Shōchō Rebellion [Pauper EDH]

[Oversoul]

I was challenged to build a Rebels deck in Pauper EDH. This is my take. Five common rebels can initiate rebel search-chains, acting as a toolbox. Among the searchable cards are Children of Korlis and Task Force, both of which have some gamebreaking combo potential with my commander, Vizkopa Guildmage.

Commander:
1 Vizkopa Guildmage

1 Amrou Scout
1 Angelic Renewal
1 Arcane Signet
1 Aven Riftwatcher
1 Awe Strike
1 Barkform Harvester
1 Blade of the Sixth Pride
1 Blightspeaker
1 Bound in Silence
1 Changeling Wayfinder
1 Children of Korlis
1 Congregate
1 Corrupted Conviction
1 Culling the Weak
1 Dark Ritual
1 Darkness
1 Death Watch
1 Death's Caress
1 Deepcavern Imp
1 Defiant Falcon
1 Devour Flesh
1 Disenchant
1 Disturbed Burial
1 Dread Return
1 Errant Doomsayers
1 Feign Death
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Firdoch Core
1 Forum of Amity
1 Generous Gift
1 Grim Harvest
1 Holy Day
1 Jeong Jeong's Deserters
1 Kaya's Ghostform
1 Lawbringer
1 Lightbringer
1 Martyrdom
1 Mind Stone
1 Night's Whisper
1 Nightwind Glider
1 Not Dead After All
1 Orzhov Locket
1 Pious Warrior
18 Plains
1 Ramosian Lieutenant
1 Ramosian Sergeant
1 Rathi Trapper
1 Recommission
1 Righteous Aura
1 Riot Control
1 Saltfield Recluse
1 Sever Soul
1 Severed Strands
1 Songs of the Damned
1 Soul Channeling
1 Soul Charmer
1 Soul Link
1 Spirit Link
1 Steadfast Guard
15 Swamp
1 Syphon Mind
1 Task Force
1 Thermal Glider
1 Undying Malice
1 Unearth
1 Vampiric Link
1 Village Rites
1 Wayfarer's Bauble

 

[Oversoul]

This deck got its first game on Wednesday night. I kept drawing lands and non-creature spells, but had practically no board state. My opponents focused each other that I was able to just barely hold on for long enough to finally draw Ramosian Liuetenant before it was too late. Because of how far behind I was, searched out Children of Korlis first chance I got. The opponent who ultimately came out on top had a legion of flying angels, and searching up blocker this late was looking to be untenable. I tried to shut down his lethal attack by using Awe Strike on his commander (using Vizkopa Guildmage to drain him back), but he had a pump spell that boosted the rest of his team enough for that to be lethal, so I also cast Riot Control. Having already used Darkness, Awe Strike, and Riot Control, I was out of options and knew I was dead if he could hit me for lethal in a single attack. I had three different spells in my hand to bring back Children of Korlis, but they were no good to me if I was struck down in one combat. Fortunately, he couldn't quite get there, and brought me down from 30 life to 10. I used Vizkopa Guildmage and Children of Korlis to kill him.