The staff appears to be incredibly difficult to create, as such it is impossible for any person to create a perfect replica. It is, however, possible to fake one of the magic gems. A legit magical gem has a density below that of water. In order to easily test this, one can simply check if the gem floats on water, in which case it is genuine. In reality, Taela Magica are props used to direct the Shades, who manipulate the special effects machines required to finish the spell.