Hogwarts Legacy Guides Hub – GameSpot

Hogwarts Legacy gives Potterheads the open-world magic school game many of them have been waiting for, but that also means, for better or worse, this is very much a modern sandbox game with many dozens of mechanics to master, secrets to uncover, and a full suite of spells to cast. Here you’ll find all our Hogwarts Legacy guides in one place. Whether you need help with collectibles, Talents, or something else, find it all here.

Starting out: FAQs and Wizarding World quizzes

Here, you’ll find tips just prior to starting out, such as Wizarding World quiz results and Twitch Drops, as well as answers to some common questions.

Wizarding World quiz and choosing a Hogwarts House – You can put your thumb on the scale for a particular House if you so wish, but for the more authentic experience, you can actually take a quiz on the Harry Potter website and let your authentic results determine your sorting.

Account linking and free cosmetics – After seeing your quiz results, you might want to link your account to personalize the experience and earn additional cosmetics.

Twitch Drops and Merlin’s Cloak – You can also obtain rewards via Twitch Drops, including Merlin’s Cloak.

Can you get a Patronus? – You’ve done a quiz for your House and Wand. Surely, you’d get a Patronus, right? Right?

Which House to pick and what their differences are – Once you start the campaign, you do need to choose a House. There are a few key differences among the students in Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw.

Campaign progression

These guides should help you find your footing within the first few hours of the campaign until much later once you’ve progressed enough.

Beginner tips – Before you begin playing, read our Hogwarts Legacy tips for new players to give yourself an advantage over the game’s many troublemakers.

Relationship quests – Relationship quests are what the game calls its many different kinds of optional side missions. These are denoted on the UI and map with white quest markers rather than the critical path stuff which uses a yellow marker. Here’s what to expect with these and why you’ll want to make time for them.

Changing your appearance – Not happy with what you got after character creation? Don’t worry since you can still make changes… for a small price.

Transmog – Like a lot of RPGs you can transmogrify your gear, which is a fancy word for changing its visual style without losing its gameplay bonuses. If you like the look of one gear item but the abilities of another, here’s how to use transmog in Hogwarts Legacy.

Merlin Trials: Increase inventory size –Your inventory size can be expanded after you hit a certain part in the story. Here’s exactly when and how you can do it.

Best Talents to unlock first – Your skill tree, known as Talents, comes a few hours into the game, oddly enough. But your unlockable skills are fewer in number than the full skill tree offers and you can’t respec, so take our advice to ensure you claim the right Talents for your hero.

All spells and the best spells to use – Learn magic spells for combat, puzzle solving, and a bunch of other functions.

The High Keep – Rescue a Hippogriff friend in this old fort.

All flying mounts and ground mounts – That Hippogriff will eventually become your first flying mount, and you might even obtain others, too.

Side missions, spells, and collectibles

Hogwarts and the surrounding village is very much modeled after other sandbox games, which means there’s plenty to do here. From recurring side missions to minor collectibles, find what you need to achieve 100% in-game.

All puzzle types and solutions – There are several recurring puzzle types you’ll see around the open world. Here’s what each one requires.

Symbol Door Puzzles – While exploring Hogwarts Castle, there’s a good chance that you’ll stumble upon these ornate doors with animal symbols.

Hogwarts Castle Eye Chests – Speaking of chests, you can sneak as you approach these “Mimic-esque” things to amass gold.

Hogsmeade Eye Chests – You can obtain more gold by looking for these containers in Hogsmeade Village.

House Chest and Daedalian Keys – Acquire all the tokens to show off your House’s colors.

Alohomora: Locked doors and chests – There are countless treasures all over the game world, but you need to learn a skill just to acquire those that are inside locked chests.

Demiguise Statues and Moons – Alohomora might net you extra loot, but you still need to upgrade it. You can do so by collecting a lot of Demiguise Moons.

The Vivarium: Capturing and taming Beasts – Feel like taking a break from all the questing? The Vivarium acts as a sanctuary where you could pet and feed rescued magical creatures.

Vivarium Biomes – Eventually, you can unlock other thematic locales for your Vivarium.