Silverflame Ritual
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Adamant — If at least three white mana was spent to cast this spell, creatures you control gain vigilance until end of turn.
Tempered by fire and united in virtue, the knights of Ardenvale fight with a single, unbreakable will.
Illustrated by Jason Felix
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Adamant effects check what mana was actually spent to cast a spell. If an effect allows you to spend mana “as though it were mana” of any color or type, that allows you to spend mana you couldn't otherwise spend, but it doesn't change what mana you spent to cast the spell.
If you copy a spell that has an adamant ability, no mana was spent to cast the copy at all, so that ability won't apply.
If an instant or sorcery spell has an adamant ability, you perform the spell's instructions in order. You don't perform the adamant instruction before the spell resolves or before any other effects printed above it.
If an effect allows you to cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can't choose to cast it and pay unless another rule or effect allows you to cast that spell for a cost. Similarly, you can't waive a cost reduction unless that effect says you may.
