Spell Snip

Instant, 2U (3)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)¹
"Magic cast through a hand of flesh is just as weak as the flesh itself."
—Lodus of the Ethersworn
Illus. Michael Sutfin

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

• 10/1/2008: Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard
Printings (1/9)	Shards of Alara (Common)