Agitator Ant: Counters and Chaos
Agitator Ant rewards attention paid to the end step while turning everyone else into potential attackers. A straightforward red two drop that places two +1/+1 counters under player control every turn, it forces a moment of decision for each opponent. Experienced players will see how the card can accelerate a creature based plan and provoke attacks that shift board tempo without committing your own forces prematurely.
The goad clause creates reliable political pressure in multiplayer. Use it to redirect threats, bait blocks, or push through incremental damage. In a Karlov Manor deck that values confrontation and timing, Agitator Ant is a tactical piece you slot in when you want predictable growth and repeatable interference. It reads cleanly in play and pairs well with sacrifice outlets and recursion that reuse the counters or the creatures they land on.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost — {2}{R}
- Card Type — Creature
- Subtypes — Insect
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) — At the beginning of your end step, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. Goad each creature that had counters put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
- Power / Toughness — 2/2