Rite of the Serpent (86)

KTK · Khans of Tarkir · common

Rite of the Serpent

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

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Provider	Type	Normal	Foil	Etched	Date
tcgplayer	retail	$0.04	$0.33	—	2026-09-27
manapool	retail	$0.15	$0.19	—	2026-09-27
cardmarket	retail	$0.09	$0.09	—	2026-09-27
cardkingdom	retail	$0.35	$0.49	—	2026-09-27
cardhoarder	retail	$0.04	—	—	2026-09-27
cardkingdom	buylist	—	$0.08	—	2026-09-25

2014-09-20: 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.
2014-09-20: You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.
2014-09-20: 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.
2014-09-20: 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.