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Best Jhala combos, strings, and combat tactics in Brawlhalla
Discover the best combos and strings for Jhala and learn how to really take advantage of her Axe and Sword.
Jhala left her hometown of Ikrusk after it was destroyed by the Lord of Scales, and she earned multiple titles throughout her life of conquest. In Valhalla, she fights for the thrill of it, using her trusty Axe and Sword.
If you want to know specific combos about Jhala’s weapons, check out our axe combos and strings and sword combos and strings guide.
Jhala stats and best stance
Jhala is an absolute glass cannon, with 7 Strength, and only 3 Defense. Her Dexterity is also an astounding 7, while her Speed average, sitting at 5. Jhala’s high Dexterity and Attack allow her to string together high damage strings, but she struggles if she doesn’t get ahead early.
Jhala special tactics
Neutral game
Jhala’s neutral game is all about spacing. Axe is hyper focused on hitting SLight, a medium-long range move, whereas Sword is very good at baiting out opponent’s moves with Dash Dance SLight, or Dash Dance DLight.
As said above, Jhala’s high Dexterity lends to her string potential, but her Signature Attacks also lend to that. Her Sword NSig, in particular, is a great example of this - With the Dexterity Stance selected, DLight>Jump> Gravity Cancel NSig is true, which has high damage, and early kill potential. Her Sword DSig is also very fast, and can be used to catch stacked opponents, which Sword generally struggles with.
Offstage Game
As always with Axe users, Jhala’s offstage capabilities are mediocre. Axe is practically useless in the air, and Sword is decent, but you shouldn’t really expect to be getting deep kills with Jhala.
You generally want to slam the opponent off the stage so hard that they KO without a chance to recover, if you’re not doing that, it’s risky to go offstage for a confirm.
Edgeguarding
Jhala’s edgeguarding is very strong. Her Sword has NSig and DSig, both of which can be briefly Slide Canceled to catch people below the stage, and her Axe has NSig for high recovery, and DSig for corner approaches.
Here’s a useful tip - if you aren’t already, get more familiar with Slide Canceling. Generally, people use it to dash at a 45 degree angle off the stage, but there is a surprising amount of variability. Try testing out different angles in Training - you can even dash in such a way where you slide right next to the wall, which is an excellent tech on Jhala.
About the Jhala 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 |
Jhala Best Combos, Strings and Signature Moves
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Jhala Signature Moves and special tactics
Axe nSig
Jhala jumps into the air, slashing sideways twice with her Axe. The Signature Attack is generally used for edgeguarding, reading, and string extensions.
Axe sSig
Jhala dashes forward, releasing a flurry of attacks along her path. Honestly, this is Jhala’s worst Signature Attack - I don’t really recommend using it.
Axe dSig
Jhala winds up for a quick burst of multiple swings, both in front and behind her. Great when Slide Cancelled, but not really the best Signature attack in Jhala’s kit.
Sword nSig
Jhala raises her sword triumphantly, releasing a burst of energy. This is the best Signature in Jhala’s kit - it’s true out of DLight, it’s great for edgeguarding, and it’s simply not punishable from above. Can also be Slide Cancelled against the wall for a scrape, but I wouldn’t recommend using this too often.
Sword sSig
Jhala prepares to leap forward, then lunges with her sword. Kind of like an upgraded version of Sword SLight, but stronger and slower. You can just use SLight instead, most of the time.
Sword dSig
Jhala strikes a brash pose, then sweeps at the ankles of her opponent. Like NSig, this Signature Attack is very strong, fast, and deadly - and can be used in a similar way on the wall.
Best Jhala Axe combos and strings
The Axe is a great weapon with important aerial capabilities mostly due to the excellent recovery and sAirs of the weapon. It can be played offensively, searching for gimps and juggling opponents in the air with dAirs and nAirs.
sLight > nSig
Great mixup for catching Spot Dodges, jumps, and reactions. Also works as a kill string at higher percentages.
dLight>nSig
Basically the same as above, but for dealing with players in the air. Can be used on the corner surprisingly well.
nLight>Chase Dodge>dSig
A smooth mixup at lower percentages. Useful against spot and inwards dodges.
| OTHER GOOD AXE COMBOS AND STRINGS |
|---|
| Side Light > Neutral Air |
| (Land) > Side Air > Neutral Light |
| Side Light > Down Light |
| Down Air > Down Light |
| Side Light > Jump > Neutral Air > Gravity Cancel > Down Light |
| Side Light > Neutral Air > Jump > Ground Pound |
| Side Light > Jump > Down Air > Side Air |
| Side Light > Jump > Ground Pound |
| Recovery > Recovery > Recovery > Recovery > (Land) > Recovery |
| Side Light > Neutral Air > Recovery |
| Side Light > Down Light > Jump > Recovery |
| Side Light > Jump > Side Air |
| Down Air > Side Air |
| Side Light > Jump > Down Air > Neutral Air > Down Light |
| Side Light > Side Air |
| Side Light > Jump > Neutral Air > Jump > (Read) Spot-dodge > Gravity Cancel > Side Light > Jump > Neutral Air > Recovery |
| Side Light > Jump > Gravity Cancel > Down Light > Gravity Cancel > (Legend) Neutral (weapon) Sig/Heavy |
| Side Light > Jump > Neutral Air > Jump > Side Air |
| Side Light > Jump > Down Light > Side Air |
| Side Light > Neutral Air > Gravity Cancel > Down Light > Recovery |
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Best Jhala 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.
gp>Jump>Gravity Cancel nSig
A ground pound bounce into the very fast sword nsig, which has a lingering hitbox helping you catch the enemies.
sLight>dSig
One of Sword’s classic movement punishes. Use dash dancing to bait out an opponent’s attack, then slide in with sLight.
sLight>sSig
Similar to the above string, but works more consistently at higher percentages.
| 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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Jhala is one of the most fragile glass cannons in the game, but with that comes some of the strongest strings. If you’re really comfortable with her kit, you’ll be able to dominate pretty much any opponent.
