It being a Background also means you're adding white to your deck's colour identity, giving you access to spells like Path to Exile and Swords to Plowshares
Decks vary how many copies they play based on how reliably they want to have a copy once they hit seven mana, which is usually a question of how often they need that boost to win the game combined with how much they need to sacrifice to make sure they get that far
What's the gift
SIDEBOARD GUIDE MONO GREEN: Out: 1xCling to Dust, 2xCensor, 1xKaya, Orzhov Usurper, 3xWandering Emperor 1xSupreme Verdict In: 3xAether Gust, 3xThoughtseize, 1xDovins Veto, 1xGo Blank On the draw: -2 Power Word Kill, +2 Portable Hole BR MIDRANGE: Out: 1xKaya, Orzhov Usurper, 2xAbsorb, 1xBloodchiefs Thirst, 1xSupreme Verdict, 1xPlains In: 3xAether Gust, 3xGo Blank UW CONTROL: Out: 4xFatal Push, 2xPower Word Kill, 3xSupreme Verdict In: 2xMalevolent Hermit, 3xGo Blank, 3xThoughtseize, 1xDovins Veto IZZET PHOENIX: Out: 1xBloodchiefs Thirst, 1xFatal push, 3xSupreme Verdict, 4xThe Wandering Emperor In: 2xMalevolent Hermit, 3xGo Blank, 3xThoughtseize, 1xDovins Veto SPRITS: Out: 1xCling to Dust, 2xDovins Veto, 2xAbsorb, 1xKaya, Orzhov Usurper, 1xTeferi, Hero of Dominaria In: 2xMalevolent Hermit, 2xPortable Hole, 3xThoughtseize RW HEROIC: Out: 1xCling to Dust, 4xAbsorb, 2xCensor, 1xMemory Deluge In: 3xAether gust, 3xThoughtseize, 2xPortable Hole Well thats it for me, folks

Of this already small cross-section, only a few are really any good in the role
To the right of the rarity letter is the collector number, designated for unique printings in the same set