Forest

The 2002 World Championship Decks were released by Wizards of the Coast to allow players to replicate the experience of playing with the exact deck lists used by the top eight competitors at the 2002 Magic: The Gathering World Championships in Sydney. This specific Forest comes from the deck piloted by Simen Hanstveit, whose build centered on the popular 'Opposition' strategy. These cards are distinct from standard expansions due to their gold-bordered backs and the signature of the player printed on the front, rendering them ineligible for tournament play.

The design of this Forest card utilizes the original art featured in the Odyssey set, which was released in 2001 and illustrated by Rob Alexander. Alexander is a renowned landscape artist in the Magic: The Gathering community, known for his lush, atmospheric depictions of the game's various biomes. For the Odyssey cycle, the design team aimed for a vibrant, painterly aesthetic that defined the visual identity of the block, and the inclusion of these versions in the 2002 World Championship Decks was intended to provide players with a high-fidelity representation of the tournament-winning aesthetic.