---
name: "Dismal Backwater"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Land"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "FRF"
set_name: "Fate Reforged"
collector_number: "168"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Sam Burley"
oracle_id: "865a2194-fca0-446e-aae3-ca475cd66e00"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dismal-backwater-frf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dismal Backwater
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Land

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

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Watery Grave](/printing/watery-grave-clu.md) — Land — Island Swamp
2. [Murky Sewer](/printing/murky-sewer-dsk.md) — Land
3. [A.I.M. Labs](/printing/aim-labs-msh.md) — Land
4. [Scoured Barrens](/printing/scoured-barrens-neo.md) — Land
5. [Subterranean Cavern](/printing/subterranean-cavern-msh.md) — Land
6. [Jwar Isle Refuge](/printing/jwar-isle-refuge-cm2.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fate Reforged (FRF) #168
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Sam Burley
- **Total Printings:** 132 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`