Release the Ants

Mana cost

Mana value2TypeInstant Color identity

Red RarityUncommon SetMorningtide (MOR) ArtistRon Spencer Price€0.21 · foil €1.36 · $0.16

About this card

Release the Ants is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: red). First printed in Morningtide (2008); 2 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: removal. Legal in Commander, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cardmarket price: €0.21.

Release the Ants

Instant

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.)

Name in each language

FrançaisLâcher de fourmisEnglishRelease the AntsEspañolLiberar las hormigasDeutschDie Ameisen loslassenItalianoLiberare le FormichePortuguêsLiberar as Formigas日本語蟻の解き放ち

Clash

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulLegal

Rulings

2008-04-01
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.

2008-04-01
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.