Name
Memory Lapse
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Secret Lair Drop
Rarity
Rare
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
Each scale glitters, a momentary distraction from everything that matters.
Number
#2142
Other Prints
Fifth Edition
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
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
Wylie Beckert
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