Criteria: Cards which are or create Orcs, Goblins, or Armies that also have the words "+1/+1 counter" in their rules text
Fantasy settings often include oversized spiders, and Magic has a bunch of them, too
Similarly, cards like Clattering Augur that return to your hand can be used to repeatedly pay the discard cost
While this dark version of Espeon doesn't quite reach the unbelievable heights that the Esepon Star from Pop Series 5 can, it is a worthy replacement, considering that the alternative doesn't have a market price
In addition to buffing up your arboreal attack force, Verdeloth also offers you the option of a side-line in Saprolings, which can provide a welcome bit of board presence in what is usually a go-tall strategy
Moving forward, this should be less of an issue now that we have direct image uploading