Thestral tail hair

Thestral Tail Hairs are the hairs taken from the unusual creatures known as Thestrals, and has been used in the cores of wands. It is regarded as an unstable, if not difficult substance to use in wand making, though Veela Hair is also described as such, but has been successfully utilised.

Known Wands


The only known wand to have used a Thestral Tail hair is the legendary Elder Wand, alternately known as "The Deathstick" and "Wand of Destiny", and many others. The Elder Wand, created either by Death or Antioch Peverell, is recorded to be the most powerful wand in the world, and by legend was made by Death to make the user invincible in wizard dueling. Whether this is a testament to the power of the Thestral tail hair remains ambiguous, as Elder Wand bearers have been shown to be defeatable in a duel (Grindelwald for example). Nevertheless, the Elder Wand has shown additional powers that other wands are not capable of, such as being able to successfully repair other wands, which was though to be impossible.

It is assumed that one must be able to see Thestrals in order to utilise their hair, tying in with the story of being "Master of Death"