Dismal Backwater
Aetherdrift · #254 · common · EN
Type: Land
Commonly played as: Lifegain
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {U} or {B}.
Artist: Wayne Wu
Released: 2025-02-14
Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil
Market price
- TCGplayer: $0.21
- TCGplayer foil: $0.21
- Cardmarket: €0.06
- Cardmarket foil: €0.12
- MTGO tix: 0.03
$0.28$0.07
2026-01-252026-11-12
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.
Other languages
The same printing (Aetherdrift #254) in 10 other languages.
Store prices
The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.
Finish
Condition
Currency
| Store | Condition | Finish | Price | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | NM | regular | €0.06 | today |
| CardTrader | NM | regular | €0.11 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | NM | foil | €0.11 | yesterday |
| Cardmarket | NM | foil | €0.12 | today |
| CardTrader | MP | regular | €0.13 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | SP | regular | €0.13 | yesterday |
| ManaPool | MP | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | NM | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | SP | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | MP | foil | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | NM | foil | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | SP | foil | $0.15 | today |
| 401 Games | SP | regular | CA$0.23 | today |
| CardTrader | SP | foil | €0.19 | yesterday |
| ManaPool | DM | regular | $0.25 | today |
| CardTrader | MP | foil | €0.55 | yesterday |
| Magic Stronghold | SP | regular | CA$0.24 | yesterday |
| Fetch & Shock Games | NM | regular | CA$0.25 | 6 days ago |
| 401 Games | NM | regular | CA$0.25 | today |
| The Comic Hunter | NM | regular | CA$0.26 | 2 days ago |
| House Of Cards | NM | regular | CA$0.30 | 8 days ago |
| The Comic Hunter | NM | foil | CA$0.30 | 2 days ago |
| Le Coin Du Jeu | NM | regular | CA$0.35 | 5 days ago |
| Taverne du Collectionneur | NM | regular | CA$0.35 | 3 days ago |
| Taverne du Collectionneur | NM | foil | CA$0.35 | 3 days ago |
| The Southern Geeks | NM | regular | $0.25 | 3 days ago |
| The Mystic Store | NM | regular | CA$0.39 | 6 days ago |
| Gamezilla | NM | regular | CA$0.40 | today |
| Gamezilla | NM | foil | CA$0.40 | today |
| TopDeck Hero | SP | regular | CA$0.45 | 4 days ago |
| MTG Mexico | NM | regular | 5.99 MXN | 3 days ago |
| MTG Mexico | NM | foil | 5.99 MXN | 3 days ago |
| GameKeeper | NM | regular | CA$0.49 | today |
| GameKeeper | NM | foil | CA$0.49 | today |
| Le Valet De Coeur | NM | foil | CA$0.49 | yesterday |
| Face To Face Games | NM | foil | CA$0.49 | today |
| Card Kingdom | NM | regular | $0.35 | today |
| TopDeck Hero | NM | regular | CA$0.50 | 4 days ago |
| First Player | NM | regular | CA$0.50 | 2 days ago |
| First Player | NM | foil | CA$0.50 | 2 days ago |
| Bazaar of Magic | NM | regular | €0.35 | 2 days ago |
| The Games Cube | NM | regular | 0.57 AUD | 5 days ago |
| The Games Cube | NM | foil | 0.60 AUD | 5 days ago |
| TopDeck Hero | NM | foil | CA$0.60 | 4 days ago |
| TopDeck Hero | NM | foil | CA$0.60 | 4 days ago |
| Bazaar of Magic | NM | foil | €0.45 | 2 days ago |
| Axion Now | NM | regular | £0.50 | 2 days ago |
| Mana Market | NM | regular | 1.00 AUD | 3 days ago |
| Mana Market | NM | foil | 1.00 AUD | 3 days ago |
No offer matches these choices.
Truncated: 33 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 49 in total.
Format legality
- standard: legal
- pioneer: legal
- modern: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- commander: legal
- pauper: legal
- brawl: legal
In Gestic collections
- Held in 50 lists
- Played in 3 decks
- 86 copies tracked
Decks that play this card
- Pirates {B}{R}{U}
- Scarecrows {B}{G}{R}{U}{W}
- Underworld Dreams {B}{U}
- Nicol Bolas {B}{R}{U}{W}
- Foundations {B}{G}{R}{U}{W}
All printings of Dismal Backwater
USD · low $0.08 · high $0.40
| Set | # | Rarity | USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm | 254 | common | $0.20 |
| Aetherdrift | 254 | common | $0.21 |
| Foundations | 261 | common | $0.28 |
| March of the Machine | 269 | common | $0.15 |
| Starter Commander Decks | 298 | common | $0.17 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander | 276★ | common | $0.40 foil |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander | 276 | common | $0.23 |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | 267 | common | $0.38 |
| Zendikar Rising Commander | 128 | common | $0.28 |
| Core Set 2021 | 245 | common | $0.20 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths | 246 | common | $0.29 |
| The List | KTK-232 | common | $0.08 |
| Core Set 2020 | 245 | common | $0.20 |
| Commander 2018 | 244 | common | $0.33 |
| Commander 2017 | 246 | common | $0.30 |
| Commander 2016 | 291 | common | $0.31 |
| Eternal Masters | 238 | common | $0.12 |
| Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed | 70 | common | $0.12 |
| Fate Reforged | 168 | common | $0.19 |
| Khans of Tarkir | 232 | common | $0.12 |