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Memory Lapse

Card Name

Memory Lapse

Mana Cost

1

Type

Instant

Rarity

Common

rules 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

"To sculpt a mind is to see every memory and thought as an individual piece that can be rearranged—or removed." —Jace Beleren

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Pauper, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Modern, Pioneer, Standard

Banned Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Modern, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(6/8/2016)
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.