---
name: "Saber Ants"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "MMQ-267"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "9c3c9a22-e092-4845-b661-047590746498"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/saber-ants-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Saber Ants
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you may create that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.

> *They stay on the battlefield only long enough to consume the losers.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ant Queen](/printing/ant-queen-mm2.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Hornet Nest](/printing/hornet-nest-pio.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Rise of the Ants](/printing/rise-of-the-ants-mid.md) — Sorcery
4. [Symbiotic Beast](/printing/symbiotic-beast-plst.md) — Creature — Insect Beast
5. [Living Hive](/printing/living-hive-mrd.md) — Creature — Elemental Insect
6. [Ant-Man's Army](/printing/ant-mans-army-msh.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #MMQ-267
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `not_legal`