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Memory Lapse

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Banned in Historic

EDHREC #3,228Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with blue

"Where do our forgotten thoughts go? I knew once, but I can't remember." —Director Taiva, journal entry

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil · Etched
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Kristina Collantes
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricBanned
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
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:
CounterspellTuck
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$1.89-10.8%
$0.54 low$0.09 gap
Foil$3.57+5.0%
$2.36 low$0.36 gap
Etched$2.22-0.9%
— low
Cheapest playable copy$0.37· across 18 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$1.89-10.8%30D
30D range$1.84to$2.21Since Feb 2024:H $2.22L $0.38
Foil$3.57+5.0%30D1.89× nonfoil
30D range$3.40to$3.57Since Feb 2024:H $8.15L $2.20
Etched$2.22-0.9%30D1.17× nonfoil
30D range$2.22to$2.27Since Feb 2024:H $3.29L $1.52

Other printings

18 totalCompare all printings
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Found in

4 productsRounded odds

  • Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $63.05

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%

  • Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Hanger Pack

    Booster Pack · $54.99

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%

  • Strixhaven School of Mages Set Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $9.60

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%

  • Strixhaven School of Mages Draft Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $7.03

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%

Combos

Used in 35 known combos

Rulings

1 · latest Jun 8, 2016
  • 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.

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