If you plan to rely on this effect, you should always activate the ability or cast the spell while the Creature is still on the battlefield and before the destruction can occur
Three Steps Ahead is useful because, while the rates for each of its individual abilities are a bit slower than wed like, the option to use any of them on one card means we can run that many less Cancels, Clones, and Catalogs in the rest of our library
C Common Firewall Dragon Singularity X DARK Link 6 [ CyberseLinkEffect ] ATK 3500 DEF - 3+ Effect Monsters (Quick Effect): You can target cards in your opponent's field and/or GY, up to the number of different card types (Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz) in your field and GY
oversized standards, and other collectible cards
(2) When your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 Plunder Patroll card
3 Ultra Rare collectible (non-playable) Egyptian God Cards: Slifer the Sky Dragon , Obelisk the Tormentor , and The Winged Dragon of Ra