[Asami]

Originally Posted by Gallagher

There are too many factors in that to really give a proper answer, and even the elder wand's status could be debated, depending on the circumstances involved. There's so many different things that matter. The combination of wood to core is important, yes, but so is the craftmanship involved, the kind of magic being used, the wizard that owns said wand, the bond between the owner and wand... There are so many variables that, while one can say that certain combinations are better than others, I would be hesitant to say that there is a best and worst.

If you really want examples, though, a unicorn and apple pair would be useless to one that does Dark Arts. Chestnut and any more volatile core like veela, kelpie, or kneazle would make me cringe, too.

The elder wand is the most powerful because it is made of elder. Elder is a very power wood yet is said to be cursed. It is the only wand able to restore other wands fully. And another source of its power is its core. Only a skilled wandmaker able to accept death can handle thestral hair. There is only one way to break its power and well you know it. So yeah.

Any volatile core makes me cringe. Because the wand would be pretty annoying to use u.u kelpie hair isn't volatile. Its an inferior substance to unicorn hair and so on~