Rite of the Serpent
Sorcery
Rite of the Serpent
Sorcery
Card Text
Destroy target creature. If that creature had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 6
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #28,735
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (13)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86y | common | en | Kev Fang | — | — |
| The List (PLST) | #KTK-86 | common | en | Seb McKinnon | $0.21 | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | en | Seb McKinnon | $0.05 | $0.27 |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | de | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | es | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | fr | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | it | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | ja | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | ko | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | pt | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | ru | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | zhs | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) | #86 | common | zht | Seb McKinnon | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
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.
You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.
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.
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.
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