[Eg0[)e@th]

It is true that Gandalf nevers seems to cast any spells. But he can toss people around by waving his staff. That's pretty cool. I'd do that a lot if I could. Certainly more than Gandalf did.

And then there's his ability to ward off attacks by sword, axe, and arrow with the wave of his Wicked Stick of Magical Niftiness.

We musn't forget his encounter with the Baalrog on the bridge in the depths of Moria. Gandalf said, "You shall not pass!", and sure enough, the bridge collapsed under the big flaming nasty and he did not pass. Of course, Gandalf struck the bridge with the staff.

Maybe it's all the stick. Wonder if size matters . . . .