Hi, new member and first post. Hoping you can help settle a dispute
Our table is at odds over the Ascendant Divine's special ability:
"Once per round, you may cast one of your divine gifts as if it were a Spell, though it does not count as Spells for the purpose of other effects and does not count against the maximum number of Spells you may cast during a turn."
The person playing the Ascendant Divine used her divine gift Finger of Death to kill off another player. This player had a Counter Spell spell card, but the dispute was that he could not cast that to negate the Finger of Death, because it was a divine gift and not a spell.
The table was split on if that was how the divine gift granted spell cards would function, so I am looking for advice from other players on their interpretation of how her special ability would work in a situation like this.
Thanks for your time and advice