All Five Istari Ranked by True Power | Tolkien Deep Dive
Who were the five wizards of Middle-earth, and which Istar truly held the greatest power? This Tolkien deep dive ranks all five Istari -- Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast, Alatar, and Pallando -- not by their official hierarchy, but by the power they actually wielded in Middle-earth.The Valar sent five Maiar spirits to oppose Sauron, but forbade them from matching his dominion with force. Their responses to this impossible mandate reveal everything. Saruman, the highest-ranked, followed the same path as Sauron himself. The Blue Wizards vanished into the East on secret missions. Radagast abandoned…
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