<p>No. Basilica Screecher will no longer be on the battlefield when the spell becomes cast, so its ability will not trigger.</p>
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<p>Casting a spell:</p>
<ol>
<li>Placing it on the stack. [CR 601.2a]</li>
<li>Make choices (e.g. modes, targets) that need to be made to cast the spell. [CR 601.2b-d]</li>
<li>Determine the total cost to cast the spell. [CR 601.2e]</li>
<li>Activate mana abilities. [CR 601.2f]</li>
<li>Pay the total cost. [CR 601.2g]</li>
</ol>
<p>Only once all of the above has happened is the spell cast, so only then would abilities that trigger on casting the spell trigger.</p>
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<p>601.2h Once the steps described in 601.2a–g are completed, the spell becomes cast. Any abilities that trigger when a spell is cast or put onto the stack trigger at this time. If the spell’s controller had priority before casting it, he or she gets priority.</p>
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<p>However, you sacrificed <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Basilica%20Screecher">Basilica Screecher</a> back in step 5 (601.2g), so it's no longer on the battlefield when you completed the casting of the spell, meaning its ability will not trigger.</p>

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Yours is better. I'll just edit yours. ;)
Alex P
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@Alex P, I always mean a concise answer at the top, but I forgot this time. Thanks for adding it.
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<p>If I control exactly 1 <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Basilica%20Screecher">Basilica Screecher</a>, and I cast <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Launch%20Party">Launch Party</a> sacrificing my Basilica Screecher, can I still use Basilica Screecher to extort on Launch Party?</p>

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... Do you mean Launch Party instead of Slaughter Games?
Alex P
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@AlexP yes I did.  Those 4-mana rakdos spells are all the same to me
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Can I extort Launch Party with the creature I'm sacrificing?
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# Can I extort Launch Party with the creature I'm sacrificing?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-01)

If I control exactly 1 [Basilica Screecher](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Basilica%20Screecher), and I cast [Launch Party](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Launch%20Party) sacrificing my Basilica Screecher, can I still use Basilica Screecher to extort on Launch Party?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: ... Do you mean Launch Party instead of Slaughter Games?  
> **username_0**: @AlexP yes I did.  Those 4-mana rakdos spells are all the same to me  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-05-01. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

No. Basilica Screecher will no longer be on the battlefield when the spell becomes cast, so its ability will not trigger.

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Casting a spell:

1. Placing it on the stack. [CR 601.2a]
2. Make choices (e.g. modes, targets) that need to be made to cast the spell. [CR 601.2b-d]
3. Determine the total cost to cast the spell. [CR 601.2e]
4. Activate mana abilities. [CR 601.2f]
5. Pay the total cost. [CR 601.2g]

Only once all of the above has happened is the spell cast, so only then would abilities that trigger on casting the spell trigger.

> 601.2h Once the steps described in 601.2a–g are completed, the spell becomes cast. Any abilities that trigger when a spell is cast or put onto the stack trigger at this time. If the spell’s controller had priority before casting it, he or she gets priority.

However, you sacrificed [Basilica Screecher](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Basilica%20Screecher) back in step 5 (601.2g), so it's no longer on the battlefield when you completed the casting of the spell, meaning its ability will not trigger.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yours is better. I'll just edit yours. ;)  
> **username_2**: @username_1, I always mean a concise answer at the top, but I forgot this time. Thanks for adding it.  

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