With BFZ coming up will existing Eldrazi go up?
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Posted on Aug. 20, 2015, 4:50 p.m. by WovenNebula
I haven't seen any conversations about this on other websites so I thought I'd bring this up. Will Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, and any other Eldrazi tribal see price increases with new tribal reprints coming up in the near future? Also, do you think Tron pieces will be on the rise? My assumptions would be yes since it'll capture the attention of newer players to collect them for other formats, such as, modern or EDH. Let me know your thoughts below.
WovenNebula says... #3
I'm just looking at the interest in those types that may cause a rise, Similar to how Goblin Piledriver caused a spike in goblins.
August 20, 2015 5:09 p.m.
Since the original "Big Daddy" eldrazi posses a mechanic that likely won't ever be reprinted again in Annihilator they will always be money cards.
Do I think that BfZ will cause the existing eldrazi to increase? Probably not. Only because from what we have seen so far (which isn't much I admit) they don't really synergize outside of being the same creature type.
That's why Goblin Piledriver caused certain goblins to increase. People were like "oooo modern goblins could be a thing" so they picked up the choice gobs to check it out.
Eldrazi don't really compliment eachother like that. And Eldrazi tribal has never really been a thing
August 20, 2015 5:23 p.m.
WovenNebula says... #5
Thank you for your input thus far. I am just thinking that with these more efficiently costed eldrazi (Dominator Drone) that there's a possibility of better cards than the Dominator Drone. That, inturn, would create a better curve for Eldrazi Ramp and will work well with Eldrazi Temple and Eye of Ugin. This is, of course, if BFZ has better and more efficient Eldrazi coming soon. It'd be fun to have a more competitive Eldrazi deck in modern, utilizing a better curve and All Is Dust etc...
Here is an example of an out of date modern Eldrazi deck
August 20, 2015 5:37 p.m. Edited.
Still too slow. That's the biggest problem with "big CMC" tribal - it's too slow and there's no reason to play any besides Emrakul outside of EDH.
canterlotguardian says... #2
With Annihilator confirmed as not being in BFZ block, I don't see why they would. Unless they come out with something that completely makes every single Eldrazi piece useless with one feel swoop, old Eldrazi pieces won't be going anywhere. Tron pieces in general (aside from the Eldrazi, for clarification) don't give two craps about Eldrazi price fluctuation. Oblivion Stone, Karn Liberated, Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, any of the ramp artifacts/sorceries... All of them need exactly zero Eldrazi to function properly.
Also Wizards doesn't want Modern in Standard, so there's that.
August 20, 2015 5:01 p.m. Edited.