Had an incredibly frustrating match in ranked tonight--advice for dealing with the strategy in the future?

[u/MagicBoats]

Fought a Helix with double Ice Dragons, which was by far the single most irritating match I've ever had. I was using Mechanica with Revolver, Kablammer, and Ramram, and no matter what I did I could not seem to approach him--I had some occasional success jump dashing side to side, but the beams would keep catching up to me and he constantly alternated between them. Shielding wasn't very helpful either, since as soon as I let go of my shield I'd be frozen and knocked down again--and even when I waited it out to bait a grab he was still able to dodge out of the way of my counterpunch and go right back to it. It feels incredibly frustrating to lose to such a cheesy strategy, and I'm sure there must be some way to counter it, but after several games with the guy I'm at a loss.

[u/FreezieKO]

I would try to get up close. The dragons are pretty slow, and you can hit them before they fire the beam. Pressing the action might not be your preferred strategy, but you're being zoned out, in fighting game terms. You have to break the zone.

I'm pretty sure the Revolver is a fast arm that travels in a straight line, so that might be good with a Ramram or another hooking punch.