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Magic · Foundations · #261 · Land

Dismal Backwater

Magic card price for Dismal Backwater: $0.31 market, from $0.01 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Nov 5, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$0.31
+3.3% this week · +14.8% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+3.3%
30 days+14.8%
90 days−6.1%
1 year+287.5%
All time+10.7%

Sellers right now

$0.01lowest listing$20.00highest
Market price$0.31
Mid listing$0.30
Direct$0.01
30-day avg$0.29

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$0.31
Cardmarket$0.06 €0.05

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

One year

$0.0452-week low$0.3952-week high
In the range77%
All-time low$0.01
All-time high$0.39
First priceNov 5, 2024
Normal · market price
$0.19$0.25$0.30$0.35
$0.31
Jul 20Aug 19Sep 18Oct 18
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Dismal Backwater (Normal) came out in November 2024; we leave the first weeks out of this story, because early prices are set before real supply exists. In the last year the price changed +288% and ranged from $0.04 to $0.39, and it now trades in the middle of that range. Listings currently start at $0.01; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.29.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.31$0.01$20.00+3.3%
Foil$0.27$0.02$20.00−3.6%

The card in play

Type line
Land
Rules text

This land enters tapped.

When this land enters, 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 (246), Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths — Magic card price +3.3% 7d Dismal Backwater Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths · #246 $0.31 Dismal Backwater (244), Commander 2018 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Dismal Backwater Commander 2018 · #244 $0.31

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