Why there is a VERY good chance that the eldrazi will get reprinted during Khans of Tarkir block

Today was a very interesting day in the spoiler for Khans of Tarkir. We were told that there will be fetchlands, two of the new planeswalkers in the set, and we were given a very interesting artifact called Ugin's Nexus. At first I was enthralled by the new cards that I would soon be playing with, but quickly I was able to piece together the implications of why they would choose to print these cards at this time. Without further ado, these are the hints that point to why the Eldrazi are getting reprinted.

1. This one originates from a story that was given to us upon Nissa, Worldwaker's spoiling. If you have not read it a great narrative of it can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpFhzmBGIhU . This story verifies that the Eldrazi gods have in fact found a way to escape from their prisons in Zendikar. We will get to why this is important later

2. This second hint came from the card Ugin's Nexus. For those who are not familiar with the card, Ugin is a spirit dragon who helped in the creation of the prison for the Eldrazi in the first place. It would make prefect sense that the Eldrazi would have to come here to destroy whatever power was left in his wake, or risk imprisonment once again. If it was able to free Sarkan from the powerful drips of Nicol Bolas, then it something the Eldrazi must take

3. This hint is the the one that really put this thing all together, the fact that Sorin Markov, another helper in the imprisonment of the Eldrazi, has come to Tarkir. What other business would Sorin have here? Besides his various dealings in Innistrad, his only major goal has been to make sure that the Eldrazi are put away for good. Plus in the story breifly mentioned above, he is still on the hunt for Emrakul and Kozilek.

4. This hint comes from the flavor text of the card Bitter Revelation. Here we see Sorin lament the death of a companion, while also mentioning that many world will fall with him. What other power is capable of destroying many worlds that is associated with Sorin and Ugin besides the Eldrazi?

Also with noting that there are fetchlands in both Khans and Zendikar, implying the landscape is rapidly changing and the mana may be unstable, prefect for a hungry Eldrazi god. But I didn't list this as a hint since it is grasping quite a bit. Hopefully you found this article interesting, and please comment if you find more evidence or anything!
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