Rite of the Serpent

44Situational

Sorcery {4} {B} {B} Khans of Tarkir

2HG Rating

44/100

Loses value in 2HG: single-target answer.

Weak in 2HGNeutralFormat staple

−6
Single-target answer
Two opponents deploy two boards. Spot removal trades down unless it's cheap or hits multiple permanents.

Ratings start at a neutral 50 and are adjusted by rules derived from 2HG's structure — shared 60 life, shared turns, two opponents. They'll be recalibrated against real play rates once teams start submitting decklists.

Oracle text

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

Legality

standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommander

Plays well beside it

Fits the same colour identity — good candidates for your teammate's deck.

Suggestions are characteristic-based for now. Once teams submit pairings, this becomes a real co-occurrence score: played in X% of teams whose partner deck runs Rite of the Serpent.

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