A good Budget replacement for Aluren is Intruder Alarm. So long as there are enough mana dorks on the field. Also a couple of good tech pieces that most people look over are Cryptolyth Rite and Loonis, Cryptozoologist. The first Turns the high creature count into more mana and the second is a way to stop a lot of the current wincons if you are going off. He can pull any Permanent-based wincon out of your opponent's libraries. (or just all permanents) That and he is a good answer to topdeck tutors as he puts the card on the bottom of the library.
