[EDH / Commander] Help! Razaketh + Mindslicer

[manuagg]

Help! Razaketh + Mindslicer

Hi, I have a Razaketh, the Foulblooded deck and one of the cards I want to add is Mindslicer, but I would like to know what resolves first when I sacrifice Mindslicer, do I tutor first and then discard or the other way round?

[mimimmo]

i think that the effect of the mindslicer resolves before you search the library

[Dracoback]

Here is a link to a similar question: https://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast/comments/2zwgzv/rules_question_exploiting_a_creature_with_a_death/

Tl;dr - If you use Razaketh's ability, the ability goes on the stack before the game checks state-based actions, and once it checks them it sees that the Mindslicer died and puts that trigger on the stack above Razaketh's ability, so everyone will discard their hand before you search your library. It is a combo, not a non-bo