Dismal Backwater
March of the Machine 269 • common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Collector number
- 269
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Chris Ostrowski
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
tap: Add blue mana or black mana.
The Invasion Tree's branches snaked through the streets of Otawara, turning Kamigawa's soaring city into a clouded nightmare.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dismal Backwater was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set March of the Machine. This land card belongs to a cycle of common dual lands that provide players with essential color fixing, entering the battlefield tapped and gaining the controller one life to help mitigate the aggressive pacing of various formats.
The artwork was created by illustrator Chris Ostrowski, who sought to capture the oppressive and murky atmosphere of the Phyrexians' corrupted landscapes. The design reflects the visual language of the set, emphasizing the eerie, biomechanical transformation of the multiverse during the Phyrexian invasion, and was received by players as a functional utility piece for Limited and budget-friendly Constructed decks.
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