First strikeWhen Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies, exile it and return to the battlefield all artifact and creature cards in your graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn.
Discard a card: You may cast a creature spell from your graveyard this turn. Activate only once each turn.Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, it gains haste until your next turn.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you manifest the top card of that player's library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)Whenever a creature you control but don't own dies, its owner loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)You may look at the top card of your library any time.You may cast noncreature spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, you may cast it as though it had flash.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature.: Until your next turn, Volrath, the Shapestealer becomes a copy of target creature with a counter on it, except it's 7/5 and it has this ability.
Return target black creature card from your graveyard to your hand.Madness (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)