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·nonfoil
Illus. Seb McKinnon
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Sep '14
11 yr ago
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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.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Seb McKinnon
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