Mastering the elements and unique spell

L5R CCG Rules board, 18 July 2012 to 22 July 2012

A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.

A player, 18 July 2012

Hi,

Short question. Can I copie by mastering the elemnts the unique spell that is in play? Ex. Pearl of Reage?

And one more just to be sure. The gold coast of mastering the elements is 0 yes?

Thenks for reply.

Jon Palmer (rules official), 22 July 2012

Hi,
Short question. Can I copie by mastering the elemnts the unique spell that is in play? Ex. Pearl of Reage?
And one more just to be sure. The gold coast of mastering the elements is 0 yes?
Thenks for reply.

Yes, because Mastering the Elements is already in play by the time it gains the Unique keyword.

And yes, the Gold Cost of Mastering the Elements itself is zero.