---
name: "Memory Lapse"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "103"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "bbfb3e4a-b389-4391-8141-13b68c0ef2e0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/memory-lapse-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Memory Lapse
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **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.

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #103
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 73 across all historical editions

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