"Take care what you offer the ignus. Food, perhaps. Coins. But nothing flammable!"
—Stovic, village eccentric

Grinning Ignus

{R}, Return this creature to its owner's hand: Add {C}{C}{R}. 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.

Strixhaven: School of Mages

Time Spiral Remastered

{R}, Return Grinning Ignus to its owner's hand: Add {C}{C}{R}. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Modern Masters

{R}, Return Grinning Ignus to its owner's hand: Add {2}{R} to your mana pool. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Future Sight

{R}, Return Grinning Ignus to its owner's hand: Add {2}{R} to your mana pool. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery.

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.