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Magic · Commander 2017 · #246 · Common

Dismal Backwater

Magic card price for Dismal Backwater: $0.19 market, from $0.06 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 17, 2026
$0.19
+5.6% this week · +111.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+5.6%
30 days+111.1%
90 days−5.0%
1 year+216.7%
All time+11.8%

Sellers right now

$0.06lowest listing$7.84highest
Market price$0.19
Mid listing$0.25
30-day avg$0.13

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$0.19
Cardmarket$0.16 €0.14

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

One year

$0.0652-week low$0.2552-week high
In the range68%
All-time low$0.06
All-time high$0.27
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.05$0.13$0.21$0.29
$0.19
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Dismal Backwater entered our records in February 2024 at $0.17 and stands at $0.19 today, up 11.8% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +217%, trading between $0.06 and $0.25. The current price is in the middle of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $0.27, still 42.1% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.06, and the 30-day average market price is $0.13.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.19$0.06$7.84+5.6%

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 +10.7% 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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