.42
Beast Whisperer
35% of decks · $9.08
Fyndhorn Elves
35% of decks · $2.04
Mulldrifter
32% of decks · $0.36
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
30% of decks
Kiora's Follower
27% of decks · $0.34
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
26% of decks · $0.28
Teething Wurmlet
24% of decks · $0.33
Elvish Visionary
23% of decks · $0.26
Lonis, Genetics Expert
22% of decks · $5.01
Temur Sabertooth
22% of decks · $2.90
Farhaven Elf
22% of decks · $0.22
Seedborn Muse
21% of decks · $18.57
Deadeye Navigator
21% of decks · $3.95
Esix, Fractal Bloom
20% of decks · $0.48
Timeless Witness
20% of decks · $0.37
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
18% of decks · $28.78
Mystic Snake
17% of decks · $1.43
Gala Greeters
17% of decks · $1.97
Peregrine Drake
17% of decks · $0.25
Stridehangar Automaton
16% of decks · $2.59
Hydroelectric Specimen
16% of decks
The Third Doctor
16% of decks · $0.32
Glasspool Mimic
16% of decks
Venser, Shaper Savant
16% of decks · $1.14
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
16% of decks
Displaced Dinosaurs
16% of decks · $12.51
Frilled Mystic
16% of decks · $0.21
Delighted Halfling
15% of decks · $25.14
Haywire Mite
15% of decks · $0.53
Displacer Kitten
14% of decks · $34.30
Instants (50)
Beast Within
49% of decks · $0.68
Counterspell
49% of decks · $4.28
Ghostly Flicker
37% of decks · $2.66
Heroic Intervention
29% of decks · $17.55
Pongify
28% of decks · $3.12
Confront the Unknown
28% of decks · $0.09
Second Harvest
27% of decks · $5.36
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26% of decks · $3.16
Negate
26% of decks · $0.24
Rapid Hybridization
23% of decks · $0.78
Reality Shift
21% of decks · $0.35
Memory Lapse
21% of decks · $0.59
Cyclonic Rift
21% of decks · $39.16
Displace
21% of decks · $0.33
Rampage of the Clans
20% of decks · $0.39
Growth Spiral
19% of decks · $0.32
Essence Flux
19% of decks · $1.93
Sink into Stupor
18% of decks
Arcane Denial
18% of decks · $2.03
Swan Song
17% of decks · $10.60
Deduce
16% of decks · $0.22
Confirm Suspicions
15% of decks · $0.32
Fierce Guardianship
15% of decks · $63.65
Worldly Tutor
15% of decks · $31.16
Chord of Calling
14% of decks · $8.00
Whir of Invention
13% of decks · $5.53
Disruption Protocol
13% of decks · $0.28
Resculpt
12% of decks · $0.33
Mana Drain
12% of decks · $56.89
Evacuation
11% of decks · $0.29
Mirrorform
11% of decks · $2.33
Familiar's Ruse
10% of decks · $0.74
Noxious Revival
10% of decks · $7.25
Waterbender's Restoration
9% of decks · $3.86
Aetherize
9% of decks · $0.49
Expel from Orazca
9% of decks · $0.29
Nature's Claim
9% of decks · $1.34
Planar Incision
8% of decks · $0.35
Secrets of the Key
8% of decks · $0.21
Teferi's Time Twist
8% of decks · $0.33
Force of Will
8% of decks · $59.96
Blur
7% of decks · $0.35
Double Major
7% of decks · $2.64
Force of Negation
7% of decks · $50.63
Crop Rotation
6% of decks · $3.88
Veil of Summer
6% of decks · $4.59
Mystical Tutor
6% of decks · $19.16
Snap
6% of decks · $3.97
Brainstorm
6% of decks · $0.57
Stoic Rebuttal
6% of decks · $0.30
Sorceries (25)
Rise and Shine
51% of decks · $0.37
Cultivate
27% of decks · $0.45
Thoughtcast
26% of decks · $3.33
Neoform
24% of decks · $0.96
Rampant Growth
21% of decks · $1.25
Universal Surveillance
20% of decks · $0.24
Root Out
18% of decks · $0.27
Nature's Lore
16% of decks · $2.22
Bala Ged Recovery
15% of decks
Follow the Bodies
15% of decks · $0.31
Eldritch Evolution
15% of decks · $4.18
Fabricate
14% of decks · $10.36
Kodama's Reach
14% of decks · $1.83
Finale of Devastation
13% of decks · $32.45
Three Visits
13% of decks · $5.54
Hard Evidence
12% of decks · $0.23
Farseek
12% of decks · $0.46
Spirit Water Revival
11% of decks · $0.58
They Went This Way
11% of decks · $0.25
Reshape
9% of decks · $4.39
Green Sun's Zenith
9% of decks · $31.42
Reverse Engineer
8% of decks · $0.18
Nature's Rhythm
8% of decks · $5.35
Curse of the Swine
8% of decks · $0.30
Doppelgang
6% of decks · $1.63
Utility Artifacts (20)
Tamiyo's Journal
57% of decks · $2.69
Panharmonicon
44% of decks · $6.57
Idol of Oblivion
31% of decks · $3.29
Lightning Greaves
19% of decks · $4.00
Conjurer's Closet
17% of decks · $4.12
Lantern of Insight
14% of decks · $3.06
Swiftfoot Boots
13% of decks
Birthing Pod
12% of decks · $12.12
Worldwalker Helm
9% of decks · $4.75
Codex Shredder
9% of decks · $0.35
Nettlecyst
9% of decks · $4.26
Krark-Clan Ironworks
9% of decks · $16.45
Ghoulcaller's Bell
8% of decks · $0.30
Expedition Map
8% of decks · $1.44
Cloudstone Curio
7% of decks · $17.51
Illusionist's Bracers
7% of decks · $6.63
Magnifying Glass
7% of decks · $0.22
Crystal Shard
6% of decks · $1.82
Transmutation Font
5% of decks · $2.08
The One Ring
5% of decks · $116.27
Mana Artifacts (10)
Sol Ring
71% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
50% of decks · $0.49
Five Hundred Year Diary
33% of decks · $0.36
Simic Signet
22% of decks · $0.39
Talisman of Curiosity
20% of decks · $0.56
Thought Vessel
14% of decks
Mox Amber
7% of decks · $86.61
Mox Opal
7% of decks · $236.10
Lotus Petal
6% of decks
Chrome Mox
5% of decks · $166.69
Enchantments (20)
Mechanized Production
35% of decks · $3.05
Ongoing Investigation
32% of decks · $0.22
Parallel Lives
21% of decks · $39.73
Guardian Project
19% of decks · $15.41
Virtue of Knowledge
17% of decks
Rhystic Study
15% of decks · $69.59
Trail of Evidence
13% of decks · $0.34
Mystic Remora
13% of decks · $15.08
Doubling Season
11% of decks · $35.33
Weirding Wood
10% of decks · $0.33
Wilderness Reclamation
8% of decks · $3.33
Moonlit Meditation
8% of decks · $0.47
Wild Growth
8% of decks · $0.59
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7% of decks
Intruder Alarm
7% of decks · $5.75
Sylvan Library
6% of decks · $28.62
Fae Offering
6% of decks · $0.26
Utopia Sprawl
6% of decks · $2.19
On the Trail
5% of decks · $4.44
Curious Inquiry
5% of decks · $0.27
Planeswalkers (2)
Oko, Thief of Crowns
21% of decks · $5.51
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
12% of decks · $0.50
Utility Lands (29)
Reliquary Tower
44% of decks
Archway of Innovation
37% of decks
Boseiju, Who Endures
24% of decks
Dryad Arbor
24% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
23% of decks
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22% of decks
Seat of the Synod
21% of decks
Alchemist's Refuge
20% of decks
Tree of Tales
19% of decks
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
18% of decks
Inventors' Fair
17% of decks
Urza's Saga
16% of decks
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15% of decks
Mistrise Village
10% of decks
Mystic Sanctuary
10% of decks
Maze of Ith
9% of decks
Shifting Woodland
7% of decks
Temple of the False God
7% of decks
The Shire
7% of decks
Wirewood Lodge
7% of decks
Scavenger Grounds
7% of decks
Gaea's Cradle
6% of decks
Evendo, Waking Haven
6% of decks
Ancient Tomb
6% of decks
Labyrinth of Skophos
6% of decks
Academy Ruins
6% of decks
Fomori Vault
6% of decks
Buried Ruin
5% of decks
Darksteel Citadel
5% of decks
Lands (50)
Forest
96% of decks
Island
96% of decks
Command Tower
88% of decks
Hinterland Harbor
65% of decks
Yavimaya Coast
62% of decks
Breeding Pool
55% of decks
Dreamroot Cascade
50% of decks
Rejuvenating Springs
49% of decks
Flooded Grove
46% of decks
Simic Growth Chamber
40% of decks
Temple of Mystery
38% of decks
Vineglimmer Snarl
37% of decks
Misty Rainforest
36% of decks
Exotic Orchard
33% of decks
Barkchannel Pathway
29% of decks
Waterlogged Grove
26% of decks
Hedge Maze
26% of decks
Willowrush Verge
22% of decks
Tanglepool Bridge
20% of decks
Botanical Sanctum
18% of decks
Sodden Verdure
18% of decks
Sink into Stupor
18% of decks
Overflowing Basin
18% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
16% of decks
Glasspool Mimic
16% of decks
Evolving Wilds
15% of decks
Bala Ged Recovery
15% of decks
Tangled Islet
15% of decks
Tropical Island
15% of decks
Kitchen
14% of decks
Thornwood Falls
12% of decks
Path of Ancestry
12% of decks
Flooded Strand
12% of decks
Windswept Heath
12% of decks
Fabled Passage
12% of decks
Turbulent Wilderness
11% of decks
Myriad Landscape
10% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of decks
Polluted Delta
10% of decks
Wooded Foothills
10% of decks
Scalding Tarn
9% of decks
Verdant Catacombs
9% of decks
Rimewood Falls
8% of decks
Prismatic Vista
8% of decks
Disciple of Freyalise
8% of decks
Spire of Industry
7% of decks
Rain-Slicked Copse
7% of decks
Tangled Florahedron
6% of decks
Quandrix Campus
6% of decks
Simic Guildgate
6% of decks
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