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◇ Catalog #254

Dismal Backwater

tdm·#254·common·foil

Illus. Alayna Danner

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$0.22+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.23 · low $0.21

NM$0.22

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.20–$0.23modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.49low $0.03range 1533.3%n 443

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$0.17

Gameplay

Land

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

"I ask only that the winds return you to me as swiftly as they bear you and the Storm Crane away." —Samthar, Sultai merchant, to Jialing, Jeskai monk

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.22. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.49 across 443 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TDM — 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 *Tarkir: Dragonstorm*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm 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 Alayna Danner. Rarix catalogs 507 other cards credited to this artist.