How to Breed Beasts

You can breed beasts using Breeding Pens in your Vivariums in Hogwarts Legacy. Read on to learn how to unlock breeding, how to breed beasts, tips for breeding, and more!

How to Unlock Breeding

Unlocking Breeding

Feature	How to Unlock
Room of Requirement	The Room of Requirement Quest
Nab-Sack	The Elf, the Nab-Sack, and the Loom Quest
Vivarium (Room 1)	The Elf, the Nab-Sack, and the Loom Quest
Breeding Pen	Foal of the Dead Side Quest
Vivarium (Rooms 2-3)	Foal of the Dead Side Quest
Vivarium (Room 4)	Phoenix Rising Side Quest

Before you can breed your beasts, you will need to unlock the Room of Requirement, Nab-Sack, Vivarium and Breeding Pen in order to have a place to keep your beasts

Rescue and Tame Two Beasts of the Same Species

Once you have unlocked all the features needed above, rescue two beasts of the same species and of the opposite genders. You can see a symbol beside the beast's name to determine their gender.

How to Get and Rescue Beasts

How to Breed All Beasts

Conjure a Breeding Pen in the Vivarium Place a Male and Female Beast of the Same Species Approach the Breeding Pen Sign and Select the Species to Breed Wait 30 Minutes for the Offspring

Conjure a Breeding Pen in the Vivarium

You can only breed beasts using a Breeding Pen in the Vivarium. While in your Vivarium, open up your Conjuration Spells under the Beast Items and place a Breeding Pen.

This costs 1,000 Gold to purchase it from Tomes and Scrolls, but it will not become available until you unlock Foal of the Dead.

List of Conjuration Spells

Place a Male and Female Beast of the Same Species in the Vivarium

From your Nab-Sack, select a male and female beast of the species that you want to breed and place them on your Vivarium.

Breed Shiny Beasts

By selecting at least one Shiny Beast, you'll have the chance to breed shiny offspring!

How to Get Shiny Beasts

Approach the Breeding Pen Sign and Select the Species to Breed

To start the breeding process, approach the sign outside the Breeding Pen and select the beasts that are placed down to breed.

Wait 30 Minutes for the Offspring

All species of beasts take 30 minutes to produce an offspring. It is yet to be confirmed if all beasts can only produce one offspring or if some produce more, so check back soon for more updates!

Tips for Breeding

You Can Breed 4 Pairs per Vivarium Unlock 4 Vivariums to Breed 16 Pairs at Once Breeding Beasts Can Be Used for Idle Gold Farming You Can Take Out the Male Beast from the Breeding Pen But Not the Female Beast Breed All Beasts for an Achievement

You Can Breed 4 Pairs per Vivarium

There is no limit to the number of Breeding Pens that you can place in your Vivarium, but since there is a limit of 12 Beasts at a time per Vivarium, including the 4 Offspring, you can only breed 4 pairs of Beasts at a time in each Vivarium room.

Offspring Do Not Grow

Offspring do not grow so they cannot be bred in the Vivariums. But they can be sold or kept in the Vivariums!

Do Offspring Grow Up?

Unlock 4 Vivariums to Breed 16 Pairs at Once

You can unlock up to 4 Vivariums for your Room of Requirement. Given that you can place up to 4 Breeding Pens in one Vivarium, this means you can breed 16 pairs at the same time.

Breeding Beasts Can Be Used for Idle Gold Farming

Once you've set up your Vivarium to breed and gain 16 offspring at once, these can be sold to the Brood and Peck for 1920 Gold every 30 minutes.

It may be slower than actively running a Beast Farming Route or Disillusionment Chest Farming Route, but as an idle way to earn Gold each time you return from a Quest, setting it up early on will ensure high payouts long-term.

Gold Farming Guide: How to Earn Gold Fast

You Can Take Out the Male Beast from the Breeding Pen But Not the Female Beast

Take note that once your beasts started breeding, you can take out the Male Beast from the Breeding Pen during the 30 minute period but not the Female Beast.

Breed All Beasts to Get an Achievement

The Nature of the Beast Objective: Breed every type of beast Points: 30 XP

You can earn The Nature of the Beast achievement after breeding every beast available in the game.

Achievement List and Trophy Guide

All Breedable Beasts

All But the Phoenix

Players will be able to breed all beasts from the Puffskein to the Thestral, except for the Phoenix. The Phoenix is a unique beast that cannot be bred as there is only one in the game that can be obtained through the Phoenix Rising Side Quest.

How to Get the Phoenix

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