"The caliph was so intelligent he could not remember what he knew." —Azeworai, "Three Riddles"
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 4–10
- Illustrator
- Rebecca Guay
- Found in
- Mirage Starter Deck · Mirage Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricBanned
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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.
Plays as: Counterspell · Tuck
Market · per finishspark updated 12h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+1.1%
$0.88
$0.30 low$0.13 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.88as of 2026-07-12
+1.1%
H $0.88L $0.37since Feb 2024$0.30
$0.17
$0.13+43% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.38· across 19 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Jun 8, 2016 · one tap opens all
- WotCJun 8, 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.