---
name: "Lapse of Certainty"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "CON-9"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anthony Francisco"
oracle_id: "1b721ad3-d0f6-4eec-9bf0-f57ea9dfa392"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lapse-of-certainty-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lapse of Certainty
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle 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.

> *Without a connection of mind and body, magic is just an idea stuck in the head, a word on the tip of a tongue.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Memory Lapse](/printing/memory-lapse-wc98.md) — Instant
2. [Hinder](/printing/hinder-p06.md) — Instant
3. [Spell Crumple](/printing/spell-crumple-cmd.md) — Instant
4. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant
5. [Remand](/printing/remand-ddm.md) — Instant
6. [Put Away](/printing/put-away-shm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #CON-9
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anthony Francisco
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`