Grinning Ignus
Strixhaven: School of Mages 104 • uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 104
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Alayna Danner
- Market price
- $0.25
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.
On rare occasions, a Prismari student will summon an elemental that shows such promise that it's permitted to stay and enroll.
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 released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set centers on a magical university setting, featuring five distinct colleges of magic, with this elemental creature appearing as an uncommon card within the red color alignment. It serves as a callback to a classic card from the 2004 Champions of Kamigawa set, maintaining the mechanical identity of an elemental that can be returned to its owner's hand to generate mana, fitting the theme of spell-heavy gameplay prevalent in the Strixhaven design.
The card features artwork by Alayna Danner, a prominent illustrator within the franchise known for her vibrant, atmospheric landscapes and creature designs. Danner’s interpretation of the Ignus emphasizes its fiery, unstable nature, capturing the character mid-animation to reflect its ability to phase in and out of the battlefield. Upon its release, the card saw significant competitive interest due to its synergy with storm-based and mana-acceleration strategies, solidifying its reputation as a deceptively potent utility creature despite its modest rarity.
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