A ruling situation happened at my local store today. One player had God-eternal Kefnet in play and he revealed Temporal Mastery with the Kefnet's ability.
He was pointing out that he can play the copy generated by kefnet for it's miracle cost minus 2 (U) and other players were pointing that he has to pay the converted mana cost of the card minus 2 (3UU).
I believe that he has to pay 3UU since the copy was not the first card drawn this turn, in fact it was never drawn.
You are correct, he can not cast it for it's miracle cost. Miracle cost is an alternative casting cost that allows you to cast the card as you draw it if it's the first card drawn that turn. As you stated he's not casting the card he's casting a copy of the card, and the copy was never drawn.
He can't cast the copy for the Miracle cost. He must pay the regular mana cost, with Kefnet's reduction.
Miracle's reminder text is a bit truncated, for space and simplicity. The relevant rule that defines Miracle is:
702.93a. Miracle is a static ability linked to a triggered ability (see rule 603.11). "Miracle [cost]" means "You may reveal this card from your hand as you draw it if it's the first card you've drawn this turn. When you reveal this card this way, you may cast it by paying [cost] rather than its mana cost."
So, there is a trigger part that triggers when the card is revealed if it was the first card drawn that turn. It is when this trigger resolves that the player gets to cast the card for its Miracle cost.
The copy has no Miracle trigger associated to it on the stack, so it doesn't get to be cast for the Miracle cost.
In short, when the player reveals the Temporal Mastery, both Kefnet's and Miracle's abilities trigger and go to the stack, in any order their controller chooses. Kefnet's ability copies Temporal Mastery then lets it be cast for its regular cost minus 2. Miracle's ability lets the original Temporal Mastery be cast for the Miracle cost. Those are separated events, the cost of one doesn't affect the cost of the other.
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A ruling situation happened at my local store today. One player had God-eternal Kefnet in play and he revealed Temporal Mastery with the Kefnet's ability.
He was pointing out that he can play the copy generated by kefnet for it's miracle cost minus 2 (U) and other players were pointing that he has to pay the converted mana cost of the card minus 2 (3UU).
I believe that he has to pay 3UU since the copy was not the first card drawn this turn, in fact it was never drawn.
I would like confirmation on this.
Thank you,
Kain
Miracle's reminder text is a bit truncated, for space and simplicity. The relevant rule that defines Miracle is:
702.93a. Miracle is a static ability linked to a triggered ability (see rule 603.11). "Miracle [cost]" means "You may reveal this card from your hand as you draw it if it's the first card you've drawn this turn. When you reveal this card this way, you may cast it by paying [cost] rather than its mana cost."
So, there is a trigger part that triggers when the card is revealed if it was the first card drawn that turn. It is when this trigger resolves that the player gets to cast the card for its Miracle cost.
The copy has no Miracle trigger associated to it on the stack, so it doesn't get to be cast for the Miracle cost.
In short, when the player reveals the Temporal Mastery, both Kefnet's and Miracle's abilities trigger and go to the stack, in any order their controller chooses. Kefnet's ability copies Temporal Mastery then lets it be cast for its regular cost minus 2. Miracle's ability lets the original Temporal Mastery be cast for the Miracle cost. Those are separated events, the cost of one doesn't affect the cost of the other.