Rite of the Serpent is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Destroy target creature. If that creature had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token.
How it works : Rite of the Serpent
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You get the Snake token no matter who controlled the target creature.
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- #2· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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- #3· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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- #4· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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