A Wizard’s Guide to Shopping for Your Wand
By Marnifer
We present our roundup of the internet’s best handmade wands and officially licensed replicas from the films.
Perhaps like me, you took the Sorting Ceremony test on Pottermore to find your House (I’m a Ravenclaw!), followed by the quiz wherein your wand chose you, then found yourself similarly falling down a hole of wandlore and wand coveting. Wandlore is one of those beautifully rich side details of the Potterverse. Wands are themselves an essential and mighty force in magic, with Dumbledore’s über-powerful (and elegantly crafted) Elder Wand tied into the final conflict.
For those witches and wizards who want a wand of their very own for the full wizarding experience (or just a great collectible art piece), may we present some of the best places to acquire them outside of Ollivanders. Whether you want to incorporate your Pottermore-assigned wand into a family crest, use it to stage wand duels, create an expensive but fabulous set of hair sticks, or just display your favorite replicas in your common room, these shops have your every wand desire covered.
The Official Film Replicas
Want the wand wielded by Harry Potter? Have a hankering for Hermione’s subtly ornamental wand, or the raw skeletal beauty of Lord Voldemort’s? Visit one of these three sites.
– The officially licensed manufacturer of Harry Potter wands, Noble Collection’s website features over 80 different wand-related collectibles from pretty much every character in the films ever shown with a wand. The selection is expansive, including everyone from Ginny to Neville to Slughorn to Parvati Patil’s beautiful
. As the direct producer, Noble Collection’s prices seem to be the lowest. Other products of note:
(is that a giant squid?), and the
Harry Potter Remote Control Wand
, for those who want to control their infrared devices via swish and flick.
www.noblecollection.com
Handmade and Custom
Crave a wand made from actual wood? What about metal, or polymer clay? Many of these artisans make Harry Potter replica wands as well as their own unique and original designs. Here you will also find sites to make your Pottermore-assigned wand a reality. The selection is nigh endless so the list below is an alphabetical sampling of some of the best web and Etsy shops.
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: Probably the best known site, Alivan’s boasts five collections of carved wooden wands, though many of the wands shown don’t seem to be available. This could be easily resolved by visiting their
section and ordering a wand based on a sold-out design you love. In custom orders they’ll create whatever you can imagine, or make your Pottermore wand. Most of their wands are understated and sophisticated, like the
below, but there are a few showy exceptions.
www.alivans.com
: These wands are made from wooden dowels, then decorated with polymer clay or thermoplastic adhesive and painted to perfection in a myriad of colors. Except for a handful of film-inspired varieties, these are original designs. These are the
and very much resemble crayons!
www.dynamicalley.etsy.com
: For the serious witch or wizard. Artist Heather Luethy makes charming and one-of-a-kind creations out of wood, fake flowers, feathers, paint and hot glue. It may sound like a mishmash but these humble ingredients add up to some incredibly impressive art pieces that just scream magic. This is the “
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www.LittleWindigo.etsy.com
: Exotic materials, exquisite designs. They carry all possible permutations to create your Pottermore wand, specializing in rare woods. Make no mistake, this is a wand they tailor to you. Their seven guideline questions focus your ideas into a concrete vision for the wand of your dreams. Their designs sport meticulous detail and customization. (Full disclosure: This is where Ani Bundel bought her Pottermore wand!) Images from
below.
www.orchardworks.etsy.com
: This shop has what seems to be the only metal wands on the web. Each design incorporates a quartz crystal and the mostly pewter wands have delicate embellishments in the metal. More elaborate (and expensive) pieces are featured on the artist’s other website, www.magicwandstore.com. Below is the “
.”
www.Queenie88.etsy.com
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What kind of wand did Pottermore assign you? Which wand will you choose? Do you need to have your Pottermore wand, or would you prefer to design your own–or covet having the one your favorite character once wielded on screen? Sound off in the comment below!