Do SLAs count as knowing a spell for the purposes of learning the mythic version?


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If I have a spell-like ability for a spell which is not on my class spell-list, can I learn the Mythic version of that spell?


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For example, would a Drow Cleric who took the Drow Nobility feat qualify to learn Mythic Levitate?
What about a Drow Sorcerer who never learned Levitate?

Arguments for:
--The CRB says that spell-like abilities function as spells in all ways other than those explicitly given as exceptions.
--The hoard of FAQs suggesting that SLAs count for purposes of, among other things, prestige class prerequisites, suggest that SLAs do indeed count as spells for prerequisite purposes.
Arguments against:
--The clause in the CRB which specifies that SLAs are treated as spells for all unspecified purposes was written before the Mythic rules, and 'should' have called mythic spells out as an exception.
--Mythic spells are like metamagic, and metamagic feats cannot be applied to SLAs.


I would lean toward "yes, it would"; if it can qualify you for feats and prestige classes that are calling for the ability to cast spells, I see no reason why the mythic version of the spell would be treated differently, outside of specific text in the mythic spell that bars it (of which I'm not aware).

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