A hippogryph wand is any wand that has a small hippogryph feather, one or more hairs from a hippogryph's tail, a sliver of hoof, and a sliver of a hippogryph's talon in its core. Hippogryphs Hippogryph The offspring of a male gryphon and an ordinary mare, the hippogryph (Aquila equus) is a majestic magical creature approximately the size of a large horse. Like their fathers the gryphons, hippogryphs have the head, wings, and front legs of an giant eagle. But instead of the hind quarters of a lion, the hippogryph has the body, hind legs, and tail of its mother, a mare. Like its sire the gryphon, the hippogryph has very powerful magical properties. Hippogryphs are also far faster, stronger and more intelligent than their fathers, the gryphon. Hippogryphs are much less aggressive than gryp