Forest
Shards of Alara 246 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 246
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Aleksi Briclot
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
(tap: Add green mana.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Forest card from the Shards of Alara set was released by Wizards of the Coast in October 2008. As the first installment in the Alara block, this set introduced the concept of shards—tri-colored planes connected by a shared mana identity. The card serves as a foundational land resource, providing green mana, which is essential for the Naya shard, one of the three-color combinations featured heavily in the expansion's narrative and mechanical design.
The artwork was created by Aleksi Briclot, a French illustrator known for his significant contributions to the Magic: The Gathering aesthetic during the late 2000s. Briclot's interpretation of the forest emphasizes the vibrant, untamed, and lush environment of Naya. His design approach sought to capture the exotic and primal atmosphere of the world, utilizing sweeping lines and warm, organic color palettes to differentiate the Alaran landscape from the more traditional forest depictions found in other sets.
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