Card Manipulation

"I know that the spades are the swords of the soldier

I know that the clubs are weapons of war

I know the diamonds mean money for this art

But that’s not the shape of my heart."

― Sting, "Shape of My Heart"

The power to manipulate cards. Variation of Object Manipulation and Literary Manipulation.

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The user can create, shape and manipulate cards of all kinds, including playing cards, tarot cards, trading cards/Trading Card Game (TCG) cards, business cards, etc., shaping and combining them as needed, or moving them with telekinesis.

Artistic Creation: Design and create new cards.
Card Absorption: Absorb cards.
Card Aura: Surround oneself with cards.
Card Combat: Use cards in physical combat.
Card Defense: Use cards for defense.
Card Empowerment: Gain strength from cards.
Card Healing: Heal others using cards
Card Mimicry: Transform into cards.
Card Teleportation: Teleport using cards.
Card Transmutation: Transform matter into cards.
Cartomancy/Tarot Reading: See into the past, present and future using cards.

May be unable to create cards, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
May be limited by the number of cards which they have in their deck/hand.
Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.

Clow Reed (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Aichi Sendou (Cardfight! Vanguard)
Ren Suzugamori (Cardfight! Vanguard)
PSY Qualia users (Cardfight! Vanguard)
Lyra (Edens Zero); via Gambler's Rush Ether Gear
Cana Alberona (Fairy Tail)
Shô (Fairy Tail)
Buddy Fighters (Future Card Buddyfight)
Disaster Force Users (Future Card Buddyfight)
Future Force Users (Future Card Buddyfight)
Judge Q (God of High School)
Lily Hojo (Hand Shakers)
Masaru Hojo (Hand Shakers)
Aegis (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Leon Raymond/Kain
- Sara
- Luman
- Aniceto
Tubalcain Alhambra (Hellsing)
Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter)
All Along the Watchtower (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Purple Haze Feedback)
Katsuya Serizawa (Mob Psycho 100); via Business Cards
Queen Of Hearts (No Fantasy Alice)
Hughes (Omniscient First Person's Viewpoint)
Yukari Sendo (Rosario + Vampire)
Friederich Tanner (Seikon no Qwaser)
Green Garam and THAT (Shaman King)
Joker (Smile Pretty Cure!)
Loretta Oratorio (Wild Arms: Twilight Venom)
Anybody with a Millennium Item among others (Yu-Gi-Oh!)