Release the Ants

Morningtide · #98 · uncommon · EN

$0.10 · Foil $0.30

cheapest of 58 store offers · see all

market $0.16 · Foil $1.89

Mana cost: {1}{R}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Removal, Draw, Burn

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.)

Artist: Ron Spencer

Released: 2008-02-01

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.16
  • TCGplayer foil: $1.89
  • Cardmarket: €0.21
  • Cardmarket foil: €1.36
  • MTGO tix: 0.03
$1.89$0.10
234 days of daily prices for Release the Ants: $0.10 to $0.16
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 234 days tracked · $0.10 → $0.16 (+60%) · low $0.10 · high $1.89
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Morningtide #98) in 9 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
McNabb GamesMP · yesterdayMPregular$0.10yesterday
CardTraderMP · todayMPregular€0.11today
CardTraderSP · todaySPregular€0.12today
The Comic HunterNM · 4 days agoNMregularCA$0.214 days ago
ManaPoolDM · todayDMregular$0.15today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.15today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.15today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.15today
House Of CardsNM · 7 days agoNMregularCA$0.257 days ago
401 GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$0.32today
ManaPoolHP · foil · todayHPfoil$0.30today
CardTraderHP · todayHPregular€0.35today
CardTraderHP · foil · todayHPfoil€0.43today
CardTraderMP · foil · todayMPfoil€0.88today
Magic StrongholdMP · foil · yesterdayMPfoilCA$1.40yesterday
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$1.00today
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$1.03today
Atlas CollectablesNM · foil · todayNMfoilCA$1.49today
Face To Face GamesSP · foil · todaySPfoilCA$1.59today
Face To Face GamesNM · foil · todayNMfoilCA$1.99today
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€1.36today
CardTraderSP · foil · todaySPfoil€1.39today

Truncated: 36 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 58 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 8 lists
  • Played in 1 deck
  • 12 copies tracked

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All printings of Release the Ants

USD · low $0.16 · high $0.28

Set#RarityUSD
The List#MOR-98 · uncommonMOR-98uncommon$0.28
Morningtide#98 · uncommon98uncommon$0.16