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Normally I'd say Red Sun's Zenith between those two but given the CMC of a good chunk of your deck Titan's Revenge should be workable.
Slagwurm Armor is functional here but I think Ensouled Scimitar is more fun. Costs more to play but less to equip and it can turn into an awkward flying creature.
Red Sun Zenith exiles the creature you kill, which is a value not to be underestimated.
I've tried clash cards in EH before and they never work out. While you may have a few high cost cards unless you're playing against decks with very low manacurves, like monoblue counterspells, then the card is usually just a 1 shot Blaze. (Note: You still have to resolve it against mono blue counterspells.) Since we are talking about the extreme budget list, cards like Sensei's Top are not present which is the best way to set up a clash win.
I gave Treasonous Ogre a try. I had a lot of trouble using him for mana. I really just want to jam him and pay life to drop several cards, but it ends up being too big a commitment to spend that amount of life on a play that isn't threatening to win the game on it's own.
One deck has been giving me trouble as of late is Marchesa, the Black Rose. Most versions are built with a ton of recursion so I get in situations where I can kill their board, but it all comes right back. Another annoyance has been that Marchesa often sets up a combo win with Bearer of the Heavens that can completely dodge GY hate from Grafdigger's Cage or Tormod's Crypt. I'm probably going to put Kumano, Master Yamabushi back in the deck and see how he treats me this time. His exile clause is very tempting.
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I haven't picked up Act on Impulse yet. Was it underperforming for you or why did it get the axe? I've found Tower of Fortunes generally sits in my hand because I rarely have the 8 mana to dump into it, but you've got much better mana sources to power it than me.
I'll keep Aladdin in mind. I originally skipped over him in favor of Viashino Heretic. I'm feeling pretty good about Into the Core, Viashino Heretic, and Brittle Effigy right now, but we'll see how things shake out.