 Michael is an expert tactician and hand-to-hand fighter, and he also possesses some spiritual power of his own; this power was directly shown during Small Favor when he restores Harry's memories after a brief prayer, and in "Grave Peril" when he used some kind of pressure shockwave to knock vampires off him.An aura of faith also surrounds him, protecting him from the touch of beings like vampires while his touch can burn their flesh.Dresden can feel the power of his faith like an immovable mountain, and finds it terribly impressive, even intimidating.