The appropriate spells will naturally vary depending on the task the mage is to perform. If one is working to heal a physical or magical illness or injury, then one will be primarily performing light earth spells of healing or possibly a fire spell to stop bleeding. On the other hand, if one needs to do a lot of flying or levitating, then one will be performing air spells. In the first case, one would probably use a wand with a core, handle, and shaft made with components having the ...