Hunter x Hunter: Every Conjurer’s Strongest Nen Ability, Ranked

In the world of Hunter x Hunter, Nen is the main power system used by its varied cast of characters. Nen is divided into six main categories: Enhancement, Manipulation, Conjuration, Emission, Specialization, and Transmutation.

Out of these, Conjuration is one of the least common types around. There, however, are impressive Conjuration Nen type users who have made an impact in the Hunter x Hunter story through their use of this powerful technique.

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Hakoware

• User: Knuckle
• Type: Conjuration, Emission, Manipulation

Many new Conjurers made their entrance during the Chimera Ant arc, with Knuckle being one of them. Knuckle was one of the summoned Hunters who would fight off the invasion and propagation of the Chimera Ants. Knuckle is undoubtedly very strong. In fact, at the beginning of the Chimera Ant arc, he was superior to even the likes of Gon and Killua.

Knuckle’s signature Nen ability is Hakoware. It’s a Conjuration, Emission, and Manipulation Nen ability that is hard to forget, as it allows him to try to bankrupt his enemy by lending him his own aura. He used it against Gon once, but of course, its true moment to shine was against Youpi, one of the Royal Guards. The Hakoware ability is not exactly offensive, but given enough time, it can render most enemies useless. While it failed on Youpi due to his insane amount of aura, that was to be expected. Knuckle wasn’t able to beat one of the Royal Guards, but he still showcased an amazing ability.

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Tag

• User: Cheetu
• Type: Conjuration

Cheetu is a member of the Chimera Ants. He acted as a minor antagonist during this arc and caused quite some trouble for some of Gon’s allies. Cheetu’s best display of strength was against Morley. As a Conjurer, Cheetu was able to conjure a whole Savannah-looking pocket space that trapped himself and Morley inside.

To escape this, Morley had to devise a plan over a multitude of hours to succeed in just touching Cheetu. Cheetu failed at defeating Morley, but he was still insanely impressive. Beyond this Nen ability, as a Chimera Ant, he also possessed great strength and speed that could beat out most Hunters in the story.

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Countdown

• User: Genthru
• Type: Conjuration, Emission, Manipulation

When it comes to the Hunter x Hunter antagonists, the most forgotten one is Genthru, the main enemy faced by Gon and Killua during the Greed Island Arc. While Genthru’s personality and character can be forgettable, he is still quite a strong character belonging to the Conjuration class.

As the main antagonist of an arc, Genthru got the chance to showcase his strength in Greed Island. His Little Flower Nen ability was impressive, but his Countdown ability was even better. After he reveals himself as the Bomber, touches his victim, and explains his powers, Countdown allows him to cause major explosions inside the victim itself. Countdown causes explosions ten times that of Little Flower’s. This ability can kill pretty much anyone when it detonates inside of them.

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Biohazard

• User: Hinrigh Biganduffno
• Type: Conjuration

Hinrigh Biganduffno is the right-hand of the Xi-Yu house in the Hunter X Hunter series. Anime-only viewers will not know him yet, as his appearance comes in the Succession Contest arc that has yet to be adapted. Being the right-hand of such a major family, it’s unsurprising that Hinrigh is quite strong. Over the last batches of chapters, he had actually taken the center stage and involved himself in a few battles.

Hinrigh’s nen ability was revealed to be Biohazard. It allows him to transform inanimate objects into animals by touching them. This can have offensive advantages, such as turning guns into snakes that can shoot their own users, but it can also be used in a supportive way, such as turning a GPS tracker into an oyster to leave it undetected. Hinrigh’s fighting skills have shown so far that he is an extremely talented Conjurer.

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Blinky

• User: Shizuku Murasaki
• Type: Conjuration

Shizuku is a member of the Phantom Troupe, acting as their current Number 8. She is one of two Conjurers among the Phantom Troupe, and out of them, she is undoubtedly the strongest and most memorable one, as Kortopi is mainly a support Nen user who has little offensive ability. Shizuku’s main nen type is Conjuration. With it, she can summon a nen Beast vacuum cleaner; Blinky, the vacuum cleaner, is actually quite versatile, both offensively and defensively.

Shizuku finally showed her strength during the Chimera Ant arc, where she and other members of the Troupe went back to Meteor City to cleanse some Ants who had created a den there. Shizuku went on to fight Pike, and she drained his whole body of blood using Blinky.

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Crazy Slots

• User: Kite
• Type: Conjuration

Kite acted as a mentor figure for Gon. He and Gon had met before their reunion in the Chimera Ant arc of the Hunter x Hunter story, although these events didn’t feature in the 2011 anime of the series. Following their reunion in the Chimera Ant arc, Kite quickly showed his incredible skills as a Conjurer. Kite’s Nen ability is known as Crazy Slots, and it allows him to conjure random weapons through a Clown Nen beast. The weapon summoned and its abilities are all based on a lucky spin. With this beast, he gains access to a wide array of weapons.

Sadly, fans have only seen a fraction of its power, as Kite died far too early. Nevertheless, he was still quite strong, and that is despite his major loss during the arc. The weapons fans have seen him conjure through Crazy Slots include a Scythe, a Mace, and a Carbine. What’s especially intriguing about Crazy Slots is that it allowed Kite to survive certain death against Neferpitou by transferring his soul to the body of a Chimera Ant. How exactly that was achieved isn’t entirely clear.

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Steal Chain

• User: Kurapika Kurta
• Type: Conjuration

Out of all of the Conjurers currently revealed in the world of Hunter x Hunter, the best of the bunch is undoubtedly Kurapika, who is also a part of the main cast. Kurapika started his Nen training in hopes of someday obliterating the Phantom Troupe. With that, he developed Nen abilities related to his chains.

Kurapika has some of the most broken abilities in HxH, especially when faced with members of the Spiders. His Specialization abilities are sensational, but when it comes to Conjuration, Steal Chain might trump the rest. Steal Chain allows Kurapika to not only drain the target of their aura, but it also allows him to steal Nen abilities. It’s one of the best abilities he has at his disposal.

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