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◇ Catalog #298

Dismal Backwater

scd·#298·common·nonfoil

Illus. Chris Ostrowski

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '22

3 yr ago

Value

$0.23+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.24 · low $0.22

NM$0.23

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.21–$0.24modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.25low $0.17range 47.1%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #953 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$0.23

Gameplay

Land

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

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.23. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.17 and $0.25 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SCD — the lineup includes 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 #298 of *Starter Commander Decks*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2022 Starter Commander Decks 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 Chris Ostrowski. Rarix catalogs 117 other cards credited to this artist.