Price (Item Level): See table
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 17th
Aura: Strong; (DC 23) no school
Activation: —
Weight: 3 lb.
This fragile-looking glass rod is filled with elemental energy—flickering flames, crackling electricity, churning green acid, or frosty rime, depending upon its type.
Four different versions of this rod exist, each keyed to a different type of energy (acid, cold, electricity, or fire). Three times per day, you can cast a spell as though using the appropriate Energy Substitution feat.
Like all other metamagic rods, this rod can be crafted in lesser, normal, and greater forms, with maximum spell levels that can be affected as shown in the table below.
| Rod Grade | Highest Spell | Price (gp) | Item Level | Cost to Create | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gp | XP | Days | ||||
| Lesser | 3rd level | 2,700 | 7th | 1,350 | 108 | 3 |
| Normal | 6th level | 10,500 | 13th | 5,250 | 420 | 11 |
| Greater | 9th level | 24,300 | 15th | 12,150 | 972 | 25 |
Prerequisites: Craft Rod, Energy Substitution for the appropriate energy type.
Cost to Create: See table.
Source: Magic Item Compendium, page 165. Originally published in Complete Arcane, page 146.