Complaining about whales being able to smash you, ruining the game etc. is just blinkered thinking.
They are the only reason this game continues to exist. They are the ones funding every bit of new content we get. They are the ones saving us from having to endure in-game advertisements.
Whales are great.
It's not fun to come up against an overpowering roster, but at least that person is keeping the game going. I usually just hope there is something on the board I can find a way to beat, but it's not the end of the world if I can't. The end of the world (swgoh world I mean) is when the whales stop whaling.