(Plus, you probably have ways to pump your Goblin in those cards you drew, right?) Oh, hello again, Whitemane Lion
The rules information for Pithing Needle explicitly notes that you cant name a token unless it shares the name with an actual card
If you never got to see Birthing Pod in action, it was mostly used to try to assemble combos like Archangel of Thune with Spike Feeder, while also getting to play a value-y toolbox game plan
The former is a first strike deathtouch Human Frog Horror teamup that will force my opponents' creatures and nonbasic lands to come in tapped
Anything that makes a decent proxy or casual replacement, whether its an expensive card like the CLB metallic dragons, a basic land, a Sol Ring, or even a beast token can have some trade value