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Memory Lapse

{1}{U}

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STAStrixhaven Mystical Archive#16rare
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Banned in Historic

"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
Pull rate
~1 in 50–2340
Illustrator
Kristina Collantes
Found in
Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Pack · Strixhaven School of Mages Set Booster Pack · Strixhaven School of Mages Draft Booster Pack
Printings19Combos35EDHREC rank#3,209
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 finishspark updated 20m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-6.9%
$1.22
$0.52 low-$0.43 gapTCGplayer
Foil-3.9%
$3.20
$1.90 low$0.10 gapTCGplayer
Etched-6.7%
$2.23
— lowTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.41· across 19 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

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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