Greatest Fantasy Wizards?

[Tonguez]

But Gandalf is only 5th level!!

Greatness is not a function of level, Gandalf is a fully invested Role player in a low magic world

 

[The Sigil]

Bink of North Village (A Spell for Chameleon) - I have always had a soft spot for the magician whose only magic power is that hostile magic can’t affect him in the least.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

I think all my faves have already been covered.

Gandalf
Sparrowhawk
Rincewind (technically a wizzard)
Granny Weatherwax
Morgana/Morgan Le Fay
Constantine
Circe
Baba Yaga

 

[Wolfram stout]

Loki? (Both Norse and MCU version)

 

[MGibster]

This dude was so good they called him Mr. Wizard.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

But Gandalf is only 5th level!!

That's higher than Rincewind.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I wonder if Doctor Whou counts - especially with his WandSonic Screwdiver

Doctor Who is Merlin.

 

[General_Tangent]

Doctor Who is Merlin.

Or rather a parallel version of him, at least according to Battlefield

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Malazan Book of the Fallen's Quick Ben comes to mind. But ultimately, for me, it's got to be the following:

Fiction
1 Gandalf - Tolkien
3 Ged - Ursula Le Guin
7 Granny Weatherwax - Discworld (Witch)

What's interesting about these three is that while no one can dispute that they have great power, they probably used fewer spells than the others on the list. It's like Ged said, the greater a wizard becomes, the less magic they need to work.

 

[Stalker0]

It's like Ged said, the greater a wizard becomes, the less magic they need to work.

Reputation....the greatest magic of all.