Gotta say lance for being the most scuffed piece. Somewhere between a rook and a pawn, it still feels worse than both
ngl, promoted rook is hella fun to mate with
Promoted bishop.
That's strong even if at everywhere.
I most favorite piece is Kyousya.
Kyousya can Dengaku-zashi, It's very strong.
The dragon, just because it makes the game sound more japanese as opposed to pawn and bishop for instance. Also, the kanji for the dragon is beautiful.
Gold. It’s the main flame of defencing structure(castle).
promoted bishop