Wand making and what wood/crystal to use?

Well first before you get a wand, your really going to want to get to level 5 magician. I would suggest using a magic coloring book and repetitively using that to level up quickly. Then you can take on some low level missions using your fireball attack against some goblins and you should be able to obtain a level 3 cave crystal so you can start casting more destructive spells. Also I would go to a mages guild and upgrade your illusion magic because that will help against the level 9 Knight you will encounter later on