---
name: "Release the Ants"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Clash"]
set: "MOR"
set_name: "Morningtide"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "b420e429-9dec-4993-a45f-3458795e5cbe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/release-the-ants-mor"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Release the Ants
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Clash

## Oracle Text
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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lash Out](/printing/lash-out-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Adder-Staff Boggart](/printing/adder-staff-boggart-lrw.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
3. [Titan's Revenge](/printing/titans-revenge-mor.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mana Clash](/printing/mana-clash-9ed.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fire Juggler](/printing/fire-juggler-mor.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
6. [Deal Damage](/printing/deal-damage-unh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Morningtide (MOR) #98
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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