There are quite a few ways to get crafty and keep your tokens, too
Noxious Ghoul is a Zombie I always want to be playing, and so running it in this deck is a no-brainer (because he ate the brain already, right?)
So was Polukranos, World Eater
Fireglass Mentor's ability cares whether an opponent lost life this turn, not how their life total changed
The artifact decks were often the best at this, because they brought out their mana so fast that they could shrug off losing two lands while they crippled their opponent's development, and decks with green mana creatures like Birds of Paradise often used the same plan
Mickey Mouse Brave Little Prince Everyones favorite mouse enters the inkwell for just three Ink and has two points in both Strength and Willpower