The Wand by Ispire

Physically, The Wand feels like a big beefy remote control, it weighs in at 250g with the batteries inside, and it measures 159mm (6.25”) x 44mm (1.75”) x 32mm (1.25”), so it’s quite portable and easy to take on-the-go with you.

The batteries are housed under the sliding plate on the back, and on the bottom of the device you’ll find the USB-C charging port, USB-C is always nice to see. On the top of the device there are three buttons which control operation, along with the screen that displays your information, and finally, outlined with red is the induction heater itself. To allow for use with the induction cups the induction heater area is much larger than one you would typically use for a DynaVap, but that doesn’t stop it from working just the same to heat one up.

There’s a good amount of kit included to get you started, you get the Wand itself, two 18650 batteries, two concentrate induction cups, two different styles of 14mm joint banger (one is straight and one has an angle which will work better on certain water pieces), a USB charging cable, and a carb cap.

The way Ispire has designed the cups really is ingenious, when you look at them you’ll see there is an inner ring of metal which absorbs the heat, but that metal is completely encased in glass. This means your concentrate or flower will only come into contact with glass, and that you can clean it like regular glass since the metal is completely covered. It’s a really smart idea and it works well.

To turn the Wand on, press the large button five times, it'll flash the Ispire logo and then tell you your firmware version, my one is running version 00.15. I have seen a version that has an option to change between oil and flower mode, but my version doesn’t seem to feature this and it just shows the oil logo. The oil mode works perfectly with concentrate, flower, and DynaVaps, so it’s not an issue.

The + and - buttons change the temperature in 5° increments, it has a massive range, going from 250°F (120°C) all the way up to 800°F (425°C). To switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit, just hold the + and - buttons at the same time. When turned on, The Wand stays in standby mode for quite some time and you can just press a single button to get it back to life, it does automatically turn off completely after a long period of time though. If you want to manually turn it off completely, press the large button five times.

You can use it in one of two modes, either manual mode or automatic mode. To use it in manual mode, hold the large button down until the cup or your DynaVap reaches your set temperature. When you first hold the button down the Wand will blink with a red light, then once you put over something metal it will engage the induction heating and pulse a white light while it’s heating up. When it arrives at your set temperature the white light will stay on, then you can go ahead and start your hit.

To use it in automatic mode, double press the large button, and then place it on the induction cup or put your DynaVap in it. One great thing about automatic mode is that you can take it off and on throughout the cycle and it will just re-engage the heating, so you can sort of feather the heat while in use.

I think of the Wand as more of a manual induction heater than the automated ones we are used to, obviously you can use it in an automated fashion but it really shines in manual mode because it allows for user customization in terms of technique.

Ispire also makes a little tripod for the Wand, so you don’t need to hold it while it heats up, this could be quite useful as it can take a while to reach concentrate level temperatures, I haven’t tried it but it looks pretty handy.

I often find that devices like this, which are designed for concentrate, try to add flower functionality to expand who it can be marketed to, but it usually doesn’t work very well. In this case though, it actually works better than I expected, the Wand makes a convincing conversion to a dry herb vaporizer and I have been able to get some pretty decent and strong flower hits from it.

The thermal extraction taking place for flower is in the form of conduction, the metal ring inside the glass retains heat and that provides the heating to your flower. Because this is a conduction device and since there is a hole in the bottom of the cup for the extraction to flow through, I find I’m getting far better results when I pack my material in there reasonably tightly, similar to how I would for a device like the Pax 3. If you go for a loose pack you’re going to get a lot of flower coming down through the hole and into your water piece, so I put my finger over the hole from underneath, and then use my Ed’s TNT Pack and Stir Tool to pack it down so that it sits flush with the metal ring.

For flower I use the Wand anywhere from the lowest temperature, which is 250°F (120°C), up to 300°F (150°C), I wait until the light goes amber and then I hit it while using my finger to feather the carb on and off. You can also use the carb cap from the Focus V Carta, which fits quite well. Doing it like this I get consistent results and quite an even bake on the material if I stir in between hits. I’d recommend starting your hit very gently as soon as you see vapor and keeping it gentle throughout.

The hits are decently tasty and it’s extracting pretty consistently overall because it’s nice and packed in there so the conduction is able to work properly. I do think it’s worthwhile to experiment with the Wand for dual purpose use, you can get some rippers out of this setup.

Overall, I’ve been really impressed with the Wand by Ispire. I figured I would only want to use it as a DynaVap induction heater, but for someone like me who doesn’t do massive dabs, the system works really well for concentrate and gives you very predictable hits. I think with a little work they could really improve the flower induction cups, but it definitely has potential and they’re a great addition for anyone who wants to thermally extract flower on the odd occasion.

This is one of my favorite DynaVap induction heaters I’ve ever used, as I really like the manual addition to the process. You can heat it low on the tip, right on the very end of the tip, or you can just do it in the banger, which just makes it a hands-free and super easy process. Also, because of the shape it’s really easy to use something like a Vong directly in a water piece and then just place your induction heater on it, rather than heating it first and then placing it in your water piece.

With the awesome battery system, the multi-use flexibility, and the value this device offers, I find it easy to recommend the Wand, especially at this cost, and I think even if you plan to purchase it only as a DynaVap Induction Heater it would still be worth every penny.