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Board Wipes
Effects that can kill all creatures on the battlefield.
Two universal board wipes in white and black, and a few powerful conditional wipes as well.
Bounce
Effects that return cards to their owners hand.
Just one common bounce spell, although a few other options exist.
Counterspells
Effects that can counter your spells.
Discard
Effects that can force you discard cards from your hand.
The format's common Mind Rot has extra upside, and a 2/2 Zombie can easily be used for discard.
Disenchant
Effects that destroy artifacts or enchantments.
Falter
Effects that make it so multiple creatures temporarily cannot block.

No cards in this format have this effect!

Fog
Effects that prevent combat damage for multiple or all creatures.

No cards in this format have this effect!

Mass Pump
Effects that pump all of a player's creatures.
No significant mass pump spell exists, but it is an option on two modal cards.
Ping
Effects that can kill creatures with 1 toughness.
Mill
Effects that can mill your opponent's deck.
Almost no spells to mill your opponent, but self mill - especially in Blue and Green - is prevalent and can help fuel synergies such as Disturb.
Mind Control
Effects that steal your permanents, permanently.

No cards in this format have this effect!

Threaten
Effects that steal your creatures temporarily and grant them haste.
Two threaten effects, beware big creatures!.

Innistrad: Crimson Vow Mechanics/Themes

Mechanic: Training
Theme: Human Tribal
All Humans
Cemetery Protector
Estwald Shieldbasher
Gryff Rider
Gryffwing Cavalry
Hopeful Initiate
Militia Rallier
Ollenbock Escort
Panicked Bystander // Cackling Culprit
 
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Parish-Blade Trainee
Resistance Squad
Savior of Ollenbock
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Traveling Minister
Vampire Slayer
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight
 
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Whispering Wizard
Desperate Farmer // Depraved Harvester
 
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Doomed Dissenter
Innocent Traveler // Malicious Invader
 
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Ragged Recluse // Odious Witch
 
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Ballista Watcher // Ballista Wielder
 
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Creepy Puppeteer
Daybreak Combatants
Fearful Villager // Fearsome Werewolf
 
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Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger
 
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Kessig Flamebreather
Kessig Wolfrider
Lambholt Raconteur // Lambholt Ravager
 
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Stensia Uprising
Volatile Arsonist // Dire-Strain Anarchist
 
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Voltaic Visionary // Volt-Charged Berserker
 
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Weary Prisoner // Wrathful Jailbreaker
 
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Apprentice Sharpshooter
Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster
 
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Cloaked Cadet
Dawnhart Disciple
Hamlet Vanguard
Hiveheart Shaman
Hookhand Mariner // Riphook Raider
 
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Howlpack Piper // Wildsong Howler
 
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Infestation Expert // Infested Werewolf
 
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Oakshade Stalker // Moonlit Ambusher
 
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Reclusive Taxidermist
Rural Recruit
Sawblade Slinger
Weaver of Blossoms // Blossom-Clad Werewolf
 
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Wolfkin Outcast // Wedding Crasher
 
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Child of the Pack // Savage Packmate
 
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Eruth, Tormented Prophet
Halana and Alena, Partners
Old Rutstein
Sigardian Paladin
Torens, Fist of the Angels
Human Payoffs
Human Hate Cards
Human Tribal has several synergies in the format, listed here.
Theme: Toughness
There is a minor toughness-matters theme in the format, with one notable high toughness creature and payoffs listed here.