This lets you plan your cards and choose a gameplay style that suits you
Warrior's Sword and White Mage's Staff
Aerith giving all your other Legendary creatures counters represents her death galvanizing the party to complete their quest
The other option is to take advantage of the direct damage, which is good in its own right to either finish off a damaged character or get them within range to be banished but also works with the likes of cards that benefit from being damaged - such as Scroop, Backstabber - that benefit from healing damage, like Rapunzel, Gifted Artist, or from damage being dealt: like Beast, Relentless.
However, I think now may be a good time for the Princesses to shine in all their glory considering the new Princess cards released in Fabled and the loss of strong removal in the upcoming meta due to the Set Rotation
8 Jafar - Newly Crowned Card Number 210/204 The villain Jafar will be getting his own set in a few months when Disney Lorcana: Reign of Jafar is released in June 2025, but that apparently isn't enough for this evil sorcerer