Innistrad: Crimson Vow Removal List

This is a list of all the removal in Innistrad: Crimson Vow, divided into permanent creature removal, temporary creature removal (such as bounce, tap, and falter effects), non-creature removal, and off-battlefield removal (hand, stack, and graveyard).

• For double-faced cards where both faces serve as removal of the same category, I only list the face-up side of the card, so Howlpack Avenger, Dire-Strain Anarchist, and Ballista Wielder are not listed as permanent creature removal (although Ballista Wielder is listed later under temporary creature removal since it can additionally prevent creatures from blocking). Similarly, Clever Distraction is not listed as temporary creature removal and Graveyard Glutton is not listed as off-battlefield removal).
• When the reverse face introduces an additional type of removal, the mana cost includes the additional/alternate cost, as with Spectral Binding and Revealing Eye.
• Radiant Restraints is not listed as temporary creature removal since it doesn't affect creatures already on the battlefield.
• Thalia, Guardian of Thraben is not listed as off-battlefield removal since it only costs one additional mana, which is not usually a significant hindrance in Limited.
• I'm not listing Planeswalker removal since there are only three Planeswalkers in the set, all at Mythic, so it will rarely come up in Limited.

Permanent Creature Removal

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Rarity	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
White		Piercing Light		Instant	Piercing Light deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
	/	Fierce Retribution		Instant	Cleave {5}{W} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Destroy target [attacking] creature.
		Circle of Confinement		Enchantment	When Circle of Confinement enters the battlefield, exile target creature an opponent controls with mana value 3 or less until Circle of Confinement leaves the battlefield. Whenever an opponent casts a Vampire spell with the same name as a card exiled with Circle of Confinement, you gain 2 life.
		Valorous Stance		Instant	Choose one — • Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. • Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
	/	Lantern Flare		Instant	Cleave {X}{R}{W} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Lantern Flare deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life. [X is the number of creatures you control.]
		Sigarda's Imprisonment		Enchantment	Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block. {4}{W}: Exile enchanted creature. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
		Savior of Ollenbock		Creature	Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever Savior of Ollenbock trains, exile up to one other target creature from the battlefield or creature card from a graveyard. When Savior of Ollenbock leaves the battlefield, put the exiled cards onto the battlefield under their owners' control.	1/2
		By Invitation Only		Sorcery	Choose a number between 0 and 13. Each player sacrifices that many creatures.
Blue		Fear of Death		Enchantment	Enchant creature When Fear of Death enters the battlefield, mill two cards. (Put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.) Enchanted creature gets -X/-0, where X is the number of cards in your graveyard.
		Binding Geist		Creature	Whenever Binding Geist attacks, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Disturb {1}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb c ost.)	3/1
Black		Gift of Fangs		Enchantment	Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 as long as it's a Vampire. Otherwise, it gets -2/-2.
	/	Parasitic Grasp		Instant	Cleave {1}{B}{B} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Parasitic Grasp deals 3 damage to target [Human] creature. You gain 3 life.
		Aim for the Head		Sorcery	Choose one — • Exile target Zombie. • Target opponent exiles two cards from their hand.
		Hero's Downfall		Instant	Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
	/	Path of Peril		Sorcery	Cleave {4}{W}{B} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Destroy all creatures [with mana value 2 or less].
		Bleed Dry		Instant	Target creature gets -13/-13 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
		Skulking Killer		Creature	When Skulking Killer enters the battlefield, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn if that opponent controls no other creatures.	4/2
		Henrika Domnathi		Creature	Flying At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose one that hasn't been chosen — • Each player sacrifices a creature. • You draw a card and you lose 1 life. • Transform Henrika Domnathi.	1/3
		Sorin the Mirthless		Planeswalker	+1: Look at the top card of your library. You may reveal that card and put it into your hand. If you do, you lose life equal to its mana value. −2: Create a 2/3 black Vampire creature token with flying and lifelink. −7: Sorin the Mirthless deals 13 damage to any target. You gain 13 life.
		Rot-Tide Gargantua		Creature	Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.) When Rot-Tide Gargantua exploits a creature, each opponent sacrifices a creature.	5/4
		Grisly Ritual		Sorcery	Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Create two Blood tokens. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
		Cemetery Desecrator		Creature	Menace When Cemetery Desecrator enters the battlefield or dies, exile another card from a graveyard. When you do, choose one — • Remove X counters from target permanent, where X is the mana value of the exiled card. • Target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the mana value of the exiled card.	4/4
		Toxrill, the Corrosive		Creature	At the beginning of each end step, put a slime counter on each creature you don't control. Creatures you don't control get -1/-1 for each slime counter on them. Whenever a creature you don't control with a slime counter on it dies, create a 1/1 black Slug creature token. {U}{B}, Sacrifice a Slug: Draw a card.	7/7
Red		Magma Pummeler		Creature	Magma Pummeler enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to Magma Pummeler while it has a +1/+1 counter on it, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it. When one or more counters are removed from Magma Pummeler this way, it deals that much damage to any target.	0/0
		End the Festivities		Sorcery	End the Festivities deals 1 damage to each opponent and each creature and planeswalker they control.
		Flame-Blessed Bolt		Instant	Flame-Blessed Bolt deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If that creature or planeswalker would die this turn, exile it instead.
		Abrade		Instant	Choose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact.
		Markov Retribution		Sorcery	Choose one or both — • Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. • Target Vampire you control deals damage equal to its power to another target creature.
		Rending Flame		Instant	Rending Flame deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If that permanent is a Spirit, Rending Flame also deals 2 damage to that permanent's controller.
		Vampires' Vengeance		Instant	Vampires' Vengeance deals 2 damage to each non-Vampire creature. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
		Chandra, Dressed to Kill		Planeswalker	+1: Add {R}. Chandra, Dressed to Kill deals 1 damage to up to one target player or planeswalker. +1: Exile the top card of your library. If it's red, you may cast it this turn. −7: Exile the top five cards of your library. You may cast red spells from among them this turn. You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a red spell, this emblem deals X damage to any target, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast that spell."
		Ballista Watcher		Creature	{2}{R}, {T}: Ballista Watcher deals 1 damage to any target. Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)	4/3
		Ill-Tempered Loner		Creature	Whenever Ill-Tempered Loner is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target. {1}{R}: Ill-Tempered Loner gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)	3/3
		Stensia Uprising		Enchantment	At the beginning of your end step, create a 1/1 red Human creature token. Then if you control exactly thirteen permanents, you may sacrifice Stensia Uprising. When you do, it deals 7 damage to any target.
		Lacerate Flesh		Sorcery	Lacerate Flesh deals 4 damage to target creature. Create a number of Blood tokens equal to the amount of excess damage dealt to that creature this way. (They're artifacts with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
		Volatile Arsonist		Creature	Menace, haste Whenever Volatile Arsonist attacks, it deals 1 damage to each of up to one target creature, up to one target player, and/or up to one target planeswalker. Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)	4/4
		Pyre Spawn		Creature	When Pyre Spawn dies, it deals 3 damage to any target.	6/4
		Olivia's Attendants		Creature	Menace Whenever Olivia's Attendants deals damage, create that many Blood tokens. (They're artifacts with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.") {2}{R}: Olivia's Attendants deals 1 damage to any target.	6/6
Green		Crushing Canopy		Instant	Choose one — • Destroy target creature with flying. • Destroy target enchantment.
		Wolf Strike		Instant	Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn if it's night. Then it deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
		Sawblade Slinger		Creature	When Sawblade Slinger enters the battlefield, choose up to one — • Destroy target artifact an opponent controls. • Sawblade Slinger fights target Zombie an opponent controls.	4/3
Multi-Color		Bloodtithe Harvester		Creature	When Bloodtithe Harvester enters the battlefield, create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.") {T}, Sacrifice Bloodtithe Harvester: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is twice the number of Blood tokens you control. Activate only as a sorcery.	3/2

Temporary Creature Removal

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Rarity	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
White		Distracting Geist		Creature	Whenever Distracting Geist attacks, tap target creature defending player controls. Disturb {4}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)	2/1
		Supernatural Rescue		Enchantment	This spell has flash as long as you control a Spirit. When you cast this spell, tap up to two target creatures you don't control. Enchant creature you control Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
		Nebelgast Beguiler		Creature	{W}, {T}: Tap target creature.	2/5
Blue		Alchemist's Retrieval		Instant	Cleave {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner's hand.
	/	Chill of the Grave		Instant	This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Zombie. Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Draw a card.
	/	Lunar Rejection		Instant	Cleave {3}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Return target [Wolf or Werewolf] creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
		Dreamshackle Geist		Creature	Flying At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose up to one — • Tap target creature. • Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.	3/1
		Consuming Tide		Sorcery	Each player chooses a nonland permanent they control. Return all nonland permanents not chosen this way to their owners' hands. Then you draw a card for each opponent who has more cards in their hand than you.
		Diver Skaab		Creature	Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.) When Diver Skaab exploits a creature, target creature's owner puts it on the top or bottom of their library.	3/5
		Hullbreaker Horror		Creature	Flash This spell can't be countered. Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one — • Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand. • Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.	7/8
Red		Bloody Betrayal		Sorcery	Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
		Dominating Vampire		Creature	When Dominating Vampire enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature with mana value less than or equal to the number of Vampires you control until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.	3/3
		Ballista Watcher		Creature	{2}{R}, {T}: Ballista Watcher deals 1 damage to any target. Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)	4/3

Artifact, Enchantment, and Land Removal

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Rarity	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
White		Hopeful Initiate		Creature	Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) {2}{W}, Remove two +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.	1/2
		Sanctify		Sorcery	Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 3 life.
Blue		Alchemist's Retrieval		Instant	Cleave {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner's hand.
		Consuming Tide		Sorcery	Each player chooses a nonland permanent they control. Return all nonland permanents not chosen this way to their owners' hands. Then you draw a card for each opponent who has more cards in their hand than you.
		Hullbreaker Horror		Creature	Flash This spell can't be countered. Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one — • Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand. • Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.	7/8
Red		Abrade		Instant	Choose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact.
Green		Crushing Canopy		Instant	Choose one — • Destroy target creature with flying. • Destroy target enchantment.
		Sawblade Slinger		Creature	When Sawblade Slinger enters the battlefield, choose up to one — • Destroy target artifact an opponent controls. • Sawblade Slinger fights target Zombie an opponent controls.	4/3

Off-Battlefield Removal

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Rarity	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
Colorless		Lantern of the Lost		Artifact	When Lantern of the Lost enters the battlefield, exile target card from a graveyard. {1}, {T}, Exile Lantern of the Lost: Exile all cards from all graveyards, then draw a card.
		Honored Heirloom		Artifact	{T}: Add one mana of any color. {2}, {T}: Exile target card from a graveyard.
White		Savior of Ollenbock		Creature	Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever Savior of Ollenbock trains, exile up to one other target creature from the battlefield or creature card from a graveyard. When Savior of Ollenbock leaves the battlefield, put the exiled cards onto the battlefield under their owners' control.	1/2
		Cemetery Protector		Creature	Flash When Cemetery Protector enters the battlefield, exile a card from a graveyard. Whenever you play a land or cast a spell, if it shares a card type with the exiled card, create a 1/1 white Human creature token.	3/4
Blue		Syncopate		Instant	Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
	-	Geistlight Snare		Instant	This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Spirit. It also costs {1} less to cast if you control an enchantment. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
	/	Wash Away		Instant	Cleave {1}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].
		Syphon Essence		Instant	Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
		Witness the Future		Sorcery	Target player shuffles up to four target cards from their graveyard into their library. You look at the top four cards of your library, then put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
		Cemetery Illuminator		Creature	Flying Whenever Cemetery Illuminator enters the battlefield or attacks, exile a card from a graveyard. You may look at the top card of your library any time. Once each turn, you may cast a spell from the top of your library if it shares a card type with a card exiled with Cemetery Illuminator.	2/3
		Overcharged Amalgam		Creature	Flash Flying Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.) When Overcharged Amalgam exploits a creature, counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability.	3/3
		Hullbreaker Horror		Creature	Flash This spell can't be countered. Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one — • Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand. • Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.	7/8
Black	/	Dread Fugue		Sorcery	Cleave {2}{B} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it [with mana value 2 or less]. That player discards that card.
		Concealing Curtains		Creature	Defender {2}{B}: Transform Concealing Curtains. Activate only as a sorcery.	0/4
		Mindleech Ghoul		Creature	Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.) When Mindleech Ghoul exploits a creature, each opponent exiles a card from their hand.	2/2
		Aim for the Head		Sorcery	Choose one — • Exile target Zombie. • Target opponent exiles two cards from their hand.
		Diregraf Scavenger		Creature	Deathtouch When Diregraf Scavenger enters the battlefield, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. If a creature card was exiled this way, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.	2/3
		Cemetery Desecrator		Creature	Menace When Cemetery Desecrator enters the battlefield or dies, exile another card from a graveyard. When you do, choose one — • Remove X counters from target permanent, where X is the mana value of the exiled card. • Target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the mana value of the exiled card.	4/4
Red		Cemetery Gatekeeper		Creature	First strike When Cemetery Gatekeeper enters the battlefield, exile a card from a graveyard. Whenever a player plays a land or casts a spell, if it shares a card type with the exiled card, Cemetery Gatekeeper deals 2 damage to that player.	2/1
Green		Cemetery Prowler		Creature	Vigilance Whenever Cemetery Prowler enters the battlefield or attacks, exile a card from a graveyard. Spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each card type they share with cards exiled with Cemetery Prowler.	3/4
Multi-Color		Kaya, Geist Hunter		Planeswalker	+1: Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature token you control. −2: Until end of turn, if one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead. −6: Exile all cards from all graveyards, then create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying for each card exiled this way.