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Rite of the Serpent

{4}{B}{B}

Sorcery

KTKKhans of Tarkir#86common
Foil

"From your death, new life. From your loss, our profit." —Kirada, Qarsi overseer

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Seb McKinnon
Found in
Khans of Tarkir MTGO Redemption Foil · Khans of Tarkir MTGO Redemption · 4 more
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Destroy target creature. If that creature had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token.

Plays as: Spot Removal · Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.04
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.14
$0.05 low-$0.03 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.04· across 3 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Sep 20, 2014 · one tap opens all
  • WotCSep 20, 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.

  • WotCSep 20, 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.

  • WotCSep 20, 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.

  • WotCSep 20, 2014

    You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.

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