Best Asuri combos, strings, and combat tactics in Brawlhalla

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Discover the best combos and strings for Asuri and learn how to really take advantage of her Katars and Sword.

Updated on Sep 18, 2023

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Best Asuri combos, strings, and combat tactics in Brawlhalla

Asuri the Night Stalker fought long and hard in the forests of the Punjab border. Vessel of a tiger god, the girl spent many years roaming the border as a protector of the people. Now in Valhalla, her territory has just increased to a size never seen before. There she fights using a sword and a pair of katars, eager to prove herself in the everlasting tournament.

If you want to know specific combos about Asuri’s weapons, check out our Sword combos and strings and Katars combos and strings guide.

Asuri stats and best stance

Asuri’s stats reflect her catlike nature, with her highest stats being dexterity and speed. While her strength is not exceptionally high, sitting at four her weapons allow for a fast and oppressive playstyle, not reliant on raw damage. Her defense is perfectly average.

Asuri special tactics

Neutral game

The Sword has low damage and high mobility. Play around the recovery or the side air for killing potential, and use neutral light and the side light to prepare the enemy for signatures or short combos.

Your main objective during the neutral game should be to throw the enemy away from the stage, and the Katars are perfect for achieving that. Dodge read the enemy or start a short Katars combo to juggle the enemy in a more favorable position using the side air or the side light and follow up with a neutral or down air to move the opponent around.

Offstage Game

Asuri has a powerful offstage, mostly due to her set of weapons. Play around the side air of the Katars to juggle enemies around and reverse your position with the opponent to gain a considerable advantage.

The Sword can be used as a longer reach approach, exploiting the generous hitbox of the weapon. The side air of the Sword is a valuable killing tool and will blast away opponents easily. Use it to deal with close enemies. The recovery is an excellent tool to get back to stage, if needed.

Edgeguarding

Dodge reading is extremely powerful when edgeguarding and the Katars are well suited for the job. Stand near the edge and catch a returning to stage player using either the side air or the neutral air, then follow up with a series of ground pounds and down airs for the killing blow.

The Sword ground pound and down light are another set of tools that will lead to easy kills by catching the enemy, but do not shy away from diving to chase the opponent and controlling the walls of the map.

About the Asuri combos

In this article we will refer to Brawlhalla’s standard vocabulary to teach you about the combos, you can find the meaning of each term here:

BRAWLHALLA COMBOS MEANING
Light Attacks	Neutral Light	nLight
	Side Light	sLight
	Down Light	dLight
Air Attacks	Neutral Air	nAir
	Side Air	sAir
	Down Air	dAir
Signature Attacks (Heavy on the ground)	Neutral Signature	nSig
	Side Signature	sSig
	Down Signature	dSig
Recovery	Heavy in the air	Rec
Ground Pound	Down Heavy while in the air	GP
Gravity Cancel	Press Dodge while in the air	GC
Ending	The next attacks start closer to the end	e

Asuri Best Combos, Strings and Signature Moves

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Asuri Signature Moves and special tactics

Sword nSig

Asuri charges up a powerful downward slash. This signature can be held down, and the damage is extremely high. The angle of the hit makes this one of the best signatures for edgeguarding.

Sword sSig

Asuri charges forward while preparing to deal a powerful horizontal slash. This signature has quite the long range, making it suitable for gaining stage control.

Sword dSig

Asuri releases a flurry of sword strikes horizontally. This signature can be useful to deny terrain to the opponent, and can also be used into a small combo as a killing blow.

Katars nSig

Asuri jumps and grabs any opponent in her path before throwing it diagonally downward.

This signature is incredibly strong in edgeguarding situations, and can be useful during offstage after a gravity cancel.

Katars sSig

Asuri dashes forward while slashing to her heart content with the katars. This signature can be hard to hit, but it’s absolutely devastating when connected. Use it during the neutral game.

Katars dSig

Asuri deals a short ranged flurry of katar slashes while moving horizontally. This signature is a shorter version of the side signature, and can be very useful in short combos.

Best Asuri Katars combos and strings

The Katars is a fast weapon with great aerial control and important gimping capabilities. The range is short and they possess quite a few attacks that are effective when used very close to the enemy.

sLight > dSig

Use the side light to put the enemy in position for a down signature. Short and easy to perform, this combo will deal the killing blow easily on an injured enemy.

sLight > nLight > nSig

Move the enemy horizontally and perform a position manipulation combo that ends with a downward throw. Useful to deal with an enemy positioned in the middle of the stage.

sLight > nLight > dLight > gc > nSig

An extension of the second combo, it will move the enemy further away before the throw. Useful for extra damage or when in need to move the enemy more before the killing blow.

OTHER GOOD KATAR COMBOS AND STRINGS
Chase-dodge-up > Neutral Light > Jump-dash > (Read) Dodge-up away > Gravity Cancel > Side Air
Side Light > Down Light > Jump > Neutral Air > Recovery
Side Light > Down Light > Down Light > Recovery > Neutral Air
Side Light > Neutral Light > Down Light > (Read) Jump > Side Air
Side Light > Down Light > Jump > Down Air > Side Light > Down Light > Jump > Down Air
Side Light > Neutral Light > Down Light > (Read) Jump > Recovery > Neutral Air
Down Air > Chase-dodge-forward > Down Light > (Pivot) > Down Air
Side Light > Neutral Light > Down Light > Recovery > (Read) Dodge-out > Recovery
Side Light > Neutral Light > Down Light > Neutral Air > Down Air > Down Light > Neutral Air > Recovery
Side Light > Neutral Light > Down Light > Recovery > Gravity Cancel > (Legend) Neutral (weapon) Sig/Heavy
Down Air > Side Light > Neutral Light > Down Light > Recovery > (Legend) Neutral (weapon) Sig/Heavy
Side Light > Neutral Light > Jump > Neutral Air > Chase-dodge-forward > Side Air > Chase-dodge-forward-up > Ground Pound
Side Light > Neutral Light > Down Light > Jump > Down Air > Side Light > Neutral Light
Side Light > Dash-forward > Down Light > Jump > Down Air > Side Light > Dash-forward > Down Light > Jump > Down Air
Side Light > Neutral Light > Down Light > Gravity Cancel > Neutral Light > Recovery > Chase-dodge-up > Down Air >
Side Light > Down Light > Jump > (Read) Spot-dodge > Ground Pound > Neutral Air
Side Light > Neutral Light > Jump > Side Air > Side Air
(Read) Spot-dodge > Neutral Light
Neutral Light > Chase-dodge-forward > Side Light > Jump > Neutral Air > Gravity Cancel > Down Light
Side Light > Chase-dodge-up > Down Air > Neutral Light > Chase-dodge-up

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Best Asuri Sword combos and strings

The sword is a string based, low range weapon. An agile blade with a peculiar dashing and air juggling based playstyle, it’s the perfect partner for aerial combat and fast grounded gameplay.

sLight > sSig

A quick and easy killing combo that uses the side light to stun the enemy before the side signature. This combo is powerful and not hard to perform, making it the perfect candidate for getting easy kills.

sLight > dLight > gc > nSig

Use the side light to move the opponent towards the edge and then perform a stunning movement to kill the opponent with a downard throw. A powerful combo to deal with quick enemies.

sLight > dLight > gc > dSig

A variation of the second combo, this one will execute a horizontal throw. Use it when there is ground under you.

OTHER GOOD SWORD COMBOS AND STRINGS
Down Light > Recovery
Down Light > Jump > Side Air
Down Light > Down Air > Recovery
Side Light > Neutral Light
Down Light > Down Air > Gravity Cancel > Down Light > Recovery
Down Light > Jump > Down Air > Gravity Cancel > Neutral Light > Fast Fall > Side Light
Down Light > Jump > Down Air > Side Air
Down Light > Down Air > Gravity Cancel > Neutral Light
Down Light > Jump > Down Air > Jump > Side Air
Side Light > Down Light > Jump > Recovery > Neutral Air
Down Light > Down Air > Gravity Cancel > Down Light > Down Air
Side Light > Down Light > Down Air > Gravity Cancel > Down Light > Down Air > Recovery
Jump > Down Air > Recovery
Side Light > Down Light > Jump > Side Air
Down Light > Jump > Gravity Cancel > Down Light > Recovery
Down Light > Jump > Gravity Cancel > Neutral Light
Down Air > Neutral Air
Side Light > Dash-forward > Down Light > Jump > Down Air > Side Air
Down Light > (Read) Jump > Down Air > Dash-forward > Gravity Cancel > Down Light > Recovery
Down Light > Side Air > Gravity Cancel > Down Light > Side Air

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Asuri is a fast and powerful legend, with more than a few tricks up her sleeves. Speed is one her best assets, and her set of weapons surely helps in dealing with any kind of opponents. A incredibly quick pair of katars and her sword make her one of the best legends for a player that enjoys fast paced gameplay.

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