Forest

The Forest card from the 2002 World Championship Decks was issued as part of a specialized boxed set replicating the tournament-winning decklists from the 2002 Magic: The Gathering World Championship. These decks were produced by Wizards of the Coast to allow players to experience and play with the same configurations used by top-tier professionals during the event. Unlike standard booster pack cards, these featured unique gold-bordered backs and the signature of the player who piloted the deck, making them ineligible for sanctioned tournament play but highly valued as historical documents of the game's competitive meta.

The artwork for this particular Forest is a classic illustration by artist Rob Alexander, whose work defined the aesthetic of the early game with atmospheric and painterly landscapes. Alexander intended for his lands to evoke a sense of immersion and scale, favoring traditional media that gave the cards a textured, organic feel. Within the context of the 2002 World Championship decks, the inclusion of his work served to ground the high-stakes, technical nature of the professional tournament scene in the foundational, immersive artistry that originally drew players to the game.