Lonis, Cryptozoologist
Legendary Creature β Snake Elf Scout
Lonis, Cryptozoologist
Legendary Creature β Snake Elf Scout
Card Text
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, investigate.
, 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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Green, Blue
- Color Identity
- Green, Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 1 / 2
- EDHREC Rank
- #4,695
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (30)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #215 | rare | en | Andrew Mar | $0.23 | β |
| The List (PLST) | #MH2-204 | rare | en | Andrew Mar | $0.31 | β |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) | #703 | rare | en | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | en | Andrew Mar | $0.26 | $0.34 |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | en | Andrew Mar | $0.23 | $1.04 |
| Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) | #204s | rare | en | Andrew Mar | β | $1.80 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #215 | rare | de | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | de | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | de | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | es | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | es | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #215 | rare | fr | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | fr | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | fr | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #215 | rare | it | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | it | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | it | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #215 | rare | ja | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | ja | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | ja | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | ko | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | ko | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | pt | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | pt | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | ru | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | ru | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | zhs | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | zhs | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #204 | rare | zht | Andrew Mar | β | β |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) | #370 | rare | zht | Andrew Mar | β | β |
Official Rulings (3)
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.
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