Saber Ants is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you may create that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.
How it works : Saber Ants
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Saber Ants + Goblin Bombardment
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing another creature, dealing 1 damage to Saber Ants.
- 2Saber Ants triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
- 3Repeat.
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#2
Saber Ants + Warstorm Surge
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
- 1Give Saber Ants indestructible by any method.
- 2Deal damage to Saber Ants.
- 3Saber Ants triggers, creating at least one 1/1 Insect creature token.
- 4The Insect enters the battlefield, triggering Warstorm Surge, causing the Insect to deal one damage to Saber Ants.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
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#3
Saber Ants + Blasting Station
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing another creature, dealing 1 damage to Saber Ants.
- 2Saber Ants triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
- 3When the Insect enters, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
- 4Repeat.
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#4
Saber Ants + Terror of the Peaks
Infinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
- 1Give Saber Ants indestructible by any method.
- 2Deal damage to Saber Ants.
- 3Saber Ants triggers, creating at least one 1/1 Insect creature token.
- 4The Insect enters the battlefield, triggering Terror of the Peaks, dealing 1 damage to Saber Ants.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
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#5
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Ashnod's Altar + Saber Ants
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Give Saber Ants indestructible, if needed.
- 2Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control.
- 3Halana triggers, causing you to pay
to have that creature deal damage equal to its power to Saber Ants. - 4Saber Ants triggers, causing you to create a 1/1 Insect creature token.
- 5When the Insect enters the battlefield, Halana triggers.
- 6Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding
. - 7Resolve the Halana trigger, causing you to pay to deal 1 damage to Saber Ants.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredh
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