Conjurer Nen Type in Hunter x Hunter — Characters, Abilities & Guide

Everything about the Conjurer Nen category in Hunter x Hunter: how Conjuration works, all famous Conjurer characters (Kurapika, Shizuku, Kortopi, Abengane), iconic abilities like Chain Jail and Blinky, and how Conjurers compare to the other Nen types.

What is the Conjurer Nen Type?

Conjuration is the Nen category that materializes solid, tangible objects from aura. Unlike Emission or Transmutation, conjured items have real physical mass — they can hit, hold, and persist even when not in line of sight. Conjurers usually maximize power by binding creations to strict conditions: the heavier the limitation, the stronger the result.

Conjurer Nen affinity chart in Hunter x Hunter

Key Characteristics of Conjurers

Conjurers are typically stoic, methodical, and detail-oriented. Their playstyle rewards preparation: define the object, define the rules, then unleash. The trade-off between flexibility and power is explicit — narrower conditions produce stronger Hatsu, but limit when the ability can be used.

Famous Conjurer Characters in HxH

All major Conjurer Nen users in Hunter x Hunter:

  • Kurapika — Conjures the Five Chains and uses Emperor Time to access all Nen types at full efficiency.
  • Shizuku Murasaki — Phantom Troupe member; conjures Blinky, a vacuum that absorbs anything non-living.
  • Kortopi — Phantom Troupe member; Gallery Fake conjures perfect copies of any object he touches.
  • Morel Mackernasey (partial) — Heavy Smoker conjures sentient smoke creatures via Manipulation.
  • Biscuit Krueger — Conjures Cookie-Chan, a healing massage entity (with Transmutation overlap).
  • Abengane (Exorcist) — Conjures a Nen-eating beast that consumes other Nen abilities.

How Conjuration Actually Works

A conjured object is not an illusion and not a projection. It is there: it has weight, it can be held, and it keeps existing while the user sustains it. That independence is what separates Conjuration from everything else — an Emitter's aura disperses, a Transmuter's property only exists where the aura is, but a conjured chain stays a chain whether or not anyone is looking at it.

The price is specificity. Vague intentions produce nothing. A Conjurer has to know the object in complete detail — its exact form, what it does, what it cannot do — and the more narrowly they define it, the more the ability is worth. This is where Conjuration meets the restriction-and-pledge system more directly than any other category: conditions are not an optional optimisation here, they are the material the object is made of.

It follows that Conjurers in the manga are cautious, high-strung, deliberate people. The category punishes improvisation. Whatever a Conjurer decided their object would be, months or years earlier, is what they have in the fight they are in now.

Iconic Conjurer Abilities (Hatsu)

The Five Chains — Kurapika

One chain per finger, each with a separate job: Chain Jail binds a target and shuts their Nen off entirely, Judgment Chain plants a condition in the heart that kills if it is broken, Holy Chain heals, Dowsing Chain locates. The reason Chain Jail can do something as absolute as cancelling another person's Nen is the vow attached to it — it only works on members of the Phantom Troupe, and using it on anyone else kills Kurapika. He bought an unbeatable tool by making it almost unusable. Uvogin, who could not be beaten on power by anyone in Yorknew, was beaten by this.

Gallery Fake — Kortopi

Touch an object, conjure a perfect copy of it. The copies are indistinguishable by eye and last about a day, which made Kortopi the single most valuable member of the Troupe during the auction arc — not as a fighter, but because an organisation that steals things desperately needs something to leave behind. The giveaway is that a copy is made of aura, so anyone using Gyo sees it immediately.

Blinky — Shizuku Murasaki

A conjured vacuum that swallows anything non-living and holds it indefinitely. The stated limits are the interesting part: it cannot take living things, and it cannot take anything made of Nen. Shizuku also cannot retrieve items on demand — Blinky decides. A Conjurer's object comes with its own rules, and the user lives inside them.

The Nen-Eating Beast — Abengane

A conjured creature that consumes another person's Nen ability outright and removes it. It is the reason Chrollo eventually got free of Kurapika's Judgment Chain, and it exists mainly to make a point about the system: even a vow strong enough to kill is still an ability, and anything that is an ability can in principle be answered by another one.

Conjurer Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths. Permanence and precision. A conjured object does not have to be re-made every exchange, it can carry effects no amount of raw aura would produce, and because Conjuration pairs naturally with restrictions it produces the highest ceiling in the series for someone willing to pay. It also neighbours Specialization, which is why Conjurers are the ones who end up doing genuinely strange things.

Weaknesses. Rigidity, upkeep and range. The object is decided in advance and cannot be rewritten mid-fight; maintaining it costs aura continuously; and Emission sits directly opposite Conjuration on the hexagon at roughly 40%, so a Conjurer generally has to be close to whatever they are using their object on.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the Conjurer Nen users in Hunter x Hunter?

Famous Conjurers include Kurapika (Five Chains, Emperor Time), Shizuku Murasaki (Blinky), Kortopi (Gallery Fake), Abengane (Nen-eating beast), and Biscuit Krueger (Cookie-Chan, with Transmutation overlap).

What is the Conjurer Nen type?

Conjuration is the Nen category that materializes solid, tangible objects from aura. Conjured items are physically real and remain even when the user looks away (unlike pure illusions). Conjurers usually impose strict conditions and limitations on their creations to amplify their power.

Is Kurapika a Specialist or a Conjurer?

Kurapika is a Conjurer. His Specialist-tier ability comes from Emperor Time, which activates only when his eyes turn scarlet — under that condition, his Nen efficiency in all six categories rises to 100%, effectively giving him Specialist flexibility while remaining a Conjurer at his core.

What personality fits a Conjurer?

Conjurers are typically described as stoic, methodical, high-strung, and detail-oriented. They tend to be perfectionists who carefully plan and impose rules — fitting because Conjuration rewards strict conditions with stronger creations.

Are conjured objects real?

Yes, within the rules of Nen. A conjured object has weight, can be touched and keeps existing while the user sustains it, which is what separates Conjuration from an illusion or a projection. It is still made of aura, so anyone using Gyo can see it for what it is.

Why is Kurapika’s Chain Jail so powerful?

Because of the vow attached to it. Chain Jail can only be used on members of the Phantom Troupe, and using it on anyone else kills Kurapika. That restriction is what buys an effect as absolute as shutting off another person’s Nen entirely. It is the clearest demonstration in the series of restriction converting directly into power.

Which Nen type is a Conjurer worst at?

Emission. It sits directly opposite Conjuration on the Nen hexagon, roughly 40% aptitude, which is why Conjurers usually have to operate close to their target. Conjuration neighbours Transmutation and Specialization at about 80%, and sits two steps from Enhancement and Manipulation at about 60%.

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