Rite of Replication
Sorcery
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional 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.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #937
Kicked, Rite of Replication puts five copies of any creature onto your battlefield simultaneously — that's five enter-the-battlefield triggers, five bodies, and often a game-ending board state for nine mana. The unkicked mode is fine utility, but this card earns its slot on the back of Biovisionary (instant win) and the fact that Adrix and Nev, Twincasters turns those five tokens into ten.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters doubles every token created, so a kicked Rite of Replication produces ten copies instead of five — that's ten ETB triggers off a single spell, which ends most games on the spot.
Hidetsugu and Kairi
Hidetsugu and Kairi dies and mills, then casts spells for free off the top — Rite of Replication hitting a high-power creature for free, kicked or not, is the kind of backbreaking free cast this commander lives for.
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
Rootha, Mastering the Moment can copy an instant or sorcery by bouncing itself, which means a single Rite of Replication on the right target can become two kicked Rites for a combined board of ten tokens.
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer wants a critical mass of tokens to convert into something lethal, and a kicked Rite of Replication generating five copies of any creature gives Brudiclad an instant army to unify and attack with.
Riku of Two Reflections
Riku of Two Reflections copies spells for three mana, so casting Rite of Replication kicked and copying it yields ten creatures off two spells — the kind of explosive efficiency that makes Riku lists converge on this card above almost any other sorcery.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rite of Replication is legal across every relevant Constructed format, but it only truly belongs in Commander. Nine mana is too slow for Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where games end before a kicked sorcery resolves, and the unkicked four-mana mode doesn't do enough to justify inclusion in a 60-card tempo environment. Commander is the format built for this card: multiplayer tables give you time to reach nine mana, powerful creatures are everywhere to target, and the five-copy payoff routinely ends games outright through ETB chains, Biovisionary wins, or raw board dominance.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Be'lakor, the Dark MasterRite of Replication
Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite draw triggers
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Dualcaster MageRite of Replication
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Gray Merchant of AsphodelRite of Replication
Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifeloss
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Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Rite of Replication is bulk in price only — the card shows up in tens of thousands of Commander decks and wins games regularly, so that price reflects supply rather than power level. It's a safe pickup at this tier; expect it to stay cheap given multiple printings, but there's no reason to wait on a card this affordable.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.