Surge Crystal

This leather band holds an indigo crystal that pulses with a vibrant radiance.

A surge crystal allows you to exceed your normal manifesting limits briefly. A crystal has 5 charges, which are renewed each day at dawn. Spending 1 or more charges increases your manifester level for the next psionic power you manifest in that round. The manifester level boost gives you the ability to augment the power to a higher degree than you otherwise could; however, you must still pay the extra power point cost for this augmentation.

1 charge: +1 manifester level.

3 charges: +2 manifester level.

5 charges: +3 manifester level.

The benefit from a surge crystal doesn’t stack with wild surge or the Overchannel feat.

A surge crystal can be activated only after being worn continuously for 24 hours. If it is taken off, it becomes inactive until it is again donned and worn for a full 24 hours.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, wild surge {XPH 31} or Overchannel feat {XPH 49}.

Cost to Create: 9,000 gp, 648 XP, 18 days.

Source: Magic Item Compendium, page 139.