Youd have to activate her ability, remove one or more +1/+1 counters, then she gets to Convert back
I am inclined to try cutting Wall of Roots for Noble Hierarch, but that leaves you so soft to random attackers
There hasn't really been a meta where Affinity wasn't one of the top decks
Ticket Tortoise is mostly just defensive filler that you can play in decks that care about artifacts
While this card certainly isnt the massive bomb it was over 30 years ago when Alpha debuted, a 7/7 trampling flyer for seven mana is still honestly not awful, though its drawback is hugely detrimental if you get hit by it
Here are the most effective ways to play around discard strategies: Draw a bunch of cards consistently, which is unfortunately something that some colors struggle to do (blue card draw and green card draw tend to be the best)