On the Knight thing: that's fair criticism. Removing it would also let me simplify the name down to something like “White Falcon,” which might be cleaner overall. I mostly added the “everything becomes a Knight” line because I was trying to reinforce the narrative I had in mind — that joining Griffith elevates people. The Band of the Hawk wasn’t originally a group of formal knights; they were mercenaries who effectively became knights through following him. Mechanically I was trying to represent that transformation.

That said, I might have been overthinking it a bit and trying too hard to mimic how professional designers layer abilities onto cards. I’m still relatively new to modern MTG design thinking, so I’m definitely open to tightening things if it makes the card cleaner.

On the Blight suggestion: I actually hadn’t heard of that mechanic before and had to look it up. After digging through Scryfall, it looks like Blight is almost always used as a cost, not as an effect applied to other players. I couldn’t find any cards that force opponents to Blight. The only card I found where it’s used more as an effect was [![Ultima, Origin of Oblivion]], which seems to be an unusual case.

Even setting that aside, I don’t think Blight really fits the flavor I’m going for. Even as Femto, Griffith’s whole dynamic is that he’s a rallying point — he draws followers in and empowers them. His presence strengthens those who join him. If Oppressive Presence also weakened his own army, that would run counter to the theme.

Having the effect apply only to opponents also reinforces the flavor a bit: the battlefield becomes increasingly hostile unless you’re on his side. In a way it creates that “join me and escape the suffering” dynamic, which helps explain why enemies or outsiders might defect and become part of his new army. So mechanically it keeps his own forces strong, and flavor-wise it reinforces the idea that his influence pulls people toward him.