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Memory Lapse
CommonColour IDMV 2
Instant
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.
Card capabilities
CounterspellInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Other printings
17 other English printingsEarliest 1995-10-01Newest 2025-12-01Cheapest priced $0.44 in 6ED
sld· #2142
2025-12-01$1.79
sta· #16
2021-04-23$2.22
plst· #EMA-60
2019-11-07$0.48
ema· #60
2016-06-10$0.62
prm· #35986
2014-10-17—
ddm· #24
2014-03-14$0.50
wc02· #cr88
2002-12-01$1.22
7ed· #88
2001-04-11$0.52
7ed· #88★
2001-04-11$90.00
6ed· #81
1999-04-21$0.44
g99· #1
1999-01-01$37.77
wc98· #rb32
1998-08-12$1.75
5ed· #103
1997-03-24$0.45
mir· #74
1996-10-08$0.54
ptc· #shr32bsb
1996-05-01$2.79
ptc· #shr32asb
1996-05-01$2.49
hml· #32a
1995-10-01$0.76
Rulings (1)
wotc8 Jun 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.
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