Release the Ants

one generic mana one red mana 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.)

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Release the Ants rulings

2008-04-01
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.
2008-04-01
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.

Release the Ants keyword rules

Clash Rule 701.23

To clash, a player reveals the top card of their library. That player may then put that card on the bottom of their library.

“Clash with an opponent” means “Choose an opponent. You and that opponent each clash.”

Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library at the same time. Then those players decide in APNAP order (see rule ) where to put those cards, then those cards move at the same time.

A player wins a clash if that player revealed a card with a higher mana value than all other cards revealed in that clash.