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◇ Catalog #86y

Rite of the Serpent

DIGITAL ONLY

ktk·#86y·common·nonfoil

Illus. Kev Fang

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '23

2 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,952 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Sorcery

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

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2014-09-20wotc

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.

2014-09-20wotc

You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.

2014-09-20wotc

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

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from KTK — the lineup includes 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.

Card #86y of *Khans of Tarkir*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2023 Khans of Tarkir release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {4}{B}{B} (6 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,952 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kev Fang. Rarix catalogs 28 other cards credited to this artist.