The Holo Rare definitely looks cooler, but it bumps up the value significantly, and prices range from $42 for damaged holofoils to over $100 for lightly played copies and over $200 for near mint ones on TCGPlayer
Whats more, while they wont be able to use the gifted card before the spell resolves, gifting a card to an opponent with open mana might still prove to be a poor outcome in a format with lots of interaction
Yes, drawing this later in the game makes it a lot worse, but assuming youre a slow, controlling deck, you should still be able to use this effectively
Theyre already used to this kind of narrow deckbuilding restriction and digging up niche cards to fulfill them
The flexibility on this red enchantment creature is nice, and for 6 mana youre going to have a good time
Effects like Doubling Season's won't affect those counters