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In this post, I will discuss how to minimize gp cost for magic item creation in 3.5.

You'll want to take these feats:

- Extraordinary artisan (-25% gp) [ECS]

- Bind elemental (this will be used in a minute) [ECS]

- Magical Artisan (Bind elemental) (-25% gp and xp when using chosen item creation feat) [FRCS]

Because Bind elemental requires you to be 9th level, this build only works for higher-level campaigns. Bind elemental gives you access to binding elementals into items during item creation using the Planar Binding spell. In Magic of Eberron, binding bigger elementals gives you gp discounts to item creation. The gp cost is reduced by 5% per size category of the elemental above medium.

Unfortunately the best elemental you can get straight out of any of the Monster manuals of 12 HD