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The Dark Wizard in The Rings of Power
A sorcerer in Rhûn who hunts the Stranger.
At a glance
Played by: Ciarán Hinds
People: Istar (a wizard)
Home: Rhûn
Ring: None
End of Season 2: Still at large in Rhûn
Key ties: His mystics · the Stranger (enemy)
Journey, episode by episode
Season 1, Episode 5: Partings
the road east → Harfoot trails (Rhovanion)
Three cloaked mystics arrive, hunting the Stranger.Season 1, Episode 8: Alloyed
Stays in Harfoot trails (Rhovanion)
The mystics are destroyed; they reveal they serve a master in the east.Season 2, Episode 2: Where the Stars Are Strange
Stays in The Rhûn desert
The Dark Wizard searches for the Stranger and sends hunters.Season 2, Episode 8: Shadow and Flame
Stays in The Rhûn desert
Fights the Stranger and survives.Advertisement
Key moments
The mystics defeated S1E8
Cornered by the three mystics, the Stranger finds his power and destroys them.
Cornered by the three mystics, the Stranger finds his power and destroys them.
Gandalf S2E8
The Stranger defeats the Dark Wizard's attack and accepts a name: Gandalf.
The Stranger defeats the Dark Wizard's attack and accepts a name: Gandalf.