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If an effect puts this land onto the battlefield tapped, you may pay 2 life, but it still enters tapped.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #249
Watery Grave
gtc·#249·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Raymond Swanland
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for trade
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wishlisted
Feb '13
13 yr ago
Value
$13.97$0 (-1.4%)
30 days high $13 · low $13
Volatility · stable
EUR€9.75USD$12.97TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #52 · Format staple
Variants
Gameplay
Land — Island Swamp
({T}: Add {U} or {B}.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
"I fear that as we scurry after phantoms, the Dimir pull nine puppet strings."
—Ral Zarek
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
Unlike most dual lands, this land has two basic land types. It's not basic, so cards such as District Guide can't find it, but it does have the appropriate land types for effects such as that of Drowned Catacomb (from the Ixalan set).
Context
Last observed at $12.97, down from $13.16 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $13.29 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $12.97.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from GTC — 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.
This card belongs to *Gatecrash* (released February 2013).
Card #249 in Gatecrash.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Land — Island Swamp. Color identity: black/blue.
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Brawl, Predh, Future, and Legacy.
EDHrec ranks this card #52 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Raymond Swanland.
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