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.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.49. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.38 and $0.49 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #103 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, and Brawl. Banned in Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #3,109 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix catalogs 1,051 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Mark Tedin
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