Realistically, the real power from conjure animals comes from the "summon a horde of beasts" aspect of it. Without that, most choices are going to be pretty underwhelming. If you're looking to avoid the "swarm" aspect of it, I'd probably just go with single cr2 creatures, like giant crayfish, polar bear, or giant elk
Sounds like good advice, thanks!
I limit it to things the character would have realistically encountered before.
It could be fun to create/search for a d100 roll table for what they get, where there's a small chance to get something "broken".
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