[Create Complex Item] really was a simple Earth spell, but in practice it was going to be incredibly annoying to cast. Because of its simplicity, it created every part of the item individually, using layers in an array. So, in order to make even the rather simple rifle that he was accustomed to, Wolfe would need to create a total of sixty-five layers to the spell, instead of creating it as one ongoing spell.
But the advantage of that was that he would know that he had done it correctly, or the rifle wouldn't assemble when he finished the spell.
The Demons watched with great curiosity as the pile of pieces gathered in the air in front of Wolfe as he cast his spell, then slowly assembled themselves into the strangest staff that any of them had ever seen.