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.

STX · #104 · en
Grinning Ignus
Creature — Elemental
{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.
PLN regular0,13 zł
PLN foil0,77 zł
PLN etched—
Dane wydruku
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)
- Data wydania
- 2021-04-23
- Rzadkość
- Uncommon
- Artysta
- Alayna Danner
- Mana value
- 3.000
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 2
- Layout / frame
- normal / 2015
- Foil / nonfoil
- foil nonfoil
- Scryfall ID
- cfa04897-6438-45e5-a10b-2e8afaf2b9eb
- Oracle ID
- eca27964-accc-46cc-8aff-a06183e61e9c
Legalność formatów
StandardniedozwolonaFuture StandardniedozwolonaHistoriclegalnaTimelesslegalnaGladiatorlegalnaPioneerlegalnaModernlegalnaLegacylegalnaPauperlegalnaVintagelegalnaPenny DreadfullegalnaCommanderlegalnaOathbreakerlegalnaStandard BrawlniedozwolonaBrawllegalnaCompetitive BrawllegalnaAlchemyniedozwolonaPauper CommanderlegalnaDuel CommanderlegalnaOld School 93/94niedozwolonaPremodernniedozwolonaPreDHlegalnaTiny Leaders: Rebornlegalna
Rulings
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.
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.
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