Memory Lapse

White's Color Pie Analysis

Would Memory Lapse fit into White's section of the color pie?

Blogatog / Tumblr Color Pie Memory Lapse

White's Counterspells Potential

So white can do taxing counterspells. Can it also do bouncing counterspells or reparations counterspells?

In color pie, white can do delay counterspells like Memory Lapse. There is not much desire in R&D to do white counterspells though.

Color Pie Memory Lapse Reparations White

Homelands Trivia Anecdote

Mark, yesterday was my 25th birthday! May I ask a trivia on your favorite card from Homelands?

Sure. Bill Rose came to Wizards to interview for a job. After the interview, which went well, they had him sit in on a Homelands development meeting. They had a hole in blue, so Bill gave them a card from the set he was working on (Mirage) to fill the hole. That card is my favorite card in Homelands - Memory Lapse. Happy Birthday!

Bill Rose Birthday Blue Memory Lapse Mirage

White and Counterspelling

Why doesn’t white get more counterspells it’s #2 as far as counter magic is concerned but it has virtually none since mana tithe. I’ve tried a dozen ways to rephrase this but that’s as simply as it can be put.

The Council of Colors has said that white can do mana taxing counterspells and delaying counterspells (like Memory Lapse). The teams making the sets haven’t seemed particularly interested in making any. We can lead the proverbial horse to water…

Colors Council of colors Horse Mana Mana Tithe Memory Lapse Tithe White

Memory Lapse Color Shift

Any chance Memory Lapse could ever see a direct color shift to white? Or is that no longer within its pie?

White gets the effect, but not at the same cost (Lapse of Certainty).

Colors Lapse of Certainty Memory Lapse White

White Counterspell Limits

Hi Mark! Curious about the space for a white counterspell... Could white get an unconditional counter effect if the set up was very difficult? Like if it could only be cast during combat and/or required you to have a creature?

No. It can delay (Memory Lapse) or tax (Mana Leak), and at a lower power than blue. That’s it.

Blue Cast Counterspell Creatures Mana Mana Leak Memory Lapse White

Memory Lapse Evaluation

What's your opinion on memory lapse? Too powerful for a standard legal set?

I know it’s a lot stronger than many players think it is, but I’m not sure if it’s too good. Judging power level is not my area of expertise.

Memory Lapse Power Level Standard

Memory Lapse Power

Is memory lapse too powerful for standard?

Not sure. Probably not, but maybe.

Memory Lapse Standard

Counterspell Preferences

What do you think of Lapse of Certainty?

I’ll tell you at the start of the next turn. : I like it. I enjoy white dipping its toe into delay style (or taxing) counterspells.I believe white shouldn’t be as good at it as blue but Lapse of Judgment is no Memory Lapse.

Blue Lapse of Certainty Memory Lapse White

Favorite Homelands Card

What's your favorite card from Homelands?

Memory Lapse. Interestingly it was created by the Mirage design team. Bill Rose was interviewing at Wizards and they had him look at the then unpublished Homelands set. He suggested killing a card and offered up Memory Lapse to replace it.

Bill Rose Homelands Mark's Favorites Memory Lapse Mirage

Birds and Feasts Trivia

Happy Thanksgiving! It's also my birthday! Could I have some trivia on birds or feasts in Magic?

My favorite card concept in Honelands was Feast of the Unicorn.My favorite card design was Memory Lapse (interestingly designed for Mirage and used to fill a last minute hole by Bill Rose when he showed up for his interview). Happy Birthday!

Bill Rose Bird Birthday Feast of the Unicorn Memory Lapse Mirage Unicorn

Memory Lapse's Standard Fit

Does the fact that Memory Lapse was printed in Homelands make it more likely to be OK for Standard? :D

No.

Card Printing Homelands Memory Lapse Standard

Reprinting Memory Lapse?

Today's poll loser, Memory Lapse, was a favorite card of mine. Is it too good/too annoying to be reprinted in a standard-legal set?

I am honestly not sure. Sorry, not a developer but honestly not sure. : )

Card Printing Memory Lapse Not a developer Reprints Standard

Modern Reprints Constraints

¿Are Illumination and Withering Boon cards that could be reprinted in modern Magic?

No. White in theory can do taxing or Memory Lapse-ish counterspells.

Card Printing Memory Lapse Modern Reprints White Withering Boon

White Counterspells Nuance

It's worth noting that counterspells do appear in white, but they only do so in flavorful ways where white is protecting itself from attacks by countering a spell that targets a player or permanent that white controls.

There was also a White Memory Lapse and possibly taxing (although that might have been just Planar Chaos).

Flavor Memory Lapse Planar Chaos White

Memory Lapse Price

Could memory lapse be priced at UU in standard ?

The card Memory Lapse costs 1U. If you mean a functionally equivalent card, I guess. Not a developer, yada, yada.

Memory Lapse Not a developer Standard

Storm Scale Ranking

Memory Lapse on the storm scale?

Often.

Keyword Abilities Memory Lapse Storm Scale

Memory Lapse Reprint

Is Memory Lapse too strong to be reprinted?

I don’t remember. : ) Not a developer, but maybe. (That’s the kind of committed answers you get here on Blogatog.)

Card Printing Memory Lapse Not a developer Power Level Reprints

Memory Lapse Origins

Who designed memory lapse?

I forget. : ) It was designed by the Mirage design team. When Bill Rose came out to do his interview, they had him look at the Homelands file and there was a blue hole so Bill suggested Memory Lapse from the Mirage file.

Bill Rose Blue Homelands Memory Lapse Mirage

Homelands Favorites

Aside from Memory Lapse and that 4GG hexproof-ish legend, what is your favourite cards from Homelands and why?

There seems to be a new trend where I get asked a question and give a response. Then I get asked again and asked for my answer excluding my previous answer. It feels like you’re trying to get me to say something specific. : )

Hexproof Homelands Memory Lapse