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My opponent has a werewolf transforming card in play, currently with the human side face up.
I have a sliver in my hand with sliver cycling. I cycle this sliver to find another in my deck. The one in my hand therefore goes into my graveyard. I end my turn after revealing my chosen sliver and placing it in my hand.
My opponent wants to transform his werewolf, claiming I cast no spells.
I payed mana, a card left my hand and entered my graveyard. Was that a spell?
No, Cycling is an activated ability that you can only use while the card is in your hand. Casting a spell requires that you pay a cards mana cost printed in the upper right of the card.
702.27a Cycling is an activated ability that functions only while the card with cycling is in a player’s hand. “Cycling [cost]” means “[Cost], Discard this card: Draw a card.”
202.1 A card's mana cost is indicated by the mana symbols at the top of the card. ...
202.1a The mana cost of an object represents what a player must spend from his or her mana pool to cast a card. ...
