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If I were to craft a wand as a 11th level Wizard, what would the cost of the wand be? Specifically what would the cost be for me to craft a wand of haste. The price listed it 11,250 gold but that is for a wand of caster level 5. Since I am 11th level, I would have to craft an 11th level wand, correct? The wand crafting rules state "The price of a wand is equal to the level of the spell × the creator's caster level × 750 gp." Since I am the crafter that works out to 3(spell level)*11(creaters caster level)*750 which equals 24750 gold. So the cost to create such an item would be 12375 gold. Which is more than the price just to straight up buy the thing from a 5th level caster, and gains me no benefit except unneeded shorter duration and the ability to effect more targets which also isn't needed. This makes crafting items with uses essentially pointless unless the spell in the item is of close to the highest level spell you can cast at that level.
you can craft a wand at the base value needed to cast the spell. So for a wizard crafting a wand of haste that would be 5th. You may add levels to garner a more powerful affect out of the spell when you first create the wand any where from the minimum all the way to the highest level you have obtained but that is up to you when you create the wand.
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Sorry to be a stickler but where in the rulebook does it say you can do this specifically. I know back in 3.5, the wand crafting cost was 750*spell level* its caster level. Pathfinder changed the wording to "creator's caster level". I can't seem to find where it says you can opt to lower your caster level for beneficial purposes. Just want a clear RAW understanding. Could I craft a wand of haste at say caster level 8th as well?
