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◇ Catalog #254

Dismal Backwater

dft·#254·common·nonfoil

Illus. Wayne Wu

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '25

1 yr ago

Value

$0.18+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.19 · low $0.17

NM$0.18

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.17–$0.19modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.23low $0.03range 666.7%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #953 · Common include

Variants

Foil$0.22

Nonfoil$0.18

Gameplay

Land

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

The doomed souls of the Speed Demons race in uneasy unity, each one hoping to escape their own fate.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.18. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.23 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DFT — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #254 of *Aetherdrift*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2025 Aetherdrift release.

Card type: Land, color identity black/blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #953 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Wayne Wu. Rarix catalogs 48 other cards credited to this artist.