diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/item/ItemWand.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/item/ItemWand.java
index 5fcbe007..f80b0b71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/item/ItemWand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/item/ItemWand.java
@@ -864,33 +864,10 @@ public class ItemWand extends Item implements IWorkbenchItem, ISpellCastingItem,
 		WandHelper.setSpells(centre.getStack(), spells);
 
 		// Charges wand by appropriate amount
-		if(crystals.getStack() != ItemStack.EMPTY && !this.isManaFull(centre.getStack())){
-			
-			int chargeDepleted = this.getManaCapacity(centre.getStack()) - this.getMana(centre.getStack());
-
-			// Not too pretty but allows addons implementing the IManaStoringItem interface to provide their mana amount for custom crystals,
-			// previously this was defaulted to the regular crystal's amount, allowing players to exploit it if a crystal was worth less mana than that.
-			int manaPerItem = crystals.getStack().getItem() instanceof IManaStoringItem ?
-					((IManaStoringItem) crystals.getStack().getItem()).getMana(crystals.getStack()) :
-					crystals.getStack().getItem() instanceof ItemCrystal ? Constants.MANA_PER_CRYSTAL : Constants.MANA_PER_SHARD;
-
-			if(crystals.getStack().getItem() == WizardryItems.crystal_shard) manaPerItem = Constants.MANA_PER_SHARD;
-			if(crystals.getStack().getItem() == WizardryItems.grand_crystal) manaPerItem = Constants.GRAND_CRYSTAL_MANA;
-			
-			if(crystals.getStack().getCount() * manaPerItem < chargeDepleted){
-				// If there aren't enough crystals to fully charge the wand
-				this.rechargeMana(centre.getStack(), crystals.getStack().getCount() * manaPerItem);
-				crystals.decrStackSize(crystals.getStack().getCount());
-
-			}else{
-				// If there are excess crystals (or just enough)
-				this.setMana(centre.getStack(), this.getManaCapacity(centre.getStack()));
-				crystals.decrStackSize((int)Math.ceil(((double)chargeDepleted) / manaPerItem));
-			}
-
+		if (WandHelper.rechargeManaOnApplyButtonPressed(centre, crystals)) {
 			changed = true;
 		}
-		
+
 		return changed;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/util/WandHelper.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/util/WandHelper.java
index 4f3a2707..fd76e2d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/util/WandHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/util/WandHelper.java
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package electroblob.wizardry.util;
 
+import electroblob.wizardry.constants.Constants;
+import electroblob.wizardry.item.IManaStoringItem;
+import electroblob.wizardry.item.IWorkbenchItem;
+import electroblob.wizardry.item.ItemCrystal;
 import electroblob.wizardry.item.ItemWand;
 import electroblob.wizardry.registry.Spells;
 import electroblob.wizardry.registry.WizardryItems;
 import electroblob.wizardry.spell.Spell;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.Slot;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
@@ -494,4 +499,49 @@ public final class WandHelper {
 		setProgression(wand, getProgression(wand) + progression);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Recharges the mana of an item when the apply button is pressed in the arcane workbench GUI.
+	 * This method requires the central item to implement both the {@link IWorkbenchItem} and {@link IManaStoringItem} interfaces.
+	 *
+	 * @param centre The slot representing the central item to be recharged.
+	 * @param crystals The slot containing mana crystals for recharging.
+	 * @return {@code true} if the mana of the central item was successfully recharged, {@code false} otherwise.
+	 */
+	public static boolean rechargeManaOnApplyButtonPressed(Slot centre, Slot crystals) {
+		boolean changed = false;
+		if (!(centre.getStack().getItem() instanceof IWorkbenchItem) || !(centre.getStack().getItem() instanceof IManaStoringItem)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		IManaStoringItem iManaStoringItem = (IManaStoringItem) centre.getStack().getItem();
+
+		// Charges the item by appropriate amount
+		if (crystals.getStack() != ItemStack.EMPTY && !iManaStoringItem.isManaFull(centre.getStack())) {
+
+			int chargeDepleted = iManaStoringItem.getManaCapacity(centre.getStack()) - iManaStoringItem.getMana(centre.getStack());
+
+			// Not too pretty but allows addons implementing the IManaStoringItem interface to provide their mana amount for custom crystals,
+			// previously this was defaulted to the regular crystal's amount, allowing players to exploit it if a crystal was worth less mana than that.
+			int manaPerItem = crystals.getStack().getItem() instanceof IManaStoringItem ?
+					((IManaStoringItem) crystals.getStack().getItem()).getMana(crystals.getStack()) :
+					crystals.getStack().getItem() instanceof ItemCrystal ? Constants.MANA_PER_CRYSTAL : Constants.MANA_PER_SHARD;
+
+			if (crystals.getStack().getItem() == WizardryItems.crystal_shard) {manaPerItem = Constants.MANA_PER_SHARD;}
+			if (crystals.getStack().getItem() == WizardryItems.grand_crystal) {manaPerItem = Constants.GRAND_CRYSTAL_MANA;}
+
+			if (crystals.getStack().getCount() * manaPerItem < chargeDepleted) {
+				// If there aren't enough crystals to fully charge the item
+				iManaStoringItem.rechargeMana(centre.getStack(), crystals.getStack().getCount() * manaPerItem);
+				crystals.decrStackSize(crystals.getStack().getCount());
+
+			} else {
+				// If there are excess crystals (or just enough)
+				iManaStoringItem.setMana(centre.getStack(), iManaStoringItem.getManaCapacity(centre.getStack()));
+				crystals.decrStackSize((int) Math.ceil(((double) chargeDepleted) / manaPerItem));
+			}
+
+			changed = true;
+		}
+
+		return changed;
+	}
 }