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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #86
Rite of the Serpent
ktk·#86·common·foil
Illus. Seb McKinnon
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Sep '14
11 yr ago
Value
$0.25+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.25 · low $0.25
Volatility · stable
EUR€0.14USD$0.25TIX0.04 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #28,953 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
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
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.
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.
Context
Last observed at $0.25, stable around $0.25 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.25 across 45 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 21 hours ago at $0.25.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from KTK — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Khans of Tarkir* (released September 2014).
Card #86 in Khans of Tarkir.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {4}{B}{B} (6 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #28,953 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Seb McKinnon. Rarix tracks 578 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Seb McKinnon
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