Dismal Backwater
Warhammer 40,000 Commander 276 • common
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Collector number
- 276
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Henry Peters
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
tap: Add blue mana or black mana.
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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 2022 as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander set for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked a significant crossover between Wizards of the Coast's flagship trading card game and the iconic tabletop wargaming universe of Games Workshop. The card was designed to support the mechanical needs of the Grixis-aligned 'The Ruinous Powers' deck, providing essential mana fixing for players navigating the grim darkness of the far future.
The card features artwork by Wisnu Tan, who captured the decaying, industrial aesthetic synonymous with the 41st millennium. By depicting a desolate, swampy landscape typical of the Warhammer 40,000 setting, the illustration serves both as a functional land card and a narrative piece that evokes the atmosphere of a war-torn Hive World. It was well received by players for its thematic integration of established franchise lore into the established rules of Commander gameplay.
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