Rite of Replication

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Rite of Replication: Sorcery, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Kicker 5. Create a token that's a copy of target creature. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
202
Artist
Matt Cavotta
Commander rank
904 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Kicker

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About Rite of Replication

Rite of Replication is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue sorcery from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 202 in that set, with art by Matt Cavotta. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 11 sets, from Zendikar (2009) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).

Card text

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.)

Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-02).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Rite of Replication by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Rite of Replication

Rite of Replication has been printed in 11 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Marvel Universe (MAR) #14Mythic2025
Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) #14Rare2025
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #270Rare2025
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #165Rare2025
The List (PLST) #C21-128Rare2024
Foundations (FDN) #711Rare2024
The List (PLST) #C14-122Rare2024
The List (PLST) #ZEN-61Rare2023
Commander 2021 (C21) #128Rare2021
Commander 2015 (C15) #105Rare2015
Commander 2014 (C14) #122Rare2014
Zendikar (ZEN) #61Rare2009

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Rite of Replication, newest first.

  • If the copied creature is a token, the tokens created copy the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token.
  • The tokens copy exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that permanent is itself copying something else; see below). It doesn't copy whether that permanent is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
  • If the copied creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
  • "Kicker [cost]" means "You may pay an additional [cost] as you cast this spell."
  • If the copied creature is copying something else, then the tokens enter the battlefield as whatever that creature copied.
  • Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters" or "[this creature] enters with" abilities of the creature will also work.
  • If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
  • To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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