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| rdfs:comment | - Fights aren't always won with guns or swords: outsmarting your opponent can be just as effective. Battling this way also saves resources -- especially if it's a Combat by Champion of the highest-ranking members of each side. Even if not, it's easier to recover from almost being outsmarted and getting your pride wounded than almost getting outfought and getting your leg wounded. And some play it well enough to never get wounded in the first place. Examples of Battle of Wits include:
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| abstract | - Fights aren't always won with guns or swords: outsmarting your opponent can be just as effective. Battling this way also saves resources -- especially if it's a Combat by Champion of the highest-ranking members of each side. Even if not, it's easier to recover from almost being outsmarted and getting your pride wounded than almost getting outfought and getting your leg wounded. And some play it well enough to never get wounded in the first place. A staple tactic of the Chessmaster, the Guile Hero and the Manipulative Bastard alike. One way for the Insufferable Genius to prove himself. The Super-Trope to both Batman Gambit and Xanatos Gambit. Losers are Out-Gambitted. Winners are often Badass Pacifists. If both combatants are particularly brilliant, can easily descend/ascend into Gambit Roulette or Xanatos Speed Chess. Examples of Battle of Wits include:
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