Forest
Shards of Alara 248 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 248
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- Market price
- $0.33
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 expansion, released in October 2008, serves as a fundamental basic land within the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set introduced the plane of Alara, a world fractured into five distinct shards, each defined by the absence of two colors of mana. The Forest card reflects the aesthetic of Naya, a lush, sun-drenched shard characterized by towering flora and primal vitality, which stood in stark contrast to the barren or mechanical themes of other shards in the set.
The artwork for this specific iteration was crafted by artist Eytan Zana, whose work for Wizards of the Coast is recognized for its vibrant, painterly approach to fantasy landscapes. Zana’s design focused on capturing the immense scale and natural density of the Naya environment, utilizing soft lighting and organic textures to convey the theme of untamed growth. The card was well-received by the player base for its evocative depiction of the shard's verdant character, effectively establishing the visual identity of the forest within the Shards of Alara narrative cycle.
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