wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #98
Release the Ants
mor·#98·uncommon·foil
Illus. Ron Spencer
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wishlisted
Feb '08
18 yr ago
Value
$2.67+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $1.67 · low $1.67
Volatility · stable
EUR€0.99USD$1.67TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #26,279 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
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.)
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
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.
Context
Last observed at $1.67, stable around $1.67 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.67 across 41 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $1.67.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MOR — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Morningtide* (released February 2008).
Card #98 in Morningtide.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Clash.
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Penny, Predh, Legacy, and Modern.
EDHrec ranks this card #26,279 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Ron Spencer.
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