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This is a very common misconception, because they feel similar (I can pay this cost instead of normally casting the spell), but they are activated abilities

This puts them in a similar space as the old Tournament decks, which used gold borders as a way to allow Wizards to print cards from older sets without falling foul of its own controversial reprint policy, the Reserved List

Sliver Hive was only ever printed in Magic 2015, apart from a super rare version that was a Secret Lair bonus card - obtainable at random

That would be reason enough to stick it in your command zone even if there wasn't a honking great creature attached, but of course there is