In general, follow-up sets in Magic can be a little more experimental, as players now have had some time to get the grasp with the foundations, and EMN really delivers on the new and weird front
There are tons of ways to get counters on creatures so Volrath can turn into them, but my favorite is Tetzimoc, Primal Death, which can repeatedly put a prey counter on any creature for just one black mana
No dragon will ever be as merry a fellow, nor wear boots as yellow
Each player begins with a deck of cards, drawing from it to play characters, cast spells, and activate special abilities
This gives all of your other dorks trample, so that's nice on an on-curve dork