Both partners and backgrounds employ multiple cards to influence your deck, but they're not the same
It even has much better stats, to boot
(2025-06-06) In the rare case where enough -1/-1 counters are put on Aerith Gainsborough at the same time to make its toughness 0 or less, the number of +1/+1 counters on it before it got those -1/-1 counters will be used to determine the value of X in Aerith Gainsborough's third ability
Her standout strength is reliable card advantage through small combat interactions
Creature - Shapeshifter Wall Clones (CTRL to add secondary) Copy Copy (CTRL to add secondary) Draw Elsha of the Infinite Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) You may look at the top card of your library any time
Wrap Up Far Fortune, End Boss | Illustration by Javier Charro I know everyone in Magic likes to voice their opinion when it comes to Standard, but I find that when you set that aside and genuinely play the format for yourself, you can have a ton of fun