If the opponent has fewer than three encounter cards, does Wild Magician still take three cards from the new hand?

Question

Accepted Answer

First the opponent discards and draws a new hand, as a Hand Zap, and then the flare's normal effect continues. The designer had intended this sequence and agreed it reads as a Hand Zap.

Cosmic Encounter

If the opponent has fewer than three encounter cards, does Wild Magician still take three cards from the new hand?

Cosmic Encounter

If the opponent has fewer than three encounter cards, does Wild Magician still take three cards from the new hand?