Hogwarts Heritage gives Potterheads the open-world magical school game many of them have been waiting for, but that also means, for better or worse, it’s a lot like a modern sandbox game with dozens of mechanics crafting to master, secrets to uncover and a full set of spells to cast. Here you will find all of our Hogwarts Heritage guides in one place. Whether you need help with collectibles, Talents or something else, find it all here.
Getting Started: Wizarding World FAQ and Quiz
Here you’ll find tips right before you get started, such as Wizarding World and Twitch Drops test results, as well as answers to some common questions.
Wizarding World Quiz and choose Hogwarts House – You can put your thumb on the scale for a specific House if you want, but for a more authentic experience you can actually take a quiz on the Harry Potter website and let the results validate yours determines your sort order.
Link your account and free cosmetics – After viewing your quiz results, you may want to link your account to personalize your experience and earn more cosmetics.
Twitch Drops and Merlin’s Cloak – You can also get rewards through Twitch Drops, including Merlin’s Cloak.
Can you get a Patronus? – You have completed a quiz for your House and Wand. Sure, you’ll get a Patronus, right? Right?
Which House to choose and what is the difference between them – When you start the campaign, you need to choose a House. There are several key differences between the students in Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw.
Campaign progress
These guidelines will help you find your footing within the first few hours of your campaign until long after you’ve made enough progress.
beginner tips – Before you start playing, read our Hogwarts Legacy tips for new players to give yourself an edge against the many troublemakers in the game.
relationship task – Relationship quests are what the game calls various types of optional side quests. These are indicated on the UI and map by white mission markers instead of the critical path content using yellow markers. Here’s what to expect with these and why you want to spend time with them.
Change your look – Not satisfied with what you get after creating the character? Don’t worry because you can still make changes…for a small price.
Transmission – Like many RPGs, you can transform your device, which is a fancy word for changing the visual style without sacrificing gameplay rewards. If you like the look of one device but the capabilities of another, here’s how to use transmog in the Hogwarts Legacy.
Merlin Experiment: Increase inventory size –Your inventory size can be expanded once you reach a certain part of the story. Here’s exactly when and how you can do it.
The best talent to unlock first – Your skill tree, called Talent, appears a few hours into the game, weirdly. But your unlockable skills are less than the full skill tree provides and you can’t respect, so take our advice to make sure you get the right Talent for his hero.
All spells and best spells to use – Learn spells for combat, puzzle solving and a variety of other functions.
The High Keep – Rescue a Hippogriff friend in this old fortress.
All flying and ground mounts – That Hippopotamus will eventually become your first flying mount, and you may even get others.
Side quests, spells and collectibles
Hogwarts and the surrounding village are modeled after a lot of other sandbox games, which means there’s a lot to do here. From recurring side quests to mini-collections, find what you need to get 100% in the game.
icon door puzzle – While exploring Hogwarts Castle, you’ll most likely come across doors ornately decorated with these animal symbols.
Hogwarts Castle Eye Chest – Speaking of chests, you can sneak when approaching these “Simulation” to accumulate gold.
Hogsmeade’s Eye Chest – You can earn more gold by finding these containers in Hogsmeade Village.
House Chest and Daedalian Key – Get all the tokens to show off the colors of your House.
Alohomora: Locked doors and chests – There are countless treasures throughout the game world, but you need to learn a skill just to get the treasures inside locked chests.
Demiguise Moon and Statue – Alohomora can give you more loot, but you still need to upgrade it. You can do so by collecting lots of Demiguise Moons.
The Vivarium: Capturing and Taming Beasts – Feel like resting after all the missions? Vivarium acts as a sanctuary where you can pet and feed rescued magical creatures.
biomes – Finally, you can unlock other themed languages for your Vivarium.
Hogwarts Legacy is developed by Avalanche Software, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game has been embroiled in controversy due to sublime comments from Harry Potter author JK Rowling. Although she is not personally involved in its development, she will profit from its success. For more, read our in-depth article on How Rowling’s comments have impacted the transgender community. In this article you will also find links to transgender creators you can support, as well as charities you can donate to.
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