Forest
Limited Edition Alpha 295 • common
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 295
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $42.42
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, designated as card 295 in the Limited Edition Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, was released in 1993 as one of the fundamental basic land cards required for gameplay. These cards were created by Wizards of the Coast as the essential resource engines for the game, allowing players to generate green mana. The artwork for this specific iteration was provided by Jesper Myrfors, the game's original art director, who aimed to establish the visual language and thematic identity of the Magic multiverse during its inaugural print run.
The design of the Alpha set is characterized by its distinct rounded corners and the raw, experimental aesthetic of early 90s fantasy illustration. As one of the first cards ever printed in the game’s history, the Alpha Forest holds a significant place in the development of trading card games. While basic lands are ubiquitous, the Alpha edition is highly regarded by collectors today as a foundational artifact of hobby history, representing the moment the game transitioned from a concept in Richard Garfield's design journal to a physical commodity.
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