diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/spells/OpIgnite.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/spells/OpIgnite.kt
index 4e6e7d345..eeb7fae5c 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/spells/OpIgnite.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/spells/OpIgnite.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.RenderedSpell
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.castables.SpellAction
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.eval.CastingEnvironment
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.getBlockPos
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.getEntity
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.EntityIota
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.Iota
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.Vec3Iota
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.mishaps.MishapInvalidIota
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.misc.MediaConstants
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.ktxt.UseOnContext
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.xplat.IXplatAbstractions
@@ -13,6 +17,7 @@ import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer
 import net.minecraft.world.InteractionHand
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Item
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Items
@@ -25,17 +30,30 @@ object OpIgnite : SpellAction {
             args: List<Iota>,
             env: CastingEnvironment
     ): SpellAction.Result {
-        val target = args.getBlockPos(0, argc)
-        env.assertPosInRangeForEditing(target)
-
-        return SpellAction.Result(
-            Spell(target),
-            MediaConstants.DUST_UNIT,
-            listOf(ParticleSpray.burst(Vec3.atCenterOf(BlockPos(target)), 1.0))
-        )
+        when (val target = args[0]) {
+            is EntityIota -> {
+                val entity = args.getEntity(0, argc)
+                env.assertEntityInRange(entity)
+                return SpellAction.Result(
+                    EntitySpell(entity),
+                    MediaConstants.DUST_UNIT,
+                    listOf(ParticleSpray.burst(entity.position(), 1.0))
+                )
+            }
+            is Vec3Iota -> {
+                val block = args.getBlockPos(0, argc)
+                env.assertPosInRangeForEditing(block)
+                return SpellAction.Result(
+                    BlockSpell(block),
+                    MediaConstants.DUST_UNIT,
+                    listOf(ParticleSpray.burst(Vec3.atCenterOf(BlockPos(block)), 1.0))
+                )
+            }
+            else -> throw MishapInvalidIota.ofType(target, 0, "entity_or_vector")
+        }
     }
 
-    private data class Spell(val pos: BlockPos) : RenderedSpell {
+    private data class BlockSpell(val pos: BlockPos) : RenderedSpell {
         override fun cast(env: CastingEnvironment) {
             // help
             if (!tryToClick(env, pos, Items.FIRE_CHARGE)) {
@@ -56,4 +74,10 @@ object OpIgnite : SpellAction {
                 ).consumesAction()
         }
     }
-}
+
+    private data class EntitySpell(val entity: Entity) : RenderedSpell {
+        override fun cast(env: CastingEnvironment) {
+            entity.setSecondsOnFire(8)
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Common/src/main/resources/assets/hexcasting/lang/en_us.flatten.json5 b/Common/src/main/resources/assets/hexcasting/lang/en_us.flatten.json5
index cf89613f5..784494f1c 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/resources/assets/hexcasting/lang/en_us.flatten.json5
+++ b/Common/src/main/resources/assets/hexcasting/lang/en_us.flatten.json5
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@
             living: "a living entity",
           },
           
+          entity_or_vector: "an entity or a vector",
+          
           unknown: "(unknown, uh-oh, this is a bug)",
         },
         
@@ -1834,7 +1836,7 @@
         conjure_light: "Conjure a magical light that softly glows with my pigment at the given position. Costs about one $(l:items/amethyst)$(item)Amethyst Dust/$.",
         bonemeal: "Encourage a plant or sapling at the target position to grow, as if $(item)Bonemeal/$ was applied. Costs a bit more than one $(l:items/amethyst)$(item)Amethyst Dust/$.",
         edify: "Forcibly infuse _media into the sapling at the target position, causing it to grow into an $(l:items/edified)$(thing)Edified Tree/$. Costs about one $(l:items/amethyst)$(item)Charged Amethyst/$.",
-        ignite: "Start a fire on top of the given location, as if a $(item)Fire Charge/$ was applied. Costs about one $(l:items/amethyst)$(item)Amethyst Dust/$.",
+        ignite: "Start a fire on top of the given location, as if a $(item)Fire Charge/$ was applied, or sets fire to a creature. Costs about one $(l:items/amethyst)$(item)Amethyst Dust/$.",
         extinguish: "Extinguish blocks in a large area. Costs about six $(l:items/amethyst)$(item)Amethyst Dust/$.",
       },
       
diff --git a/Common/src/main/resources/assets/hexcasting/patchouli_books/thehexbook/en_us/entries/patterns/spells/blockworks.json b/Common/src/main/resources/assets/hexcasting/patchouli_books/thehexbook/en_us/entries/patterns/spells/blockworks.json
index 7a414d9ea..f39e871d4 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/resources/assets/hexcasting/patchouli_books/thehexbook/en_us/entries/patterns/spells/blockworks.json
+++ b/Common/src/main/resources/assets/hexcasting/patchouli_books/thehexbook/en_us/entries/patterns/spells/blockworks.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       "type": "hexcasting:pattern",
       "op_id": "hexcasting:ignite",
       "anchor": "hexcasting:ignite",
-      "input": "vector",
+      "input": "entity | vector",
       "output": "",
       "text": "hexcasting.page.blockworks.ignite"
     },
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@
       "text": "hexcasting.page.blockworks.extinguish"
     }
   ]
-}
+}
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