---
name: "Carrion Ants"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "4ED"
set_name: "Fourth Edition"
collector_number: "125"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Richard Thomas"
oracle_id: "87bc6be7-4734-4a11-806e-e9e4f5616fe0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/carrion-ants-4ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Carrion Ants
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/1

## Oracle Text
{1}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nantuko Shade](/printing/nantuko-shade-tor.md) — Creature — Insect Shade
2. [Carrion](/printing/carrion-mir.md) — Instant
3. [Carrion Feeder](/printing/carrion-feeder-dde.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Perilous Shadow](/printing/perilous-shadow-rtr.md) — Creature — Insect Shade
5. [Carrion Howler](/printing/carrion-howler-rav.md) — Creature — Zombie Wolf
6. [Sewer Rats](/printing/sewer-rats-mir.md) — Creature — Rat

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fourth Edition (4ED) #125
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Richard Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`