First printed in Conflux (2009)
Instant
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.
- Illustrated by
- Anthony Francisco
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
16 combos, the most popular first:
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Lapse of Certainty + Vedalken Orrery
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Lapse of Certainty + Leyline of Anticipation
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Lapse of Certainty
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Lapse of Certainty + Tidal Barracuda
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + High Fae Trickster + Lapse of Certainty
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Lapse of Certainty + Wizards of Thay
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Gandalf, Friend of the Shire + Lapse of Certainty
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Lapse of Certainty + Quicksilver, Speedster
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Hypersonic Dragon + Lapse of Certainty
- Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Lapse of Certainty + Whirlwing Stormbrood // Dynamic Soar