wand and spell that take more than one round to cast


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i was in a discussion with a friend about using a wand of lesser restoration in combat to help against abilities damage for the person to be able to do their stuff without malus (or less malus) when its their turn after i have use it, and he say he can't take benefit of the lesser restoration after 3 round since the spell need 3 round to cast. i have searched everywhere to know if this is true or false and find nothing.

so my question is does it take 3 round or does it take a standard action to use the spell with the wand (same thing if its with a scroll or staff)


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Core Rulebook wrote:
Activation: Wands use the spell trigger activation method, so casting a spell from a wand is usually a standard action that doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity. (If the spell being cast has a longer casting time than 1 action, however, it takes that long to cast the spell from a wand.) To activate a wand, a character must hold it in hand (or whatever passes for a hand, for nonhumanoid creatures) and point it in the general direction of the target or area. A wand may be used while grappling or while swallowed whole.


thank you, neither me and my friend was finding the rule, now i know he was right and i can be sure to follow the rule correctly

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