Class is in session at Hogwarts, and our Tips and Tricks guides are here to make sure you're getting Outstanding grades on your O.W.L.S in Hogwarts Legacy this year. Here you will find everything you need to know about the game to get started, including the basics of gameplay, combat strategy guides, and how to upgrade your gear!

Beginner's Tips and Tricks To Get You Started

All Settings Guides
PS5 DualSense Feature Guide	Difficulty Settings: How to Change Difficulty?
How to Change Language Options	How to Change Your Location to New Zealand Time
Accessibility and Language Options Guide	Best Settings
All Controls	Immersion Mode Guide: Best Settings for Immersive Gameplay

Early Game Guides and Tips

Tips for Beginners

Set the Difficulty in the Settings Change Accessibility Options Choose Your Hogwarts House Learn the Basics of Combat Listen to Gossip from Students Spam Revelio Everywhere Follow the Yellow Shiny Trail to Reach the Quest Location Unlock Floo Flame Locations to Fast Travel Upgrade Gear with the Loom in the Room of Requirement Feed and Pet Beasts to Earn Gear Upgrade Materials Claim Rewards on Challenges Tab Use Revelio on a Broom to Reveal the Map Check Enemy Level Difficulty by Zooming Out on Map Sell Excess Gear in Hogsmeade to Manage Inventory Save Up For Hopping Pots Use Arresto Momentum and Wingardium Leviosa to Reach High Places Use Evanesco for Free Moonstone Use the Upgraded Dash to Get Through Crawl Spaces

Set the Difficulty in the Settings

There are four difficulty options to choose from the Settings menu. These include: Story, Easy, Normal, and Hard.

For first-time players, choosing Story Difficulty lets you progress the game without worrying over the combat and puzzle difficulty. This mode slows down the combat and you take less damage from enemies. In addition, puzzles are not time sensitive and you cannot fail minigames that require precise movement.

How to Change Difficulty

Change Accessibility Options

Hogwarts Legacy offers several accessibilty options that you can tweak to suit your gameplay needs. These include text-to-speech options, colorblind modes, subtitles, and language options.

Accessibility Options Guide

Choose Your Hogwarts House

You'll be able to choose between Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff houses at the beginning of the game. This will be your permanent home for the rest of your Hogwarts journey. Each house has its own common room and a companion that you can befriend!

While you wait for the game to release, take our Hogwarts House Quiz to find out where you belong!

Best House to Choose

Learn the Basics of Combat

First and foremost, you'll want to get a good handle on your wand and make sure to get the basics of spellcasting down pat if you're going to take on Trolls, Goblins, and the rest of the baddies the game throws at you. Visit Lucan Brattleby, leader of the Crossed Wands Dueling Club, if you want to practice casting spells on a dummy.

Combat Guide: How to Fight

Spells Have Cooldown Periods

Casting spells is the bread and butter of any formidable witch or wizard, but in Hogwarts Legacy, this comes at a cost. Once you cast a spell, it will enter a cooldown phase in which you cannot use it again for a short period of time. You can tell a spell is on cooldown by looking in the bottom right corner of the screen - if the spell's icon is filling up, it's still on cooldown and out of commission momentarily.

Learn how long each spell takes to finish cooling down so you can pace yourself in combat. The length of the cooldown varies from spell to spell - the more powerful the spell, the longer the cooldown. Make sure you aren't relying solely on one spell so you don't get stuck in cooldown! You might even try brewing some Focus Potions in advance to shorten the cooldown period of your best spells.

Spell List: How to Get All Spells

Target Specific Enemies in Group Battles

You won't always have the luxury of taking enemies on one at a time. It may not seem fair, but you should come prepared in case you have to take on groups of enemies. You can manage these fights better by targeting enemies and picking them off one at a time. The top of the screen will indicate the name and health bar of the enemy you're currently targeting.

List of Enemies

A Halo Indicates an Incoming Attack

Look out for a halo around your character's head - this means an attack is headed your way! You can deflect spells with a button press, or hold the button to send a Stupefy counterattack!

Note that not all attacks can be deflected. Watch out for the red halo as this indicates an unblockable attack! Dodge to avoid these attacks whenever they appear.

Listen to Gossip from Students

You can find some students talking to each other in areas around Hogwarts Castle. Listen to their conversations as you can learn useful information or lore regarding the story.

Spam Revelio Everywhere

As you roam around Hogwarts Castle, you'll find that Revelio will quickly become your best friend, revealing various items and interactable objects as you explore!

For example, you can uncover and obtain Field Guide Pages when you cast Revelio at certain objects.

In addition, once you reveal these interactable objects, you can test various spells to try and unlock their secrets!

Follow the Yellow Shiny Trail to Reach the Quest Location

When setting an active Quest, you may notice a yellow shiny trail that leads you to its destination. This allows you to reach the quest location without getting lost inside Hogwarts.

You can also check the trail in the form of breadcrumbs on your minimap.

Unlock Floo Flame Locations to Fast Travel

Floo Flames allow you to fast travel at certain key areas in the map, saving you travel time. These appear in your map and requires you to discover them before you can use them.

All Floo Flame Locations and How to Fast Travel

Upgrade Gear with the Loom in the Room of Requirement

The Gear you find and equip in Hogwarts Legacy will offer a basic stat increase to your offense or defense, but to truly take advantage of the benefits and increase their combat power, you'll need to upgrade Gear using the Loom in the Room of Requirement. You can upgrade a secondary stat or add Traits to your Gear if you have the correct upgrade materials.

List of Traits and How to Upgrade Gear

Feed and Pet Beasts to Earn Gear Upgrade Materials

Each piece of Gear requires different magical materials to upgrade, and you can get these materials by feeding and petting Beasts that you've rescued from Beast Dens.
Vivarium Guide and List of Beasts

Collect Trait recipes from Bandit Camps and weave them into Gear with the required upgrade materials collected from tending to your Beasts. These Traits give your Gear specific attributes that will aid you in combat, such as decreasing the damage you take from certain enemy types.

Claim Rewards on Challenges Tab

Don't forget to claim your rewards on the Challenges tab! Go to the Challenges tab in the pause menu to obtain any unclaimed rewards.

List of Challenges and Rewards

Use Revelio on a Broom to Reveal the Map

While flying around Hogwarts and the surrounding area, use Revelio to reveal different map markers on the overworld!

It's a great way to explore without needing to constantly check the map.

Revelio Effects and How to Get

Check Enemy Level Difficulty by Zooming Out on Map

You have the option to roam around outside of Hogwarts Castle early in the game. However, the enemies in the world map have high level as soon as you roam far from the castle.

To check the enemy level of each region, go to the Map tab and zoom out until you can see the entire map.

Sell Excess Gear in Hogsmeade to Manage Inventory

Make sure to sell extra gear in Hogsmeade to manage your inventory. In addition, this is also another way to earn money to upgrade your gear and buy resources.

List of Shops and Locations

Save Up For Hopping Pots

While it may seem extremely expensive, the Hopping Pot is a great item to have for players who love using Potions in combat! These can be conjured in the Room of Requirement and will provide a random potion every 12 minutes!

The Conjuration can be bought for 3,000 gold at Tomes and Scrolls in Hogsmeade.

List of Potions

Use Arresto Momentum and Wingardium Leviosa to Reach High Places

When trying to reach high places, you can combine the use of Arresto Momentum and Wingardium Leviosa to move objects precisely and climb higher! A great way to get out of a pinch or explore.

You can also simply use Levioso for easier climbs!

Spell List: How to Get All Spells

Use Evanesco for Free Moonstone

If you're looking to make the most out of the Room of Requirement early in the game, use Evanesco to remove all unnecessary furniture in the room for up to 100 free moonstone!

These can all be easily conjured again if you'd like to decorate, but it's a huge amount of free moonstone early in the game!

The Room of Requirement Quest Walkthrough

Use the Upgraded Dash to Get Through Crawl Spaces

The upgraded dash allows you to zip through a short space in a short amount of time! This can actually be used to bypass short crawl spaces and zip inside to save time!

Best Tips and Tricks

Early Game Guides

All Early Game Guides
Character Creation Guide	How to Level Up Fast
Best Common Room	How to Link Fan Account
Room of Requirement Guide	List of Companions
List of Classes	How to Open Eyeball Chests
How to Use Moonstones	List of Traits and How to Upgrade Gear
List of Conjuration Spells	List of Shops and Locations
How to Get a Broom	House Sorting Ceremony Guide
What to Buy First?

Game Mechanics Guides

All Game Mechanics Guides
Combat Guide: How to Fight	Dark Arts Battle Arena Guide
What are Ancient Magic Spells?	List of DLC and In-Game Purchases
Missables and One-Time Events Guide	What is the Wizard's Field Guide?
How to Identify Gear	Can you Respec? How to Undo Talent Points
How to Skip Time	How to Fix No More Missions Available Bug
How to Get More Spell Slots	Best Spells to Use
Stealth Guide: How to Avoid Getting Caught	Battle Arenas
Do Offspring Grow Up?	Can You Store Gear?
How to Heal	Broom Race Challenge List
How to Breed Beasts	What is the Max Talent Points?
How to Upgrade Gear	All Seasons Differences
What Does the Beast Toybox Do	Can You Get All Legendary Gear?
Can You Fast Travel to Your Common Room?	All Gear Types: What Do Gear Colors Mean?
Disillusionment Spell vs Invisibility Potion Differences	List of Chest Types
Do Traits Stack?	Can You Increase the Vivarium Species Limit?
Can You Get a Fourth Flying Mount?

Tier Lists

All Tier Lists
Best Wizard and Witch Names	Best Wand Cores
Best Optional Quests	Best Custom Character Designs
Best Talents	Best Potions
Best Gear	Best Traits
Best Recipes and Room of Requirement Conjurations	Best Brooms
Best Spell Loadouts and Combos

Story Guides

All Story Guides
How to Find Jackdaw's Head in the Pumpkins	Should You Choose Natty or Sebastian to Go to Hogsmeade?
List of House Specific Quests	How to Get the Chest in the Antechamber
Should You Tell Sebastian the Truth?	Who Should Cast Crucio?
Should Sebastian Take the Relic?	Should You Side with Ominis or Sebastian?
Should You Turn In Sebastian?	Should You Free Penny?
How to Get All Endings	Endings Explained
Should You Kneel or Attack the Graphorn?	Is Professor Fig Evil?
Can You Save Sebastian's Sister Anne from Her Curse?

Dueling Feats

All Dueling Feats Guides
What are Dueling Feats?	How to Keep 2 Enemies Airborne
How to Flip a Troll's Club	How to Steal a Ranger's Crossbow Bolt
How to Levitate a Dugbog	How to Flip a Dugbog Waiting to Sneak Attack
How to Slice a Dangling Dugbog	How to Flip a Dugbog Onto its Back
How to Hit a Troll With Its Own Boulder	How to Launch an Enemy Into an Object
How to Disarm an Ashwinder Before Lightning Spell	How to Interrupt a Charging Mongrel with Depulso
How to Freeze a Poacher While Readying Their Attack	How to Launch a Burning Enemy into Another Enemy with Depulso
How to Bury a Spider's Head Into the Ground	How to Slow a Poacher After Their Blast Attack
How to Summon 2 Enemies Simultaneously	How to Destroy the Orb as It Is Charging Up
How to Catch and Throw a Disarmed Weapon	How to Ignite a Shooter as it Prepares to Attack
How to Hit a Flaming Spider to Blow it Up	-

Settings Guides

All Settings Guides
PS5 DualSense Feature Guide	Difficulty Settings: How to Change Difficulty?
How to Change Language Options	How to Change Your Location to New Zealand Time
Accessibility and Language Options Guide	Best Settings
All Controls	Immersion Mode Guide: Best Settings for Immersive Gameplay

Other Guides

All Other Guides
Floo Flame Locations and How to Fast Travel	All Field Guide Page Locations
Hogwarts House Quiz	How to Unlock Alohomora Puzzle Minigame
List of Game Terms	How to Fast Travel to Map Chamber and Room of Requirement
How to Get Elder Wand	What is the Max Level?
Game Length: How Long is Hogwarts Legacy?	How to Make Harry Potter in the Character Creator
How to Change Clothing Appearance: Transmog Guide	How to Claim Pre-Order Bonuses
All Twitch Drops and How to Claim Them	Is There a Ravenclaw Companion?
How to Increase Inventory Space	Are There Dragon Mounts?
Gold Farming Guide	Goblin Camp Merlin Trial Walkthrough
List of Challenges and Rewards	Can You Enter Other Houses Common Rooms?
Bandit Camp Locations	How to Get Shiny Beasts
How to Reach Poidsear Coast: Coasting Along Trophy Guide	Post-Game Content and 100% Guide
New Game Plus Guide	List of Infamous Foes and Locations
The Absconder Infamous Foe	Can You Complete Quests After Finishing the Game?
How to Buy Limited Edition Controller	Spilled Milk: Where to Find Cows
List of Wanderer Shops and Locations	How to Get a 100 Combo: Raising Expectations Guide
Room With a View: How to Reach the Highest Point in the Castle	Should You Tip the Musician?
Where is Dervish and Banges?	Respawn Timer: Do Enemies and Chests Respawn?
Wingardium Leviosa vs Levioso	List of All Bugs and Glitches and How to Fix Them
How to Rescue Biscuit Bug Fix	How to Enter the Werewolf Tapestry Room
How to Get Past Moving Floors	How to Stop Accio
What to Do When Missing One Side Quest	List of Hamlet Locations
Arn Merchant Shop Location	How to Visit Azkaban
Exploration Challenges and Rewards	How to Get The Collection Chest in the Gilded Perch
Combat Challenges and Rewards	Quests Challenges and Rewards
Field Guide Pages Challenges and Rewards	How to Climb the Battlements
Is There a Depulso Puzzle Room 3?	Room of Requirement Challenges and Rewards
Henrietta's Map Location and How to Use	List of Treasure Map Quests and Locations
How to Climb the Ladder at the South Hogsfield Ancient Magic Spot	How to Find Falbarton Castle
Who Published the Law of Elemental Transfiguration?

Hogwarts Legacy Related Guides

Hogwarts Legacy Guide & Walkthrough

Hogwarts Legacy Game8 Wiki
Story Walkthrough	Side Quests
Choices	Tips and Tricks
Builds	Spells
Collectibles	Puzzles
Talents	Potions
Mounts	Conjurations
Plants and Seeds	Gear
Beasts	Locations
Enemies	Bosses
Ingredients	Houses
Achievements	News and Game Info
Characters	Message Boards