{"ops":[{"insert":"Visit "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://rebelsmtg.com/?ref=archidekt"},"insert":"RebelsMTG.com"},{"insert":" to learn more about the format.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rebels Format Overview"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rebels uses 60+ card singleton decks.\nPlayers start at 25 life, and commander damage still counts at 21.\nLibraries are built only from commons, uncommons, and basic lands.\nCards banned in Commander, Game Changers, and Sol Ring are also banned in Rebels.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Command Zone"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Each deck has two Command Zone Cards: one rare slot and one nonrare slot.\nThe rare slot can be any rarity, and the nonrare slot must be a common or uncommon.\nAt least one of your Command Zone Cards must interact with combat, such as a creature, vehicle, spacecraft, or planeswalker.\nOnly one of these cards can be chosen as your Commander for Commander Damage and game effects.\nCommand Zone Cards which are not your Commander can still be played from the command zone, return to the command zone, and have a commander tax.\nYour color identity combines both Command Zone Cards.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sideboarding "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You may have a sideboard of up to 10 commons, uncommons, or basic lands.\nBefore each game, reveal your Command Zone Cards and then sideboard up to 5 cards.\nSome decks have a 15 card "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"fast sideboard"},{"insert":", meaning the decks needs 5 more cards from its sideboard in its library.\nAt the start of the game, reveal your Command Zone Cards and then move 5 cards from your sideboard to your library.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Special Actions"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rebels add extra Special Actions which can be taken at sorcery speed.\nSee the website for details.\nThese actions let you move your Commander between zones under certain conditions. They also let you play lands from the command zone.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Why Play Rebels"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rebels is fast to build, fast to play, and cheaper than traditional Commander."},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"It keeps the creativity and politics of EDH while focusing on quick, balanced, and expressive gameplay."},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Primer"},{"attributes":{"align":"justify","header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Surely you can open the gates for this nice lady and her giant wooden horse. What's the worst that could happen?"},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"\tThis aggressive midrange deck centered around using the landfall triggers of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rydia, Summoner of Mist"}},{"insert":" to put sagas into the graveyard, and then reanimating them multiple times. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smuggler's Surprise"}},{"insert":" can flexibly serve multiple roles. Its first mode can be a method to fill your graveyard early game, or its third mode can protect your large creatures mid-to-late game. "},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"\tThere are two tricks in this deck to manipulate sagas to keep the finality counters that Rydia places manageable. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Power Conduit"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ferropede"}},{"insert":" can remove "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"any"},{"insert":" counter, which can be a finality counter or a saga's innate lore counters to repeat saga effects. "},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"\tWhen the opportunity presents itself, the second mode for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smuggler's Surprise"}},{"insert":" can also be used to bring in creatures with huge effects ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pelakka Wurm"}},{"insert":","},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skyline Despot"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Savage Ventmaw"}},{"insert":"). This also means leaving six or seven mana up can threaten multiple lines of instant speed response. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Collector's Vault"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manifold Key"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Basalt Monolith"}},{"insert":" can act as mana sinks for when you want to buff having a big spell or change your plans."},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"You can use of the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ready a Commander"},{"insert":" Special Action to move "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smuggler's Surprise"}},{"insert":" to your hand by paying its commander tax plus 1 (increasing future tax by 2). This lets you threaten its use even after you've already played it from the command zone once."},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"\tLastly, keeping a hand full in Gruul is difficult. Don't be afraid to keep the excess land in hand from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cultivate"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kodama's Reach"}},{"insert":" to discard for Rydia's landfall effect. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zhur-Taa Druid"}},{"insert":" combos with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Keen Sense"}},{"insert":" to draw an extra card every time you tap it, which can be untapped with the effects of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scryb Ranger"}},{"insert":" or"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Quirion Ranger"}},{"insert":" to get multiple card draws in a turn!"},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"\tStart by sideboarding out parts of the big mana package ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pelakka Wurm"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skyline Despot"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Savage Ventmaw"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flames of the Raze-Boar"}},{"insert":", and/or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Basalt Monolith"}},{"insert":") when you need to bring in your sideboard cards. Sideboard in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hunting Pack"}},{"insert":" if you think the opportunity might present itself."},{"attributes":{"align":"justify"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}