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Memory Lapse

Card Name

Memory Lapse

Mana Cost

1

Type

Instant

Rarity

Common

rules Text

Counter target spell. Put that spell on top of owner's library.

Flavor Text

"The caliph was so intelligent he could not remember what he knew." —Azeworai, "Three Riddles"

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.