Grinning Ignus
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Creature — Elemental
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #104 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.24 USD
{R}, Return this creature to its owner's hand: Add {C}{C}{R}. Activate only as a sorcery.
Grinning Ignus has 4 printings, first in Future Sight (2007). EDHREC ranks it #8,397 among Commander cards. It appears most in Norin the Wary decks (2,497 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Grinning Ignus most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Norin the Wary: 2,497 decks
- Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty: 944 decks
- Vadrok, Apex of Thunder: 376 decks
- Godo, Bandit Warlord: 276 decks
- Urabrask // The Great Work: 269 decks
- Squee, the Immortal: 197 decks
- Captain Ripley Vance: 188 decks
- Slash, Reptile Rampager: 93 decks
Often played with Grinning Ignus
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Although Grinning Ignus's ability has a timing restriction, it's still a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and it can't be responded to.
- : If you cast Grinning Ignus during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you'll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.
- : If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you'll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.
- : Although Grinning Ignus's ability has a timing restriction, it's still a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and it can't be responded to.