What counts as an 'ability' for the purposes of Deflect's requirement to recycle to target with an ability?

Ruling: An ability is any text on a card, including Triggered, Activated, and Passive abilities.

Nuances:

• Targeting occurs when you choose a card for something (often indicated by words like "Choose", "a", "an")
• Targeting does not occur when your opponent chooses for themselves
• For effects that deal damage "between X units," targeting occurs when you originally choose a unit as one of your possible targets, even if the damage is distributed