The part where the player loses half of their life isn't instead of the number of objects they chose, but according to the wording, it's actually in addition to the number of objects they chose
She can be shifted on top of another Gadget card, bringing her cost to only four instead of six, and, if the player has three or more items in play, they can pay one less ink for any Inventor
The variety of options here is really strong, allowing this card to be used to neuter an incoming attack or set up for a big turn later on
Green Creatures Clifftop Lookout: Have you ever had to choose between casting a ramp spell and playing a creature to the board
This mana can only be used to cast creature spells, but in Mono-Green that's likely what you want to be doing anyway
Gaby's original version used mechanics that we'd traditionally used on Knights, including one mechanic that cared if it was night, as owls are nocturnal