Feat choices for Eberron Halfling Wizard

[Glyfair]

I've most of my feat choices through 9th level planned for my 4th level dragonmarked Halfling Wizard in Eberron. However, I find myself debating my 5th and 6th level feat choices.

5th level - I plan on choosing an item creation feat. Should I get Craft Wand or Craft Wonderous Item? Wonderous Items have a large number of useful items I can create (especially the Eberron version of Boccob's Blessed Book). However, Craft Wand will let me cheaply create wands for such things as Repair Light Damage (for the warforged), Magic Missile, etc. Which seems overall more useful?

Secondly, I plan on taking the Lesser Mark of Healing at 6th level. My choices for the spell-like ability is between Cure Serious Wounds, Neutralize Poison, Remove Disease or Restoration (all 1/day).

I already have Cure Light Wounds for my Least Mark ability. Should I take Cure Serious Wounds because it's more likely to come up or should I take one of the less common ones to cover spells the cleric might not have prepared?

 

[Jack Simth]

I'd suggest collaborating with the cleric on scrolls of Neutralize Poison, Remove Disease, and Restoration; assign the Cleric as the creator so they are Divine scrolls on his list (as opposed to Arcane scrolls that are not on your list, if you are the creator) That way, he can always have one or two handy for a small amount of XP and some GP, rather then you using one of your sharply limited feats for something you KNOW you will use only very rarely. I'd suggest something you will use more often.

As for item creation ...
Depends on the campaign, and the DM's style. If you expect to burn through a lot of spells, then go with Craft Wand - if you aren't expecting to need to burn through that many, go with Craft Wondrous Item, and make do with scribed scrolls for the assorted spells - 30 scrolls of a spell cost the same as a wand with 50 charges of that same spell (if I'm doing my math correctly....); if you reasonably expect to use more than 30-40 charges out of a wand you make before the spell stored in the wand becomes largely irrelivant, Craft Wand is a rather decent investment. Otherwise, go with Craft Wondrous Item.