Grinning Ignus
Modern Masters 118 • uncommon
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- James Kei
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
red mana, Return this creature to its owner's hand: Add colorless mana colorless mana red mana. Activate only as a sorcery.
"Take care what you offer the ignus. Food, perhaps. Coins. But nothing flammable!"— Stovic, village eccentric
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grinning Ignus was originally printed in the 2007 set Future Sight, designed to showcase experimental mechanics and unconventional design space within the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The creature reflects the set's aesthetic of temporal anomaly, featuring a flickering, elemental form that plays into the red color identity of temporary, high-energy resource exchange. Its design centers on a recursive ability that rewards players for finding ways to manipulate mana costs and enter-the-battlefield triggers.
The Modern Masters version, released in 2013, brought the card back into the spotlight as part of a curated set designed to reintroduce staples of the Modern format to players. This reprint featured updated card frames and foil treatments consistent with the premium nature of the Modern Masters line. The card is frequently studied by players for its utility in combo-centric decks, where its ability to return to the hand provides a stable engine for triggering other effects.
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