TYPE
Sorcery

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

FLAVOR TEXT
"From your death, new life. From your loss, our profit." —Kirada, Qarsi overseer

ILLUSTRATOR
Seb McKinnon

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

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