I always imagined that Saruman's devices were more mechanical than magical, during this assault anyway. Perhaps he contributed a few siege engines, trebuchets and the like manned by his mannish guard force? Given his mind of metal and wheels and his devious Ring inspired secrecy, I don't think he would've been too keen on using his own powers infront of so many of the White Council elite, perhaps he was already thinking of them as potential future adversaries too.
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'…Avallónë, the haven of the Eldar upon Eressëa, easternmost of the Undying Lands, and thence at times the Firstborn still would come sailing to Númenor in oarless boats, as white birds flying from the sunset…'
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