Rite of the Serpent (Khans of Tarkir) - Gatherer

Rite of the Serpent

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 2.250 / 5 (2 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Rite of the Serpent

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Sorcery

Card Text:

Destroy target creature. If that creature had a +1/+1 counter on it, put a 1/1 green Snake creature token onto the battlefield.

Flavor Text:

"From your death, new life. From your loss, our profit."

—Kirada, Qarsi overseer

Expansion:

Khans of Tarkir

Rarity:

Common

Card Number:

Artist:

Seb McKinnon

Language:

English

Rulings

9/20/2014	You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.
9/20/2014	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.
9/20/2014	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.
9/20/2014	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.