SSA feels like cheating! Let me elaborate! Marik's cards that can be negated by Whale: 1) Nightmare Wheel (x1) 2) Mask of the Accursed (x2) 3) Dark Jeroid (x2) What if he used Mask twice in one turn? SSA can handle it with its banish effect! Still, this has a flaw, if you only have one monster out (which is Whale), is it safe to leave your field open? Yes! Chances are, if you have atleast one Whale on the field, Marik will only Set his cards! (which is good since he will hesitate to utilize Bowganian's burn effect!) But then, he has Powerful Rebirth, so he can easily summon Masked Beast! Still not a problem! Whale's effect can handle it, so by next turn, you can easily defeat his Masked Beast! I accidentally clogged up my field! If Abyss Warrior is in your deck, it should not be a problem! Plus, with SSA milling and Fishborgs, it is a guarantee that you will first deck out than Marik! Fishborg screwed my farming when it sent out Vassal/Union/Secret Pass into graveyard! For this, just tech in 1x Pot of Benevolence. Lastly, I'm not sure why Marik won't summon Lava Golem even though I constantly have two Whales out on the field! Three monsters on the field though, is a guarantee that he will summon Sphere! Is this a problem? Hardly! With SSA deck composition, you can easily revive Whales with Fishborgs and spare Hammer Sharks in your hand! You can easily recover! So, why does he not summon Lava Golem? Any thoughts?