---
name: "Rite of the Serpent"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "f009ef70-d718-45cf-bb22-e560484bbfe5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rite-of-the-serpent-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rite of the Serpent
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
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*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serpent Assassin](/printing/serpent-assassin-por.md) — Creature — Snake Assassin
2. [Snake Pit](/printing/snake-pit-mmq.md) — Enchantment
3. [Serpent Generator](/printing/serpent-generator-5ed.md) — Artifact
4. [Sosuke's Summons](/printing/sosukes-summons-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Ophiomancer](/printing/ophiomancer-cc2.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Feed the Serpent](/printing/feed-the-serpent-khm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #86
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`