Taking advantage of some end of summer price drops, I'm making a few swaps to replace some more lackluster cards with some newer, more interesting options.

Indebted Spirit is just better in almost every way than Doomed Traveler, withe the ability to have a bigger impact than being a simple chump blocker later in the game.

Gods Willing has been "fine", but that's about it, so we'll replace it with a new(er) flexible removal spell - Get Lost.

Fblthp, the Lost is a cantrip on a 1/1 and the rest of his text rarely matters. Thunderclap Trainer is still a cantrip - although it trades a bit of flexibility for card selection, and the extra toughness means it will stay relevant longer. The offspring cost is pretty high, but if you have the mana, getting this effect twice can be game-changing.

Jhessian Thief is another card that's just okay. Chrome Host Seedshark fits in the same decks, but has more impact in almost every sense. If it's not answered, the Incubator tokens it creates can become a real problem.

Electrostatic Field should probably have come out of the cube a long time ago, and since the spells deck has plenty of support I'm going to take this opportunity to add a card I quite honestly didn't even know existed until I started seeing it pop up in other people's lists. Gut, True Soul Zealot is a Rabblemaster variant with a twist that will lead to spicier play patterns than the card it replaces.

There's nothing inherently wrong with Khenra Spellspear, except that sits in a red slot, but it's really just a 5th Izzet card - and not one that would make the top 10 options for that guild. We're going to try Emberheart Challenger, which the spells deck will still enjoy...but other decks should be interested in as well.

Finally, Trumpeting Herd has been nothing to write home about. It gives you two vanilla 3/3's for four mana, but the second body is so telegraphed, that your opponent can usually play around it without slowing themselves down too much. The bodies Esika's Chariot gives you two might be a little smaller, but if you untap with it, making a copy of ANY token you control should be worth the tradeoff. Will it be good? I guess time will tell, but it will almost definitely be more fun.

Now that Modern Horizons 3 cards have been out for awhile, some of the prices have dropped significantly, opening up a few new options to our budget. We've also picked up a couple of other random cards that I overlooked in previous updates.

WHITE
Aven Interrupter has dropped to below $3, so now is a prime time to add it to the cube. Kinjalli's Sunwing has probably overstayed it's welcome, so that's the most logical swap for me. We still have Thalia for the aggro mirror matches.

I've also seen Touch the Spirit Realm showing up in a lot of the cubes I follow. To be honest, I've never really given this card a second look until now, but I think I want to try it instead of Prison Realm. I think targeting artifacts over planeswalkers is going to be a wash, but the option to channel it to flicker an artifact or creature adds some versatility, should we ever need it.

BLUE
Blue got a few good upgrades last time, so there's nothing new in this update.

BLACK
I'm going to level with you...I've wanted to get rid of Heir of Falkenrath for awhile now, and I'm honestly not sure why I haven't. She only really supports the mill deck, and she doesn't even do that well. Emperor of Bones will be at least as good for that deck, while being interesting to other black decks. Maybe it will hang around, maybe not, but it's almost assuredy better than the vampire it replaces.

RED
Hello, Pyrogoyf! Cubefortwo sings the praises of this guy, and has even replaced cube staple Flametongue Kavu with it. In his environment, it's almost guaranteed to always come in with at least 4 power, but I'm not convinced it will be as reliable in ours. Still, I think it's worth a try. Besides, it can hit any target - not just creatures - so that alone might outweigh the odd time it comes in with 3 or less power.

GREEN
I think green is pretty stacked right now, so there's no need to do anything at the moment.

MULTI
Grist, the Hunger Tide has become a Golgari staple, and the MH3 reprint has put the price in the basement. Now is the perfect time to try Grist over Polukranos, Unchained. We've got plenty of big, impactful creatures in both black and green, so Polukranos isn't really necessary. It might be smarter to pull out Grisly Salvage, but it's such a good signpost for what that guild is doing, that I can't bring myself to do it. If we end up missing our big hydra buddy, that will probably be the swap I make to bring him back.

COLORLESS
No colorless adds in this update, either.