Lonis, Cryptozoologist
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.
How Lonis decks play in EDH
Lonis, Cryptozoologist is a Simic commander in blue and green costing GU, and its legendary creature - snake elf scout line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Lonis, Cryptozoologist decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $31.71Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (7)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Lonis, Cryptozoologist decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Lonis, Cryptozoologist deck?
Lonis, Cryptozoologist has a Simic colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Lonis, Cryptozoologist?
The cards played most often in Lonis, Cryptozoologist decks include Fateful Discovery, Elven Passage, Radagast of Rhosgobel. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Lonis, Cryptozoologist deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $31.71 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Lonis, Cryptozoologist deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.