While theyre monsters, each chessman can banish another card from the field (generally an opponents monster)
Seriously though, the card is an excellent storm combo enabler, and it sees play in many formats from Modern and Legacy to cEDH
Howitzer fulfills that condition perfectly while also setting you up for some powerful Rank 4/Rank 8 plays
Weirdest Reserved List Inclusion Silver Wyvern This Drake is an award-winning card
Since the best cards with infect are Phyrexian, and Golgari (black/green) has some of the best colors for infect, Glissa makes for a fantastic choice
Maliss Red Ransom X DARK Link 3 [ CyberseLinkEffect ] ATK 2300 DEF - 2+ monsters, including a "Maliss" monster While this card points to a monster, the original ATK and DEF of all Effect Monsters your opponent controls are switched