Memory Lapse

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Memory Lapse

Name: Memory Lapse
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: SLD-2142

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Secret Lair Drop (SLD)·#2142·rare·Dec 1, 2025

$12.96Foil

Card 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.

Card Details

Mana Value: 2
Colors: Blue
Color Identity: Blue
EDHREC Rank: #3,044

Features

Format Legalities

Duel

Brawl

Penny

Predh

Future

Legacy

Modern

Pauper

Alchemy

Pioneer

Vintage

Historic

Standard

Timeless

Commander

Gladiator

Oldschool

Premodern

Oathbreaker

Standardbrawl

Paupercommander

Legal

Not Legal

Banned

Restricted

Market Prices

USD

—

USD Foil

$12.96

EUR

—

EUR Foil

2,86 €

Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket

Price History (30d)

All Printings (73)

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#2142	rare	en	Wylie Beckert	—	$12.96
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	en	Kristina Collantes	$1.14	$2.94
The List (PLST)	#EMA-60	common	en	Greg Staples	$0.49	—
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#60	common	en	Greg Staples	$0.53	$1.00
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#35986	common	en	Mark Tedin	—	—
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (DDM)	#24	common	en	Rebecca Guay	$0.41	—
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02)	#cr88	common	en	Tristan Elwell	$1.99	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88★	common	en	Tristan Elwell	—	$40.00
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	en	Tristan Elwell	$0.44	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	en	Mark Tedin	$0.41	—
Judge Gift Cards 1999 (G99)	#1	rare	en	Mark Tedin	—	$33.73
World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98)	#rb32	common	en	Mark Tedin	$1.20	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	en	Mark Tedin	$0.47	—
Mirage (MIR)	#74	common	en	Rebecca Guay	$0.45	—
Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC)	#shr32bsb	common	en	Mark Tedin	$1.40	—
Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC)	#shr32asb	common	en	Mark Tedin	$2.24	—
Homelands (HML)	#32a	common	en	Mark Tedin	$0.60	—
Homelands (HML)	#32b	common	en	Mark Tedin	$0.36	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	de	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	de	Tristan Elwell	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Mirage (MIR)	#74	common	de	Rebecca Guay	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32a	common	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32b	common	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	es	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	es	Tristan Elwell	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Mirage (MIR)	#74	common	es	Rebecca Guay	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32b	common	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32a	common	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	fr	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	fr	Tristan Elwell	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Mirage (MIR)	#74	common	fr	Rebecca Guay	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32b	common	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32a	common	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	it	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	it	Tristan Elwell	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Mirage (MIR)	#74	common	it	Rebecca Guay	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32b	common	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32a	common	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#79	rare	ja	Yumeko	$3.38	$8.12
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	ja	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#60	common	ja	Greg Staples	—	—
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (DDM)	#24	common	ja	Rebecca Guay	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	ja	Tristan Elwell	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Mirage (MIR)	#74	common	ja	Rebecca Guay	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	ko	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	ko	Mark Tedin	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	pt	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	pt	Tristan Elwell	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Mirage (MIR)	#74	common	pt	Rebecca Guay	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32a	common	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Homelands (HML)	#32b	common	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	ru	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	zhs	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#60	common	zhs	Greg Staples	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	zhs	Tristan Elwell	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#16	rare	zht	Kristina Collantes	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#88	common	zht	Tristan Elwell	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#81	common	zht	Mark Tedin	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#103	common	zht	Mark Tedin	—	—

Official Rulings (1)

wotc·Jun 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.