For the longest time (basically until Counterspell was printed in Modern), Thoughtseize, and to a lesser extent Inquisition of Kozilek, were the only major universal disruption spells in Modern
You can play it safe after one win if you want to and still get a pretty good effect
The reason we havent seen similar in Pioneer is the payoffs arent as good, however, Hullbreaker Horror could change that upon release
However, we're going to look at brand new cards for our list of the best Innistrad: Crimson Vow cards - otherwise, we have to talk about Thalia
Control may be happier keeping more lands than other decks because they try to go into the late-game and hitting every land drop can help their plan significantly, whereas midrange decks are looking to gain an incremental advantage over their opponent with two-for-ones and will be looking for cards to gain tempo over their opponents
Would you ever go wholesale and buy a case of booster boxes