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World trigger highlights the importance of strategy and teamwork more than most action manga and has a complex power system basing itself in a biological human organ called a Trion gland. The gland produces Trion, life energy present in every living human. It forms the technology known as Triggers, which have various effects depending on the user and their Trion levels.

Hunter x Hunter fights involve nen, a technique that allows a living being to use and manipulate their own life energy, though is not revealed to the audience until the heavens arena arc.

There are 6 Nen types in total those being conjuration, manipulation, emission, transmutation, enhancement, and specialization.
Fights involving nen are often tactical battles where fights are decided by how they use their nen rather than how powerful their nen abilities are.

Some nen abilities may reflect the indiviuals personality like Hisoka's bungee gum which is one of the more versatile powers with a variety of applications due to it having the properties of both rubber and gum.

Hunter x Hunter is at it's peak in tactical fights when it comes to the succession arc as nen users have been pit against eachother in an enclosed space with security & surveillance covering nearly everywhere on the ship meaning they have to rely on their nen abilities.

A Certain Scientific Railgun does have some bs powers like Sugita Gunha's power, but most fights victors are decided by how they implement their powers.

An example of this is the protagonist Misako Mikoto's creative use of her electro master powers such as being able to hack into practically any electronic device and bypass normal electronic security measures with ease, the use of electromagnetism to manipulate metallic materials in her surroundings to her advantage, with great versatility, like using them in conjunction with metallic structures in her surroundings in order to enhance her movement capabilities or manipulating iron sand both offensively and defensively, she often gathers it in large amounts from her surroundings.

There are many other applications of her power with these only being a few of them which is similar for most espers in the series, though Misaka has a bit more versatility than most.

Unlike the Pokémon tv show Pocket Monster special has more tactical depth in Pokémon battles with trainers using their Pokémon's moves in more creative ways to gain the upper hand on their opponent, battles also factor in type matchups with moves being not very effective, super effective, having no effect or having normal effectiveness on the opponent.

I would strongly recommend skipping the emerald arc.

Powers in the law of ueki are granted to the celestial king candidates, these powers typically convert one thing into another, which is commonly used to turn ordinary objects into weapons that can be used in battle, though powers do evolve throughout the series with things like level 2 power, sacred weapons and inner power.

Zatch Bell excels in providing fights that rely on teamwork and strategy over raw power levels. The spell book system allows for this, as each human/demon pair only has access to a limited number of specific attack and ability spells that they learn over time, thereby encouraging human/demon pairs to ally with one another to make up for their individual weaknesses.

The protagonists in Kekkaishi fight using force fields called kekkai that can be used both defensively and offensively, despite seeming like a simple power kekkai are versatile in the way in which the user can employ them in and outside of combat.

Tactical combat kind of gets thrown out the window in the later half of the series though.

In Yomi no Tsugai humans use entities known as tsugai to fight other superpowered beings and most fights have been master and tsugai working in tandem to take out other tsugai users, as taking out the master effectively takes the tsugai out of the fight as well.

Each tsugai has their own characteristic's and powers, such as the angler fish tsugai which can phase through physical objects and create illusions with it's illicium & it's smaller counterpart which can store things inside it with no limit.

Full metal alchemists fights involve alchemy, alchemy is done through equivalent exchange "In order to obtain or create something, something of equal value must be lost or destroyed" and implemented through the use of transmutations circles with some exceptions.

Alchemy has various tactical applications which depend on each alchemists approach to combat, for example Edward Elric uses his surroundings to his advantage and a combination of martial arts and alchemy which is complimented by the fact that he does not need to make a transmutation circle to perform alchemy.

Humans with powers in Psyche Matashitemo are called oracle users, each power has it's own strengths and weaknesses, like other entries in this list the user has to think about how they use their power rather than using it recklessly.

An example is the main character Saike who is able to rewind the day into the moment he awakes in the morning by jumping into the Mogura Pond, resetting every occurrences into what it was at the beginning of the day.
Through the use of his power he is able analyze what went wrong in each of his loops in order to come up with some clever solution to defeat his opponent.

In Mx0 the protagonist has to be creative in his fights as he is the only one without natural abilities in a school for people with preternatural abilities.

In undead unluck Negators are people with the ability to negate the rules of the world
Negators come in two types:
Self-targeting types - Their power can only be used on themselves.
External-targeting types - Their power affects anyone other than themselves.

These types can be categorized even further based on their method of activation which are Compulsory activation types and Voluntary activation types

Fights between negators are won by using their powers with careful thought behind them opposed to using their powers thoughtlessly and like many other tactical manga involves figuring out how their opponents power works or likewise using the fact that the opponent lacks knowledge of their power, though often times powers are used illogically and some fights throw out tactics all together.

Start's off with some pretty interesting powers that were initially used creatively but quickly devolves into generic action.

Powers in the series aren't that interesting often reusing the same abilities and battles are mostly mind games relating to the powers of those facing off against eachother.

Some abilities have rather vague descriptions like the protagonists which means he has to figure out how his ability actually works.

In Part 1 & part 2 charactes use Hamon which is a technique that makes use of controlled breathing to produce an energy identical to the energy of the sun, which manifests as ripples throughout their body. This energy can be used in a wide range of techniques that are effectively fatal for vampires, zombies and the pillar men.

Hamon is versatile and can be used in a variety of ways turning everyday things into deadly weapons, but the real strategy comes from Joseph Joestar who is both devious and tricky which comes across in his combat encounters.

After part 2 the series introduces stands, which are the physical manifestation of a persons life energy and each stand is unique in the way in which it works, though part 3 was a bit more basic when it came to stand abilities compared to later parts.

There are 8 types of stands those being close range, long range, automatic, range irrelevant, materialized, psychological, foresight and reconnaissance.

Fights in JoJo most often involve outsmarting the opponent by using their stand unexpectedly due to the fact that their opponent does not know how it works or they think they know how it works and defeating the opposition also involves figuring out how an enemies stand works and how this can be used against their opponent.

Fairly early in the series but so far every fight has made use of the environment, the female protag being particularly resourceful & at the point I reached the male protag has learned to control his gift.

Some characters in the series have what they call gifts which enables them to do things beyond the norm such as controlling bugs, manipulating metal or clairvoyance

Btooms fights involve outsmarting the opponent by using their surroundings in tandem with the different types of bombs available to them in this survival game.

Bombs in btoom are referred to as BIM and there are 8 types each with their own function such as a simple BIM that explodes on contact, a timer BIM which has an adjustable timer, a remote control BIM that can be detonated from the distance, a lock on BIM that follows it's target via a small propeller, a BIM that spits out fire in four directions, a BIM that sucks in it's surroundings then implodes, a BIM that creates a barrier and a gas BIM affected by wind.

The ninja of both the Kouga and Iga clans utilise ninpo techniques passed down to them from their ancestors.
Each ninja's ninpo technique is unique and are often used to assassinate opposing clan ninja's that are unaware of how their ninpo technique works or using the fact that they know the opposing ninja's tecnique to their advantage.

Jigokuraku starts off pretty basic in it's combat encounters with the usual tactics such as using the environment to your advantage or analysing the opponent to find a weakness and exploit it, but becomes more complicated as tao is properly introduced which is foreshadowed before it's introduction.

Tao (タオ) is the life force energy that can be found in every living and non-living thing.
Every Tao has an attribute to one of the five elements these being wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The five elements follow a cycle of restoration and hindering effects with one another and is initiated when two individuals make physical contact with each other. These attributes have been proven to greatly affect the flow of battle.

After the introduction of Tao there is more focus on the teamwork between characters that have complimenting elements and are paired based on their opponents element.

In Gamaran fighters use different fighting styles such as kenjutsu which involves swords with different techniques, various schools and sub styles, soujutsu which involves spears which is based on the type of spear used, Ninjutsu the art of stealth which focuses on deceiving the opponent and moving unseen and undetected and finally taijutsu which is used to refer to all forms of unarmed martial arts.

Fights in Gamara are about how each fighter uses their fighting style and weapon to their advantage and how they are able to counter each of the different fighting styles and the opponents weapon of choice.

Starts off with some pretty good fights but quickly devolves into ridiculousness with enemies either holding back in a fight to the death for no reason, beating a skilled enemy only to find out they are not as skilled as another in their group and has bad power scaling after the divine spears fight.

In Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu made the protagonist is blind and has to wear specially made glasses that project an image into his retina which is similar to echo location.

Fights in Shi ga Futari wo Wakatsu made are about the protagonist a blind swordsman's approach when facing off against different types of weapons and how he makes use of his surroundings & what he has available to him to make up for his disability.

The protagonist utsoho uses his quick cunning and trickery in combination with his skill with blades, minor medical knowledge and quick disguises to gain the upper hand on his opponents.

Dungeon meshi combat encounters focus on learning and exploiting the weaknesses of monsters encountered in the labyrinthine dungeon.

Although the main party in the story aren't that strong or skilled they make up for it with their teamwork and Laios's extensive knowledge on monsters.

The protagonist is a support type magic user that is a master tactician who is able to utilise his parties strengths and makeup for their weaknesses through elaborate planning or quick thinking in dangerous situations.

His analytical mind also enables him to find and exploit the opposing enemies weaknesses using whatever is available to him at the time, through his guidance his party has taken on and defeated those vastly stronger than them.

The protgaonist finds out he has strange powers & is what others refer to as a "rami", he is a support type that's powers plays off the other rami & can direct large scale battles with multiple units.

Fights in the series rely mainly on strategy & teamwork to compensate for the glaring weaknesses each rami has associated with their individual powers.

While not primarily an action manga, the moments that do involve action prove that Kurosawa is a tactical genius who is not only a quick thinker in dangerous situations, but is also able to concoct plans that enable him to defeat opponents stronger than himself or overcome overwhelming numbers.

Another manga that is not primarily action but involves incorporating modern knowledge into sengoku era battles and how it drastically effects historical battles.

Kingdom is a manga of epic proportions, with warfare involving thousands of soldiers and military strategizing, meticulously depicted through tactical maps and detail-oriented pannels.

The protagonist Eumenes is a skilled warrior and innovative scholar that has a talent for turning unfavourable odds to his favour.

Eumenes is a master strategist able to make use of what little he has available to him or think outside of the box to turn the odds in his favour, he also knows how to best position his army to exploit the enemies weakness or trick them into thinking that they have the upper hand.

Basic tactical battles mostly about taking advantage of the terrain, or the weather, or entrapment strategies.

Nana toshi monogatari involves warring countries trying to outsmart each other through manipulating other countries into making a move, unit positioning, taking advantage of terrain, planning beforehand using knowledge of the opposition and predicting what move they will make and how to best counter them.

Peasants from the final year of the edo period trained in offence at the cost of defence use guerrilla tactics to take on more skilled opponents and against greater numbers.

Involves political maneuvering, scheming, strategical positioning and battle tactics advanced for the setting, though there is one halberd wielding fellow who seems to defy logic.