---
name: "Lonis, Cryptozoologist"
mana_cost: "{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Snake Elf Scout"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "215"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Andrew Mar"
oracle_id: "0ee06ed0-717a-4bfa-b634-d00e013c1f16"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lonis-cryptozoologist-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lonis, Cryptozoologist
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Snake Elf Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drownyard Explorers](/printing/drownyard-explorers-soi.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Zoologist](/printing/zoologist-ody.md) — Creature — Human Druid
3. [Lazav, Wearer of Faces](/printing/lazav-wearer-of-faces-pmkm.md) — Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter Detective
4. [Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth](/printing/eloise-nephalia-sleuth-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Innocuous Researcher](/printing/innocuous-researcher-mkc.md) — Creature — Centaur Detective
6. [Lonis, Genetics Expert](/printing/lonis-genetics-expert-clu.md) — Legendary Creature — Snake Elf Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #215
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Andrew Mar
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`