MTG Salvation

I saw RDW being played alot at the LGS, and i'd like to get back into MTG, without spending too much money. Thankfully I can get store credit for a Leovold that I no longer have use for, so including sleeves, deck box, etc, I can get this list for around 50 US after I trade him in. (converted from cad for simplicity)

I got some advice on reddit, and found a few of the commons at the shop, but not all of them, I might go back again tomorrow morning to look for the rest of the C/U cards that might be there.

Right now there are only 2 cards that I would have to change to make this list rotation proof and still budget:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance and Akoum Firebird
Thankfully these are in the sideboard, and as this is a budget list, there is no way in hell that I am going to pay 50$ for 2 planeswalker cards, just ain't happening, the other problem is the firebird, it is okay, i guess, but it will rotate very soon.

I am looking at the following cards currently as contenders:
Wildfire Eternal Skyship Stalker Lightning Runner Heart-Piercer Manticore Lanthu Hellion Combustible Gearhulk Chaos Maw (unlikely, but maybe) Hour of Devastation Possibly Glorious End if you could garuntee lethal next turn.

I think the gearhulk sounds really nice if you could ever get it going, but 6 mana is kind of killer. Anyway, I'm going to take some time to think about it for now.

I am looking forward to getting back into standard a bit now.

I would keep a close eye on Earthshaker Khenra. Went to my LGS and saw it was a $0.40 card and because of Pro Tour HOU, it has now become a must have for RDW.

Highly regret that I didn't pick up 4 while they were that cheap

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Right now there are only 2 cards that I would have to change to make this list rotation proof and still budget:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance and Akoum Firebird
Thankfully these are in the sideboard, and as this is a budget list, there is no way in hell that I am going to pay 50$ for 2 planeswalker cards, just ain't happening, the other problem is the firebird, it is okay, i guess, but it will rotate very soon.

Chandra, Torch of Defiance doesn't rotate.

The post says to keep it rotation proof and budget. The Chandra makes it non budget is all.

Chandra's role in the deck is in equal parts to give you removal, card advantage, and reach. If you are looking for a budget substitute, maybe Sin Prodder? It rotates with Ixalan, but it's also a 50c rare that serves two of Chandra's 3 functions (albeit in a much more vulnerable form, since pretty much anything in the format can kill an X/2).