Rite of the Serpent

set	min	mtgo
-	€ 0.01	0.04 tix

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Name	Rite of the Serpent
Type	Sorcery
Description	Destroy target creature. If that creature had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token.
Flavor	"From your death, new life. From your loss, our profit." —Kirada, Qarsi overseer
Artist	Kev Fang
Set	Khans of Tarkir #86y
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Rite of the Serpent

Rite of the Serpent, Sorcery, designed by Seb McKinnon first released in Sep, 2014 in the set Khans of Tarkir and was printed exactly in 3 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of € 0.01.

This card, Rite of the Serpent, would be beneficial in a black-green deck that focuses on +1/+1 counters and creature removal. It provides versatile removal options and can generate additional value by creating a 1/1 green Snake creature token if the targeted creature had a +1/+1 counter on it. While there may be more efficient removal spells available, the added benefit of creating a token makes Rite of the Serpent a viable option for decks looking to generate additional board presence. It could see play in decks that value both removal and token generation.

Rules

09/20/14

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.

09/20/14

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

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