Gandalf was of grey ranking during rthe fellowship of the ring but after Saruman's betrayal and Gandalf's death he returned as Gandalf the white.

THE ISTARI

The Istari are also known as wizards. The Istari consists of five rankings white being the strongest and wisest and grey being the weakest. This group of wizards have guidelines and purposes for lving. They are never to seek power for themsleves or to try to rule anyone.

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