Rite of the Serpent {4}{B}{B}

Name: Rite of the Serpent (The List)
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: 0837a158-b6d1-4dda-b173-b29d58ec27fb

Sorcery

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

Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts
Snake Token, TMKC #20
Rite of the Serpent, PLST #KTK-86

Prints	USD	EUR	TIX
Khans of Tarkir #86y
The List	$0.05	€0.02
Khans of Tarkir #86	$0.04	€0.04	0.04
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You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature. (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. (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)
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)