Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Oracle Text:
First strike
When Gerrard 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.
Power/Toughness: 3/3
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Mystery Booster 2
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Character Background
Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero functions best as a value-driven midrange or combo centerpiece that doubles as an efficient tempo threat: a 3/3 first-strike body for three mana is threatening on the board, but the real payoff is its death trigger that mass-reanimates artifacts and creatures that died from the battlefield this turn. Build around sacrifice synergies and repeatable ETB effects—include sacrifice outlets such as Ashnod’s Altar, Altar of Dementia or Goblin Bombardment to deliberately put creatures and artifact creatures into the graveyard, then push Gerrard into the graveyard to return them all at once for a massive board swing. Artifact creature packages (cheap Myr or clockwork creatures) and cards that benefit from dying—plus Skullclamp for card draw off tokens—amplify the value. Protect Gerrard with instant-speed tricks or set up the combo on your turn to avoid removal; expect this card to favor a value/combo shell that leverages recurrence rather than pure aggro or control.
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