Editing Wizard

'''Wizards''' are immortal spirits who adopted the guise of wise men to aid the races of Middle-Earth in their struggle against [[Sauron]]. In this game, they are a [[race]] that only appears as a handful of unique [[character]]s, although two of them are main characters of Lord of the Rings and thus have many different versions. Five wizards appear in Lord of the Rings:

* '''[[Gandalf]]''', the Grey Wizard, and later White Wizard, a wise wanderer. Every version of Gandalf is a [[Free Peoples]] [[companion]], and he is the main character of {{C|Gandalf}} [[culture]].
* '''[[Saruman]]''', the White Wizard, a treacherous scholar. Saruman is the leader of {{C|Isengard}}, and appears as a [[minion]] in four different [[Shadow Alignment|Shadow]] cultures, as well as once as {{Card|Saruman, Servant of Sauron}}, a [[Follower]] with no race keyword. (Followers do not have race keywords.)
* '''Radagast''', the Brown Wizard, a friend to animals who does not appear in the Lord of the Rings films. He is represented by three cards, two of which are wizards: {{Card|Radagast, The Brown}}, a Free Peoples wizard companion, {{Card|Radagast Deceived}}, a Shadow [[condition]] that briefly turns into a wizard minion, and {{Card|Radagast, Tender of Beasts}}, a Free Peoples follower.
* '''Alatar''' and '''Pallando''', the Blue Wizards, who are only briefly mentioned in the Lord of the Rings novels and do not appear in the films. They are represented by cards representing their distant influence: {{Card|Alatar Deceived}} and {{Card|Pallando Deceived}}, Shadow conditions that briefly turns into wizard minions, and {{Card|Alatar, Final Envoy}} and {{Card|Pallando, Far-travelling One}}, Free Peoples followers.

While ''Lord of the Rings'' aficionados might note that the wizards are actually Maiar in the guise of men, in this game "wizard" is considered as a separate race from [[Maia]]. The only character with the race of Maia in this game is Sauron himself. Cards which affect wizards do not affect Sauron, and no card mentions Maia by name.

==Cards which Interact with Wizards==
There are both Free Peoples and Shadow wizard cards, so this leads to some unusual interactions. Some cards can interact with both Free Peoples and Shadow wizards, including {{Card|Perspective}}, {{Card|Alatar Deceived}}, {{Card|Pallando Deceived}}, {{Card|Radagast Deceived}}, {{Card|Staff of Saruman, Fallen Istar's Stave}}, and {{Card|Throne of Isengard}}. 

[[Possession]] and [[artifact]] cards that say "Bearer must be a wizard" without specifying a culture or card type can be played on your opponent's wizard [[character]]s, although this is almost impossible with Free Peoples cards and rarely useful with Shadow cards. These cards include {{Card|Wizard Staff}}, {{Card|Brego}}, {{Card|Horse of Rohan}}, {{Card|Shadowfax, Roaring Wind}}, and {{Card|Staff of Saruman, Fallen Istar's Stave}}. All of these cards can be transferred from Gandalf or Radagast to a minion version of Saruman (or vice versa!) by {{Card|Strange-looking Men}}.

These cards all either interact with all wizards, or with all {{C|Gandalf}} culture wizards; cards that interact with Gandalf or Saruman by name have not been included. All cards below are {{C|Gandalf}} culture Free Peoples cards or {{C|Isengard}} culture Shadow cards unless otherwise noted.

===Free Peoples===

* Artifacts:
** {{Card|Gandalf's Staff, Ash-staff}}

* Possessions:
** {{Card|Wizard Staff}}
** {{Card|Brego}} - {{C|Rohan}}
** {{Card|Horse of Rohan}} - {{C|Rohan}}
** {{Card|The Art of Gandalf}}
** {{Card|Shadowfax, Roaring Wind}}
** {{Card|Shadowfax, Greatest of the Mearas}}
** {{Card|Radagast's Herb Bag}}

* Conditions:
** {{Card|Sent Back}}
** {{Card|G for Grand}}
** {{Card|New Authority}}
** {{Card|Salve}}
** {{Card|Traveler's Homestead}}
** {{Card|Scintillating Bird}}
** {{Card|Perspective}}
** {{Card|Stern Words}}

* Followers:
** {{Card|Gwaihir, The Windlord}}

* Events:
** {{Card|Borne Far Away}}
** {{Card|Gathering Wind}}
** {{Card|Out of the High Airs}}
** {{Card|Ease the Burden}}
** {{Card|Final Account}}
** {{Card|Inspiration}}
** {{Card|New-awakened}}
** {{Card|Prolonged Struggle}}
** {{Card|Discoveries}}
** {{Card|Introspection}}
** {{Card|Traveled Leader}}
** {{Card|A New Light}}
** {{Card|Drawn to Full Height}}
** {{Card|One-Upsmanship}}

===Shadow===
* Artifacts:
** {{Card|Staff of Saruman, Fallen Istar's Stave}}
** {{Card|Throne of Isengard}}

* Conditions
** {{Card|Alatar Deceived}}
** {{Card|Pallando Deceived}}
** {{Card|Radagast Deceived}}

* Events
** {{Card|One of You Must Do This}}
** {{Card|Massing in the East}} - {{C|Sauron}}

== See Also ==
* [https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Wizards Wizards] on Tolkien Gateway

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