Rite of the Serpent
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This printing
SetKTK
Collector #86
Released2014-09-26
Raritycommon
ArtistSeb McKinnon
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Rite of the Serpent

CommonColour IDMV 6
Sorcery
Destroy target creature. If that creature had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2019-11-07Newest 2023-12-12Cheapest priced $0.28 in PLST
Rulings (4)
wotc20 Sept 2014
If the creature is an illegal target as Rite of the Serpent tries to resolve, Rite of the Serpent won’t resolve and none of its effects will occur. You won’t get a Snake token.
wotc20 Sept 2014
You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.
wotc20 Sept 2014
If Rite of the Serpent resolves but the creature isn’t destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible or it regenerated), you’ll get a Snake token if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it.
wotc20 Sept 2014
Rite of the Serpent won’t create more than one Snake token, even if the target creature had more than one +1/+1 counter on it.