If a monster is destroyed by battle, it will be sent to the GY only at the end of the Damage Step, not during damage calculation or immediately after damage calculation
I don't blame Konami for continuing down this part, as the mobile game Yu-Gi-Oh
Marchesa, Resolute Monarch is cool too, and brought monarch to a Standard set
You could also do that other suggested idea and have the Expanders search out the Field Spell they're supposed to search, though this means you'll have to be careful about some Field Spells that shouldn't be incredibly searchable, such as Dragon Ravine
It's interesting that this card didn't do much work over in the Japanese market
What I find most engaging to new players is the potential to cast the powerful spells they see depicted or summon the fantastical beasts that they couldnt otherwise imagine