Manabond

[Blue Lotus]

Does Manabond trigger before or after you discard down to seven cards?  Basically I want to put Ad Nauseam into 43 land and live the dream.

[andrewpate]

Manabond triggers "at the end of your turn," which means the beginning of the End of Turn Step.  This is before the Cleanup Step, when you discard down to max hand size.  Compare to Necropotence, which puts the cards into your hand "at end of turn" but you still have to discard down right away.

So yes, you can play Ad Nauseam during your main phase and put all of the lands you drew with it into play at the end of that turn with Manabond.

[IthilanorStPete]

Compare to Necropotence, which puts the cards into your hand "at end of turn" but you still have to discard down right away.

Not true. (Although the rest of your answer is correct) Necropotence sets up a delayed trigger each time you use its "pay 1 life:..." ability. During the End of Turn step, all these go on the stack; once they resolve, both players get priority and must both pass it to proceed to the Cleanup step.

[andrewpate]

Right... I didn't mean "right away" like you interpreted it.  I meant "right away" as in "you don't get a turn with all 15 cards in your hand, as you would if you put them in your hand after you already discarded for turn," since that was what the original question was asking.  Of course I know that players get priority in the End of Turn Step.  Sorry if I wasn't clear about that.