Rite of the Serpent

Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #86 · Common · Sorcery

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}

Destroy target creature. If that creature had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token.

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

Illustrated by Seb McKinnon · Released September 26, 2014

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: no net change at $0.04 USD; low $0.04 USD, high $0.05 USD.

Printings

  1. Khans of Tarkir #86y (KTK) · Common · 2023
  2. The List #KTK-86 (PLST) · Common · 2019 · $0.29 USD
  3. Khans of Tarkir #86 (this printing) · Common · 2014 · $0.04 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2014-09-20 · wotc — 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.
  2. 2014-09-20 · wotc — You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.
  3. 2014-09-20 · wotc — 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.
  4. 2014-09-20 · wotc — 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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