Pinecrest Ridge

Pinecrest Ridge is a land card released in the 2004 set Champions of Kamigawa, which served as the first expansion in a block heavily influenced by Japanese mythology and folklore. As a cycle of basic-land-alternative utility lands, this card was designed to support the set's focus on tribal synergies and the interplay between mortal and spirit realms, providing players with a consistent source of colorless mana that could occasionally produce specific colored mana under set-restricted conditions.

The visual design features artwork by Edward P. Beard Jr., who utilized a lush, painterly style to evoke the serene, mountainous terrain of the Kamigawa plane. The piece was intended to capture the quiet, grounded nature of the setting’s geography, contrasting with the more ornate and supernatural creature designs found elsewhere in the expansion. Upon its release, the card was generally viewed as a functional, atmospheric utility piece within the limited draft environment of the era.