Release the Ants
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Morningtide #98 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.16 USD
Release the Ants deals 1 damage to any target. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Release the Ants to its owner's hand. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Release the Ants has 2 printings, first in Morningtide (2008). EDHREC ranks it #27,630 among Commander cards. It appears most in Okaun, Eye of Chaos decks (2 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Release the Ants most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos: 2 decks
- Ryan Sinclair
Often played with Release the Ants
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If the spell is countered or doesn't resolve for any reason (for example, if all its targets become illegal), none of its effects happen. There is no clash, and the spell card won't be returned to your hand.
- : If you win the clash, the spell moves from the stack to your hand as part of its resolution. It never hits the graveyard. If you don't win the clash, the spell is put into the graveyard from the stack as normal.