Memory Lapse

Memory Lapse

Instant

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.

First printed in Homelands

Legality

FormatStatusSince
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricBannedOctober 13, 2021
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old School 93/94Legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny Leaders: RebornLegal
VintageLegal

Rulings

  • 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.

Ban history

  1. Banned in Historic