Grim Backwoods
Commander 2015 288 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Collector number
- 288
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
2 generic mana black mana green mana, tap, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.
"I love what they've done with the place."— Liliana Vess
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grim Backwoods was originally printed in the Innistrad set in 2011 and was later reprinted as part of the Commander 2015 release, appearing as card number 288. Designed for the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem, this land card was conceived to provide players with a repeatable card-drawing engine, allowing them to sacrifice creatures in exchange for resources. Its mechanics reflect the dark, gothic-horror aesthetic of the Innistrad plane, where the line between life and death is frequently blurred for tactical advantage.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Cliff Childs, who aimed to evoke a sense of foreboding, overgrown wilderness fitting for the horror-themed setting. By depicting a twisted and decaying forest, Childs visually reinforced the card's function as a site of sacrifice. Upon its release, the card became a staple in black-aligned Commander decks, noted for its utility in graveyard-focused strategies and its ability to turn late-game creature threats into necessary card advantage.
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