Name
Memory Lapse
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Fifth Edition
Rarity
Common
Text
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard.
Flavor Text
"Oh, I had a conscience once. But alas, I seem to have forgotten where I put it."
—Chandler
Number
#103
Other Prints
Classic Sixth Edition
Seventh Edition
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska
Eternal Masters
Judge Gift Cards 1999
Homelands
Mirage
The List
Magic Online Promos
Pro Tour Collector Set
Secret Lair Drop
Strixhaven Mystical Archive
World Championship Decks 2002
World Championship Decks 1998
Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Premodern | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Paper
Rulings
(08/06/2016)
Memory Lapse has a self-replacement effect that replaces the spell going to the graveyard before any other effect can replace that event. If the spell was cast using flashback, however, flashback will change the spell's destination from its owner's library to exile.
Artist
Mark Tedin
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