@AdobeFlash You might have a lame weapon, but you are still a vampire mage. Drake is the only one stronger than you straight up. Jaklo is only slightly less strong, but just as fast and has far more combat specific/monster killing training. Everyone has their ups and downs.
TBH Jaklo isn't even that strong until he get's really going. I've always had it in my head with those primal instincts he's far more powerful when angry because he can use them very precisely alongside his actual cognition. If he goes too far he loses his cognition and basically just goes hulk mode ready to eviscerate everything.