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Originally Posted by Nikkolas
So if Saruman had faced the Balrog of Moria he wouldn't have been able to defeat it like Gandalf did? Seems kinda odd since I always thought he was the strongest of the istari.
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Saruman was said to be the "eldest", and the "head of the Order", but it is said in
UT that Círdan surrendered Narya to Gandalf because he
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....divined in him the greatest spirit and the wisest...
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Saruman, as the head, had the most authority, derived from the Valar, and thus had power over the others, as long as he remained the White.
As for Saruman versus the Balrog, I can't say who the victor would have been for certain, but Saruman's line of attack would almost surely have been different than Gandalf's in that situation.