Which wand core is best?

Dragon Heartstring
This core is the most flamboyant of the three, and often produces the strongest and most powerful wands.
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What wand material is the best?

Rowan. Rowan wood has always been much-favoured for wands, because it is reputed to be more protective than any other, and in my experience renders all manner of defensive charms especially strong and difficult to break.
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Which wand core is best for healing?

One of the most common wand cores in the Wizarding World, unicorn tail hair is uniquely defined as a very passive and “healing” core of sorts. As expected, it has that extra boost in casting healing spells, and it isn't too shabby in areas such as Charms and Transfiguration spells.
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What is the most common wand core in Harry Potter?

The three 'common' cores are dragon heartstrings, phoenix tail feathers, and unicorn tail hairs. Wands made with a dragon heartstring core are the most powerful and produce the most flamboyant spells. They possess a lot of magical "heft," per say.
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Is Phoenix Feather stronger than dragon heartstring?

Dragon Heartstring generally produces the more powerful wands, but Phoenix Feather wands can produce a greater range of magic!
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Every Single Wand Core Type (ALL 20) - Harry Potter Explained



What is Snape's wand core?

Ebony is a common wood used in wand-making for the films, including Percival Graves's wand from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It is also one of the few "black" woods, and as Snape's wand is jet-black, I'm 99% sure it's ebony.
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What is the strongest wand?

The Elder Wand, the most powerful wand ever created, is one of three objects that make up the Deathly Hallows, including the Cloak of Invisibility and the Resurrection Stone. The Elder Wand was 15 inches long, formed by Death himself, made of elder wood, and contained the center of the tail-hair of Thestral.
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Which wand core is the rarest?

Phoenix. This is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this.
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What is the weakest wand in Harry Potter?

20 Harry Potter Wands, Ranked From Weakest To Strongest
  1. 1 The Elder Wand.
  2. 2 Lord Voldemort's Wand. ...
  3. 3 Gellert Grindelwald's Wand. ...
  4. 4 Professor Snape's Wand. ...
  5. 5 Professor McGonagall's Wand. ...
  6. 6 Bellatrix Lestrange's Wand. ...
  7. 7 Professor Flitwick's Wand. ...
  8. 8 Remus Lupin's Wand. ...
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What wand core is Hermione?

Hermione Granger's wand was 10¾" long, made of vine wood, and possessed a dragon heartstring core.
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What is the most beautiful wand in Harry Potter?

McGonagall's (Maggie Smith) wand is simply stunning and extremely elegant. 9½ inches long, made of fir wood with a dragon heartstring core; the wand's round handle looks comfortable to the grip.
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Who has the best wand in Harry Potter?

Ranked: The Most Powerful Wands In Harry Potter
  1. 1 The Elder Wand.
  2. 2 Merlin's Wand. ...
  3. 3 Professor Dumbledore's Original Wand. ...
  4. 4 Lord Voldemort's Wand. ...
  5. 5 Harry Potter's Wand. ...
  6. 6 Bellatrix Lestrange's Wand. ...
  7. 7 Gellert Grindelwald's Wand. ...
  8. 8 Severus Snape's Wand. ...
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Why is Bellatrix Lestrange's wand bent?

During the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Helena Bonham Carter accidentally punctured Matthew Lewis's eardrum when she stuck her wand in his ear during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries scene, in which Bellatrix threatens Neville Longbottom.
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What are the coolest wands in Harry Potter?

The Elder Wand is the coolest wand in all of Harry Potter for many reasons. First and foremost, it is one of the three objects that make up the Deathly Hallows.
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Who is the most powerful wizard ever?

Hands-down, Albus Dumbledore was the most powerful wizard of his time. Most regarded him as the strongest wizard in history, and even Lord Voldemort himself feared to face him.
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Are phoenix wands loyal?

Phoenix wands, like the phoenix themselves, are extremely loyal. A tame phoenix (like those that have always been associated with the Dumbledores) will bond incredibly strongly to one person, and when that person dies, they are unlikely to attach to another person.
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What is unicorn hair core?

If your wand is unicorn hair, this core, according to Ollivander's notes, 'generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. They are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts.
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Can a wand have 3 cores?

We know that other wandmakers use different wand cores like Veela hair (Fleur Delacour) and Thestral tail hair (the Elder Wand). Yet Ollivander restricts his wand cores to just three: unicorn tail hair, phoenix feather, and dragon heartstring.
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Who has the longest wand?

Professor Snape's wand is 13.25 inches long. It's black, spare and severe, just like the man himself… The longest wand in the Wizarding World actually belongs to Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's second year at Hogwarts.
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Who has a phoenix feather core wand?

The only phoenix known to have donated his feathers to make a wand was Fawkes, Albus Dumbledore's domesticated bird. He only gave two feathers. The first feather resides in Harry Potter's wand and the other resides in Tom Riddle's wand.
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Is the Elder Wand unbeatable?

Though the Elder Wand is a very powerful wand, it isn't truly unbeatable. Dumbledore confirms this in his notes for “The Tale of the Three Brothers” - the Elder Wand's history shows its owners have been defeated in duels many times and having it is no guarantee of winning every duel.
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What is Sirius Black's wand made of?

Sirius Black's wand was of an unknown length, wood and core material.
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What is Luna Lovegood's wand made of?

The wand is made of resin, which is a high quality material and although it can be breakable if not treated too carefully, the wand itself is very durable. Overall this is a great item to play with, a true collector's item, and especially great for dressing up as Luna.
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