Most everything goes down when it rotates from standard, at least for a while. The eldrazi will be no exception. Overall they're an odd tribe competitively, as none of the good ones have universal appeal. Moreover, eldrazi seem to have experienced something of a backlash in terms of popularity since Oath (which can impact prices). If you are looking at long term prices, they fall into three groups.
Group A: colorless cost, midrange priced. Ones to watch are thought-knot seer, reality smasher, and matter reshaper. All pushed cards, especially the seer. Likely there will always be the potential for an OK-to-good deck around some combination of them in modern and/or legacy. However, as they are all rares (lots around) and they don't slot into any deck (need colorless sources, doesn't work well with fetch/shock/dual manabases), demand will likely remain low unless something dominant ends up using one or more of them. I'd bet $5 or less for at least the medium term after rotation. This might change for seer if he ever makes it into a more mainstream deck in modern, like jund, as he really is quite good.
Group B: big eldrazi. We're looking at the titan version 2.0s here. Notably, these have more casual appeal and often offer things that will appeal to casual and commander players. They're also mythics, so expect at least a slow creep upwards after bottoming out from rotation. This means that foils may eventually command solid prices. Right now, I doubt that there will be any competitive applications of kozilek, the great distortion so he probably has the lowest ceiling. He's hardest to cast, doesn't offer much if you cheat him out, and has flimsy protection. He could be a one-of in certain strategies, but really no more. Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger is much easier to evaluate; he's already a solid player in modern tron lists. Not only does he represent a solid reward for casting him, he also has some significant protection in the form of indestructible. Again, he'll be at his lowest after rotation, but will creep back up. If tron continues to be relevant in modern for many years, his price could eventually get pretty high. Then we have Emrakul, the promised end, probably the hardest to evaluate out of the bunch. Importantly, the cost reduction mechanic is significant, especially in older formats. However, it is unclear if there is a list that would want to run her; ramp strategies don't care as much about cost reduction, midrange will go with different options if they're focused on filling the 'yard (i.e. tasigur, the golden fang), and things that would cheat her out will go with Emmy 1.0. I'm not willing to write her off for longer term gains, but I'm just not sure.
Group C is the emerge guys. There seems like there is some serious hype around them for eternal formats from some people, but it is still unclear what the exact impact will be. I suspect that distended mindbender and elder deep-fiend are the ones to watch, but being rare and not slotting into every deck may lower their eventual price. Still, it is very early for these guys.
As for the lands, Eldrazi temple will slowly creep up while it is in modern, but note that it was an uncommon in a master's set and was recently reprinted in a duel deck. There are quite a few out there. Eye of Ugin is more complex, as it is banned in modern. As a result it will be propped up by commander and legacy demand. It may regain some value eventually, but I don't see it getting big unless you can play it in modern.
What kind of impact does the demand from Legacy or Vintage have on prices? If the Eldrazi become dominant again, it is most likely in those formats. For instance, some good artifacts get printed in Kaladesh, which catapults Eldrazi to Tier 1 status in those formats.
If Eldrazi become too good in Modern, I suspect Wizards will intervene quickly, so the Modern demand is largely because of Bant Eldrazi and Tron using Newlamog.
What kind of impact does the demand from Legacy or Vintage have on prices? If the Eldrazi become dominant again, it is most likely in those formats. For instance, some good artifacts get printed in Kaladesh, which catapults Eldrazi to Tier 1 status in those formats.
If Eldrazi become too good in Modern, I suspect Wizards will intervene quickly, so the Modern demand is largely because of Bant Eldrazi and Tron using Newlamog.
Given the sheer number of cards printed nowadays and the relatively light amount of demand that Legacy/Vintage pulls, those two formats will have a minimal impact on costing. What is more likely is that Eldrazi becomes a bigger force in Modern. That would have a bigger impact on demand than anything Legacy/Vintage could do. But even then, it will almost certainly be inexpensive to get most/all of the Eldrazi. You're looking at least 2 years or so of those cards being very easy to obtain (at least the ones from BFZ and OGW). The older Eldrazi (ROE) retain most of their demand from casual circles. Their value will continue to slowly increase (especially foils) until they are reprinted in the next Modern Masters set. They'll take a small hit then continue to rise.
Dragons of Tarkir and Magic Origins rotate in September when Kaladesh hits. Battle for Zendikar and Oath of the Gatewatch rotate next spring when the first large set of 2017 hits.
on a similar topic when's the best time to buy the foil versions of the eldrazi? do the prices for foils usually drop as well during rotation?
Prices for Standard foils will drop with rotation. Again, "the Eldrazi" is a huge category. If you're looking for Ulamog or Kozilek, don't wait. Emrakul is spiked right now, so wait on her. There's still a Modern (and a Legacy!) Eldrazi deck - foils of those cards will not drop at rotation. EDH gold like World Breaker will not drop.
In this aspect, they're just like anything else. Look at what's played in Modern and Legacy and EDH. Those are the cards that will hold value through rotation. Look at what's Standard-only. That's the stuff for which you want to wait.
The only difference is that stuff like Grisly Anglerfish and other common/uncommon weirdness looks really cool to some people, so they (we) will be picking up foils. In 7 years, those fifty-cent foils may be three bucks. So don't wait that long.
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You have to think that they're printed in a small set, so it's pretty easy to get them opening booster boxes, so the price will never be too high, unless they're widely used in modern, which already occurred so i doubt it will happen again.
Also, right now Bant Eldrazi is a solid Tier 1 deck in modern, winning an SCG open a week ago and top 8'ed 2 GP's last weekend. Demand probably will not go higher than as it is right now.
I traded my Eldrazi core (TKS, RS and MR) for fetches and a Path and don't regret it. It's pretty difficult that rares in new sets go high in price since they're getting printed SO much, there are literally millions going around, so new cards as an investment are no good, except some really good mythics like Kalitas. Even great cards like K-Command or A-Command are between $5-$7 now, that's pretty low for modern playable cards, specially when Jund is doing so well in the current meta.
Financially i think is so much better to get old cards, as the demand increases constantly and they're not being printed anymore. Only reprints affects the prices but sometimes not even reprints helps, like what happend to Spellskite or path.
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Do you think their prices will go down after they rotate out of Standard?
How do you see their future price trajectory?
What about the lands, Eldrazi Temple and Eye of Ugin?
Group A: colorless cost, midrange priced. Ones to watch are thought-knot seer, reality smasher, and matter reshaper. All pushed cards, especially the seer. Likely there will always be the potential for an OK-to-good deck around some combination of them in modern and/or legacy. However, as they are all rares (lots around) and they don't slot into any deck (need colorless sources, doesn't work well with fetch/shock/dual manabases), demand will likely remain low unless something dominant ends up using one or more of them. I'd bet $5 or less for at least the medium term after rotation. This might change for seer if he ever makes it into a more mainstream deck in modern, like jund, as he really is quite good.
Group B: big eldrazi. We're looking at the titan version 2.0s here. Notably, these have more casual appeal and often offer things that will appeal to casual and commander players. They're also mythics, so expect at least a slow creep upwards after bottoming out from rotation. This means that foils may eventually command solid prices. Right now, I doubt that there will be any competitive applications of kozilek, the great distortion so he probably has the lowest ceiling. He's hardest to cast, doesn't offer much if you cheat him out, and has flimsy protection. He could be a one-of in certain strategies, but really no more. Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger is much easier to evaluate; he's already a solid player in modern tron lists. Not only does he represent a solid reward for casting him, he also has some significant protection in the form of indestructible. Again, he'll be at his lowest after rotation, but will creep back up. If tron continues to be relevant in modern for many years, his price could eventually get pretty high. Then we have Emrakul, the promised end, probably the hardest to evaluate out of the bunch. Importantly, the cost reduction mechanic is significant, especially in older formats. However, it is unclear if there is a list that would want to run her; ramp strategies don't care as much about cost reduction, midrange will go with different options if they're focused on filling the 'yard (i.e. tasigur, the golden fang), and things that would cheat her out will go with Emmy 1.0. I'm not willing to write her off for longer term gains, but I'm just not sure.
Group C is the emerge guys. There seems like there is some serious hype around them for eternal formats from some people, but it is still unclear what the exact impact will be. I suspect that distended mindbender and elder deep-fiend are the ones to watch, but being rare and not slotting into every deck may lower their eventual price. Still, it is very early for these guys.
As for the lands, Eldrazi temple will slowly creep up while it is in modern, but note that it was an uncommon in a master's set and was recently reprinted in a duel deck. There are quite a few out there. Eye of Ugin is more complex, as it is banned in modern. As a result it will be propped up by commander and legacy demand. It may regain some value eventually, but I don't see it getting big unless you can play it in modern.
Hope this helps.
What kind of impact does the demand from Legacy or Vintage have on prices? If the Eldrazi become dominant again, it is most likely in those formats. For instance, some good artifacts get printed in Kaladesh, which catapults Eldrazi to Tier 1 status in those formats.
If Eldrazi become too good in Modern, I suspect Wizards will intervene quickly, so the Modern demand is largely because of Bant Eldrazi and Tron using Newlamog.
Given the sheer number of cards printed nowadays and the relatively light amount of demand that Legacy/Vintage pulls, those two formats will have a minimal impact on costing. What is more likely is that Eldrazi becomes a bigger force in Modern. That would have a bigger impact on demand than anything Legacy/Vintage could do. But even then, it will almost certainly be inexpensive to get most/all of the Eldrazi. You're looking at least 2 years or so of those cards being very easy to obtain (at least the ones from BFZ and OGW). The older Eldrazi (ROE) retain most of their demand from casual circles. Their value will continue to slowly increase (especially foils) until they are reprinted in the next Modern Masters set. They'll take a small hit then continue to rise.
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Prices for Standard foils will drop with rotation. Again, "the Eldrazi" is a huge category. If you're looking for Ulamog or Kozilek, don't wait. Emrakul is spiked right now, so wait on her. There's still a Modern (and a Legacy!) Eldrazi deck - foils of those cards will not drop at rotation. EDH gold like World Breaker will not drop.
In this aspect, they're just like anything else. Look at what's played in Modern and Legacy and EDH. Those are the cards that will hold value through rotation. Look at what's Standard-only. That's the stuff for which you want to wait.
The only difference is that stuff like Grisly Anglerfish and other common/uncommon weirdness looks really cool to some people, so they (we) will be picking up foils. In 7 years, those fifty-cent foils may be three bucks. So don't wait that long.
Also, right now Bant Eldrazi is a solid Tier 1 deck in modern, winning an SCG open a week ago and top 8'ed 2 GP's last weekend. Demand probably will not go higher than as it is right now.
I traded my Eldrazi core (TKS, RS and MR) for fetches and a Path and don't regret it. It's pretty difficult that rares in new sets go high in price since they're getting printed SO much, there are literally millions going around, so new cards as an investment are no good, except some really good mythics like Kalitas. Even great cards like K-Command or A-Command are between $5-$7 now, that's pretty low for modern playable cards, specially when Jund is doing so well in the current meta.
Financially i think is so much better to get old cards, as the demand increases constantly and they're not being printed anymore. Only reprints affects the prices but sometimes not even reprints helps, like what happend to Spellskite or path.