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Magic · Commander 2016 · #291 · Common

Dismal Backwater

Magic card price for Dismal Backwater: $0.25 market, from $0.07 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$0.25
0.0% this week · −24.2% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days−24.2%
90 days−40.5%
1 year−54.6%
All time−16.7%

Sellers right now

$0.07lowest listing$4.99highest
Market price$0.25
Mid listing$0.31
30-day avg$0.27

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.25
Cardmarket$0.16 €0.14

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.2552-week low$0.5552-week high
In the range0%
All-time low$0.20
All-time high$0.55
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.08$0.25$0.42$0.59
$0.25
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Dismal Backwater begins in February 2024 at $0.30; the market price today is $0.25, down 16.7% since then. In the last year the price changed −54.6% and ranged from $0.25 to $0.55, and it now trades near the bottom of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $0.55, still 120% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.07, and the 30-day average market price is $0.27.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.25$0.07$4.990.0%

The card in play

Type line
Land
Rules text

Dismal Backwater enters the battlefield tapped.

When Dismal Backwater enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.

T: Add U or B to your mana pool.

Other printings of Dismal Backwater

19 more · $0.14 – $0.55
All printings
Dismal Backwater (232), Khans of Tarkir — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Dismal Backwater Khans of Tarkir · #232 $0.55 Dismal Backwater (Surge Foil) (276), Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 — Magic card price +2.5% 7d Dismal Backwater (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 · #276 $0.41 Dismal Backwater (267), Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Dismal Backwater Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty · #267 $0.39 Dismal Backwater (261), Foundations — Magic card price +3.3% 7d Dismal Backwater Foundations · #261 $0.31 Dismal Backwater (246), Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths — Magic card price +3.3% 7d Dismal Backwater Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths · #246 $0.31

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