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Magic · Core Set 2021 · #245 · Land

Dismal Backwater

Magic card price for Dismal Backwater: $0.26 market, from $0.10 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$0.26
0.0% this week · 0.0% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days0.0%
90 days+18.2%
1 year+23.8%
All time+18.2%

Sellers right now

$0.10lowest listing$7.08highest
Market price$0.26
Mid listing$0.35
Direct$0.25
30-day avg$0.26

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$0.26
Cardmarket$0.17 €0.15

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

One year

$0.1552-week low$0.2852-week high
In the range85%
All-time low$0.15
All-time high$0.28
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.04$0.13$0.21$0.30
$0.26
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Dismal Backwater (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $0.22 and stands at $0.26 today, up 18.2% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +23.8%, trading between $0.15 and $0.28. The current price is near the top of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $0.28, 7.7% above today. Listings currently start at $0.10; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.26.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.26$0.10$7.080.0%
Normal$0.19$0.04$19.95−5.0%

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.

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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