Mana Manipulation

The power to manipulate mana. Combination of Life-Force Manipulation and Magical Energy Manipulation. Magical counterpart of Bio-Energy, Spiritual Force and/or Chi Manipulation.
==Also Called==
*Arcane/Magical Life-Force/Vitality Manipulation
*Mana/Life-Force/Vitality Magic
==Fiction-Specific Terms==
*Vim (Ars Magica)
*Ethernano Manipulation (Fairy Tail)
*Lifestream Manipulation (Final Fantasy VII series)
* Magic Points/Mana Points/MP (Game Terminology)
* Magicka (The Elder Scrolls)
*Magoi Manipulation (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
*Magicule Manipulation (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
==Capabilities==
Users can control Mana, a mystical life-force that is defined as the spiritual equivalent of magical energy, acting as both a source of magical power and a medium through which spells are cast and controlled. In many worlds, mana is vital to spellcasting, creating constructs, healing, and even replenishing life-force itself. It flows from sources such as nature, mystical realms, or a person’s internal reservoir, and can be regenerated through rest, meditation, or exposure to certain energies.
Since mana is a form of life and magical energy, it is an immense source that magic derives from, and because it originated from different sources mana can have its variant spectrums of properties and functions due to the nature because it’s universal. Aside from uses in spellcasting, one can channel, reroute, and twist mana in use, or even destroying mana entirely which simulates anti-magical effects, possibly even be used to control the locomotion of magic. This consequentially allows mana manipulators to control other magical targets.
The exact nature of mana varies across different settings: it may be considered magical energy itself, a resource like magical atoms, or even a distinct distinct school of magic. Some universes treat it as a practical energy source that allows magical feats, while others see it as a mysterious, spiritual force that is accessible to only the most skilled or attuned practitioners. This control over mana can grant users incredible versatility, enabling them to shape, bend, and master magic with extraordinary precision and power.
The mastery of mana, allows a user to influence the flow, density, and potency of mana, optimizing it for specific purposes. With full control over mana, one can also siphon energy from external sources, fuel their powers more efficiently, or even drain mana from others. Masters of mana manipulation can achieve near-limitless versatility in their magical repertoire, bending the raw fabric of magic to their will and accessing powerful abilities that defy ordinary limitations.
==Applications==
===General Applications===
*Ambient Energy Manipulation
** Ambient Energy Absorption
*** Ambient Energy Conversion
**Ambient Resource Construction
*Life-Force Manipulation
**Enhanced/Supernatural Life-Force
**Life-Force Absorption
**Life-Force Augmentation
**Life-Force Conversion
**Life-Force Generation
*Magical Energy Manipulation
**Magical Energy Absorption
**Magical Energy Constructs
**Magic Conversion
**Magical Energy Generation
**Spell Casting
===Offensive Mana===
The user can use their mana reserve as a raw energy attacks.
*Magical Force Manipulation
*Magical Particle Manipulation 
**Magical Energy Attacks
***Magical Constructs
****Magic Bow Construction
****Magical Armor
****Magical Blade Construction
*Magic Arts
**Spell Arts
*Magic Creation
*Reality Warping/Life-Force Warping
*Rule Bending
===Defensive Mana===
The user can use their mana for defensive purposes.
*Anti-Magic Arts
**Anti-Spell Arts 
**Spell Negation
*Barrier Magic
**Force-Field Manipulation
***Force Armor Generation
*Counter
*Deflection
*Magical Constructs 
**Magical Shield Construction
**Magical Wall Generation 
*Magic Defense 
**Magic Resistance
**Spell Defense
*Reinforcement Magic
*Strong Heart
===Natural Mana===
The user can utilize the mana of nature to govern elemental forces.
*Esoteric Element/Esoteric Nature Manipulation
**Elemental Energy Manipulation
***Elemental Attacks
***Elemental Aura
***Elemental Constructs
*Natural Energy Manipulation
===Enchanting Mana===
The user can manifest mana with or around objects or beings in to provide intentional excess mana. The infusion is magically charged. It is normally temporary, but highly effective.
*Affinity 
**Magic Empowerment
*Augmentation
**Physical Augmentation
***Bodily Attribute Augmentation
**Power Augmentation
***Self-Power Augmentation
*Cultivation
*Effect Stacking
*Enchantment
**Enhancement Calling
**Mystic Object Creation
*Energy Conversion
*Magic Aura
*Magic Infusion 
**Slash Effect
*Mystic Object 
**Magic Weaponry
*Potion Creation
**Potion Amplification
*Spell Creation 
**Spell Casting
**Spell Amplification
*Supernatural Bodily Aspects
===Healing Mana===
Healing mana can be given to a being who has lost mana in order to repair physical and mental infliction.
*Cleanliness Magic
*Empathic Healing
*Healing Energy Manipulation 
**Energy Healing 
***Energy Regeneration
**Healing Constructs 
***Healing Blade Construction
***Healing Shield Construction
*Health Optimization
*Magical Regeneration
*Medical Magic
*Mental Healing
*Mystical Healing
*Purification Magic
===Sensory Mana===
Users are able to use their mana to enchant their senses in order to mystically connect to the mana of others or objects. 
*Detection
*Divination
*Dowsing
*Energy Detection
*Energy Perception
*Highlighting
*Hyper Awareness
*Magic Detection
*Magic Perception
**Extrasensory Perception
***Clairalience
***Clairaudience
***Claircognizance
***Clairempathy
***Clairgustance
***Clairomancy
***Clairsentience
***Clairtelepathy
***Clairvoyance
*Sensory Scrying
*Sensory Tracking
*Psychic Perception
*Psychic Scanning
*Psychometry
*Weakness Detection
==Variations==
*Dragon Mana Manipulation
==Trivia==
*In real life, the concept of mana originates in Polynesian myth. There, it is said that mana was a kind of spiritual life force that suffused the universe and provided power. Mana could be gained or lost through certain actions, and certain places contained mana. In the Hawaiian belief Mana could be gained through doing certain "right" things, generally acts of violence or sexuality. In the Maori tradition Mana came from authority which was derived either through your bloodline/lineage("whakapapa") or through your resources that you could use to give people gifts which would oblige them to you. In either case, it's important to note that mana is not just about spiritual energy but specifically about the power to do things. Those things might be accomplished through prayer to gods (which could potentially expend that mana), or it could be a means of doing things itself.
*In contemporary fiction mana is most commonly used for specifically magical acts. The first time it was used in this context in the west was in a short story called Not Long Before the End by Larry Niven. Since then, it's become a mainstay of fantasy.
==Associations==
*Cosmic Wind Manipulation - According to a summary of Larry Niven's The Magic Goes Away, mana seems to sometimes come from the solar wind.
*Enigma Force
*Esoteric Energy Manipulation
**Life-Force Manipulation
**Magic
*Power Source
*Sex/Violence Empowerment - Mana is derived from it in Polynesian myth.
==Limitations== 
*May take time to control.
*May require objects of magic such as spell books, charms, amulets, runes, etc.
*If sentient, the magical energy may be able to overwhelm the user and take over them.
*Mana can drain the user and cause fatigue.
*Mana is a power that one may need to study.
*The strength and quantity of mana depends on the influence and authority one has.
*Control, discipline, and restraint are extremely important. Unconscious, impulsive, or reckless use of this power can be catastrophic.
*May be unable to create mana, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
*Users's emotions may affect the magic directly, resulting in control being essential.
*Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
*Vulnerable to Anti-Magic, Energy Drain, Mana Draining Field Projection, Magical Energy Absorption, Magic Negation Field and Magic Absorption.
*Users of Magic Resistance are resistant, while those of Magic Immunity are impervious.
==Known Users==
See Also: Mana.
==References==
*Ethernano in Fairy Tail
*Mana on Wikipedia
*Mana in Ben 10
*Mana in Magic: The Gathering
*Mana in TYPE-MOON
*Mana in Black Clover
*Mana and Mana Conversion Affinity in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
*Mana in World of Warcraft
*Mana in Mana series
*Mana in Spellbreak
*Mana in League of Legends
*Mana in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
==Gallery==
Mtg wheel.jpg|The Mana Wheel (Magic The Gathering)
Jace Beleren.jpg|Jace Beleren (Magic The Gathering)
Sunny (Ben 10) Flight.gif|Sunny (Ben 10 Series)
Charmcaster Attacking Adwatia.gif|Charmcaster (Ben 10 Series)
File:Addwaitya (Ben10) Laser Eyes.gif|Adwaita (Ben 10 Series)
Hex (Ben 10) Animation.gif|Hex (Ben 10 Series)
Gwen Tennyson Mana Aura.gif|Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 Series) is able to manipulate mana to transform into an Anodite or perform magic which is far stronger than Hex or Charmcaster, but she is no where near as knowledgeable as either of them.
Verdona (Ben 10) Mana Generation.gif|Verdona (Ben 10: Alien Force) is skilled at using mana.
Ignaceous (Ben 10) Dir Michi Nu Spell.gif|Ignaceous (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
Michael Morningstar Mana Manipulation.gif|Michael Morningstar (Ben 10 Series) is skilled at using mana.
Ultimate Kevin Mana.gif|Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses both Gwen and her Stone Creatures' mana ergokinesis after he drained it from them.
WDD3.jpg|Witch Doctors' (Diablo) powers are based on Mana.
Gamera Mana Blast.png|Gamera (Gamera) summons Mana Energy from the Earth, before unleashing it in the form of Ultimate Plasma.
Jin-Woo Black Heart I.jpg|Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) through The System had extraordinary potential for growing his mana for his magic indefinitely…
Jin-Woo Black Heart II.jpg|… only after gained a second magical heart known as Black Heart that acts as a second source for his mana.
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