So the legacy of Planar Chaos lives on! This
will be nice in decks like Kithkin, where you
just need your opponent slowed down for a few
turns while you hammer away. Of course, any deck
that can play blue can get better counterspells,
but this is still a valuable tool, and will
remain so for quite some time.
Constructed- 3.75
Casual- 2.5
Limited- 3
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Lapse of Certainty
Lapse of Certainty is an excellent card for
teaching advanced lessons in Magic. It teaches
us not to get too hung up on keywords like
"counter" that are traditionally associated with
one color more than others, as they can go
anywhere they make sense in flavor terms. It
teaches us that you don't need dedicated
card-drawing or bounce spells to generate card
and tempo advantage. It teaches us that control
decks won't be able to rely on one big spell
like Wrath of God or Broodmate Dragon to save
them any more, because beatdown decks have many
answers. Most of all, it teaches us that at long
last, white is a color to be feared again, now
that it has a selection of spells nearly as
powerful as the ones available to it in 1995.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 4/5
Aethereal
Lapse of Certainty
This card will see play in aggro decks as a
real20tempo boost. White weenie often wants
just one more turn without a wrath and they
win. This gives them that chance. Kithkin may
put this in the deck in standard. Many people
thought remand sucked when it first came out
cause it did not pemanently stop things from
happening. They were wrong...
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4
Limited: 2
The Missing
Linc
-Balding
for just over 5 years
-Playing MTG for just over 10
Thursday - Lapse of Certainty
Memory Lapse in white, just like Wizards said
they would print. This has seen a little play in
the R/W Reveillark decks, but where I see this
potentially getting the most use is in a
straight up white weenie deck. I doubt the
black-white token deck will bother with this,
because they can rebuild pretty easily. However,
in white weenie, the ability to stop their board
sweeper and then get in for one more turn of
beats can mean game. Just watch out for
tomorrow's card...
In limited, I don't think this can be used as
effectively. I'll pass.
Constructed - 3
Casual - 3
Limited - 2
Miguel
Thursday 3-5
Lapse of Certainty
Constructed:
If it cost one less it will be a great common.
Memory Laspe was and still is a great counter
spell. This one is a little more balance. Not
expecting to see much play in Standard and older
formats but Block it could be a great card for
blue/white control.
Casual:
A white counter spell.
Limited:
Going white I would pick up these if possible. A
good control card for limited with Shards and
Conflux. Now we have not done a Conflux only
draft. This card will be insane in that type of
draft.
