If I cast Twincast on my opponents Nissa's Pilgrimage and he has spell mastery, do I also get the spell mastery bonus (regardless of what's in my graveyard)?
If I cast Twincast on my opponents Primal Bellow, does my copy of the spell check my lands or my opponents lands?
My real question is whether there is a "golden rule" for determining whether a spell checks all of its information on cast or on resolution. For spell mastery, my gut feeling is saying that its checked on cast, so my copied spell will get the bonus if my opponent does. It gets a little fuzzy for me for cards like Primal Bellow since I don't know whether the lands are checked on cast or on resolution.
You control the copy you make with Twincast, so in both cases, the information that's checked is yours. Information that determines a spell's effect and isn't needed for choices made upon casting (modes, targets, division of something like damage or counters between targets, costs) is always checked on resolution.
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If I cast Twincast on my opponents Primal Bellow, does my copy of the spell check my lands or my opponents lands?
My real question is whether there is a "golden rule" for determining whether a spell checks all of its information on cast or on resolution. For spell mastery, my gut feeling is saying that its checked on cast, so my copied spell will get the bonus if my opponent does. It gets a little fuzzy for me for cards like Primal Bellow since I don't know whether the lands are checked on cast or on resolution.