MTG Salvation

Kind of wanted to find a halfway house between brutally oppressive and near useless. I guess, falling into the trap of "maybe I can fix it."

Purifying Ground 2GGWW
Enchantment
During your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on each black creature.

Kelmiss, the Unflinching 3WB
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Vigilance, First Strike
2R, sacrifice a creature: other creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn
4/4

First was my attempt at approaching old style hate cards, and the second, an oddball commander legend. Bonus points if you can guess who the legendary is based off of.

This was my thought, it would be part of a tribal cycle. You think I could add Vigilance without altering the cost?

Conscription 2W
Enchantment
Creatures you control become soldiers in addition to their other types and get +0/+2

Thinking of adding vigilance, but I'm not sure. Thoughts?

Part of me feels this should go whole hog and resonate it's P/T off of number of humans you control, too. More humans, more powerful congregation. That said, it'd be awful wordy.

I'm torn. I kinda want the consistent token production, but admittedly, exiling would be a bit more flavourful.

Haunted Mausoleum 5
Artifact (R)
Threshold - During your upkeep, if you have seven or more cards in your graveyard, put a 1/1 white spirit token with flying on the battlefield.

Part of me wants to add a secondary effect, but really, I think simplicity wins out.

I always shake. Granted, if the opponent gets stomped due to mana issues or whatnot, I'll likely offer good luck going forward instead, but I always part ways with a friendly gesture, which is exactly what this is.

I think I kinda get the point of the Angel...kind of the concept that an angel draws the meek to worship, yes?

Still, it feels very, VERY powerful. I mean a 2 cost 3 toughness flying wall is pretty decent, but one that will spit out instant speed chump blockers while pumping itself up and gaining you life to boot seems really, really potent. Still, I like the concept, I just don't think it should be that easy to feed itself. Maybe a triggered event rather than an activated ability?

As for the second, yeah, Emerging Angel seems like a lacklustre name. Wrathful Angel or Vengeful Angel, maybe?

Crap, I missed Eye of the Storm. At least I know this effect was on WotC's radar.

Platinum Hydra X
Artifact Creature - Hyrda
~ enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
If ~ enters the battlefield with 5 or more +1/+1 counters, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it gains indestructible.
0/0

I need help balancing and likely tweaking up the wording. That said, I've been mulling it over and I think I know how to word it to get what I want.

Entranced Cantor 3RR
Creature - Human Shaman
Whenever you cast and instant or sorcery from your hand, exile it, then put a copy each card exiled this way, and cast those copies without paying their mana costs.
She spends her days chanting every spell she has heard, keeping them ready on her tongue to use at a moment's notice.
3/3

To all it may concern, I want to apologize for my attendance of late. Life has been getting more and more hectic, and unfortunately, isn't showing any sign of letting up soon. As such, I'm stepping away. Because of Geoff's role to the story, I have agreed to let him be played as an NPC. I will poke my head in now and then to see the progress, so see you all around!

Geoff emerged from the stadium, ego somewhat bruised. Geoff went to the counter to submit his intent to draw next round.

With a trilling cry, Altaria collapsed to the arena, to be called back by Geoff.