Shade of the Wolf



The Shade of the Wolf was a demonic ghost of a Werewolf that either The Witch-king of Angmar or one of his Sorcerer's could summon durring Angmar's war against Arnor. The ghost's power rivaled those of the legendary Balrogs as it's power was ice related. It had the power to summon normal Wolves to attack enemies, freeze enemies, eat enemies and was a very fast being. The werewolf's origins are unknown and it is questionable how the Witch-King or any of his sorcerer's could summon or control such a being on the level of a Balrog, since the Witch-King and the Sorcerer's of Angmar, despite being very powerful, were still Men.

Behind the Scenes
The Shade of the Wolf appears as a level 25 power for the Angmar faction in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king. No such being appers in any of Tolkein's books and it is assumed the werewolf was added to give Angmar a creature as powerful as a Balrog.