Hogwarts Legacy has been released for some time now, and yet many fans of the Harry Potter franchise are still excited just to be able to run around Hogwarts. There is so much to explore in and around the illustrious School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and players are grateful for their chance to finally take part in the Wizarding World.
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Some are eager to role-play their favorite characters from the Harry Potter Universe. Others are looking for the most dangerous way to create the ultimate wizard. Fortunately, there are some easy builds in Hogwarts Legacy to create that can devastate most enemies in the game, helping players become the ultimate wizard or witch.
Updated on November 20, 2023, by Joe Grantham: Hogwarts Legacy builds have many components, with players able to assign multiple spells at once and upgrade these with Talents that can provide other effects too. Partway through the game, players will also gain access to an Enchanted Loom in the Room of Requirement, allowing them to upgrade their Gear with unique Traits that provide offensive or defensive bonuses. On top of all this, players can take various Potions or Plants with them into combat. Given the potential depths of these builds, this list detailing the best Hogwarts Legacy Builds has been updated to contain clear tables that players can use as guidance.
7 Explosive Fire Build
Early To Mid Game Build
Core Spells | Talents | Traits |
|---|---|---|
Incendio | Incendio Mastery | Scorching III |
Confringo | Confringo Mastery | Destruction III |
Bombarda | Bombarda Mastery | Explosive III |
Transformation | Transformation Mastery | Concentration III |
- Maxima Potion
If players feel like they have a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics like a certain future Hogwarts student, Seamus Finnigan, they can try an explosive fire build in Hogwarts Legacy. First of all, players will need to learn the spells, Incendio, Confringo, and Bombarda, and also unlock the corresponding Spell Talents which will make all of these spells even more explosive. The upgraded Transfiguration spell is another great option for this build, as the transformed barrel-enemy explodes on impact.
Players can then use the Enchanted Loom in the Room of Requirement to upgrade their gear with Traits such as Scorching III, Explosive III, and Destruction III, which will make their fire-based spells pack even more of a punch. Players can find most Traits in Collection Chests after taking out Bandit Camps, although some are obtained by completing Combat Challenges.
6 Ancient Magic Build
Mid Game Build
Talents | Traits |
|---|---|
Protego Absorption | Ancient Magic III |
Ancient Magic Throw Expertise | Ancient Magic Focus III |
Basic Cast Airborne Absorption | Control III |
Evasion Absorption | Protego Shielding III |
- Thunderbrew Potion
Ancient Magic is at the center of the Hogwarts Legacy story as it is a rare form of magic that few wield, with the main character being the only exception in living memory. By performing spell combos, players will fill up their Ancient Magic Meter which in turn allows them to unleash deadly and epic-looking Ancient Magic Finishers. These finishers will one-shot most enemies in the game, and thus making a build that enhances them is one of the easiest ways to become overpowered in Hogwarts Legacy.
Firstly, players will want to unlock more bars on their Ancient Magic Meter, by completing one of the game's exploration challenges of collecting Ancient Magic Traces from ruins around the map. Next, they will want to unlock any Talents that involve Ancient Magic, such as Basic Cast Airborne Absorption which allows Basic Casts on airborne enemies to fill up the meter. Finally, players can upgrade their gear with certain Traits such as Ancient Magic Focus III and Ancient Magic III which will help the meter fill up faster and then deal more damage respectively.
5 Stealth Build
Early Game Build
Core Spells | Talents | Traits |
|---|---|---|
Disillusionment | Human Demiguise | Ambush III |
Petrificus Totalus | Petrificus Totalus Mastery | Binding III |
Arresto Momentum | Sense of Secrecy I & II | Concentration III |
Expelliarmus | Invisibility Potion Potency | Disarming III |
- Invisibility Potion
As players progress through the game, they will come upon the Disillusionment spell, which allows them to begin attempting to hide from their enemies. While hiding, players can cast Petrificus Totalus to permanently bind weaker enemies. That spell will also work on stronger enemies for a short period of time, giving the player a huge surprise attack advantage start to most duels.
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At least, this is true if the player can stay hidden long enough to get close to their enemies. The most important aspect of this stealthy build is to gain mastery in spells like Revelio and Petrificus Totalus. It’s also hugely important to learn the Sense of Secrecy I & II talents. These make it much more difficult for enemies to spot the player as they sneak up on them. Finally, learning the recipe for and brewing invisibility potions will help players stay hidden as they sneak around areas with many opponents.
4 Good Wizard Build
Early Game Build
Core Spells | Talents | Traits |
|---|---|---|
Levioso | Levioso Mastery | Protego Shielding III |
Glacius | Basic Cast Mastery | Concentration III |
Expelliarmus | Stupefy Mastery | Disarming III |
Descendo | Spell Knowledge | Goblin-Silver Resistance III |
- Felix Felicis Potion
Many players know how to make a dangerous, dark wizard build already in Hogwarts Legacy. This style of play is generally considered overpowered. Thus, many players haven’t bothered trying to think which combinations of spells, excluding the darker ones, can make a player character hugely dangerous. There are a lot of options though, and focusing on spells like Glacius, Depulso, Incendio, and Expelliarmus can still make a player powerful. This also allows players to role-play their favorite good characters in Harry Potter.
With a good force spell, a good control spell, and two damage spells, it's easy to quickly navigate most enemies in the game. It may not be as overpowered as the darker spells allow a player to be, but this combination of spells is still great, especially alongside talents like Glacius Mastery, Descendo Mastery, Protego Mastery, and Basic Cast Airborne Absorption. These allow the player to focus on their unique talent, the ancient magic, building the meter again and again to demolish enemies with unbelievable force. Role-playing as mostly a good wizard has other perks too, like being a friend to the many magical creatures in the game.
3 Unkillable Defensive Build
Mid Game Build
Core Spells | Talents | Traits |
|---|---|---|
Depulso | Protego Expertise | Protego Shielding III |
Protego | Swift | Goblin-Silver Resistance III |
Arresto Momentum | Stupefy Mastery | Necromantic Protection III |
Flipendo | Protego Mastery | Anti-Venom III |
- Edurus Potion
One of the easiest ways to beat Hogwarts Legacy is to focus on defense and ensure that the main character never dies. This can be achieved in numerous ways, and the first thing players need is some good defensive spells. Depulso, for example, can repel attackers and create space, while Arresto Momentum will stop enemies in their tracks.
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Getting good at timing the Protego spell is also crucial for this build, and with complimentary Talents, any would-be attackers will end up stunned for longer with Stupefy. By taking defensive Traits such as Protego Sheilding III and Goblin-Silver Resistance, players will also take less damage from two of the most common enemies in Hogwarts Legacy; Dark Wizards and Goblins. Finally, the Edurus Potion will make players even more unkillable for 20 seconds.
2 Herbology Build
Mid Game Build
Core Spells | Plants & Potions | Talents | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
Levioso | Chinese Chomping Cabbage | Fertiliser | Fangs III |
Arresto Momentum | Mandrake | Headache | Deafening III |
Expelliarmus | Venomous Tentacula | Noxious | Venom III |
Depulso | Edurus Potion | Wiggenweld Potency II | Herbology III |
It is surprising to see the Chinese Chomping Cabbages make an appearance on a list of overpowered builds. However, the use of magical plants such as cabbages in major fights, particularly some late-game boss fights, is not to be underestimated. If players buy seeds and grow them in the Room of Requirement, they will be able to do shocking things in a battle with them. But it isn't the strangest thing in Hogwarts Legacy.
From using Mandrakes to incapacitate several enemies at once to the damaging properties of the Venomous Tentacula, plants and herbology are a worthy pursuit. But the cabbages, alongside talents like Fertilizer and traits for gear like Herbology III, can make for a truly destructive build. These traits and talents increase the number of cabbages thrown and massively boost the damage done by plants in combat. It's perfect for players who enjoy the Room of Requirement and growing things. Other traits for a herbology build include Fangs III, Venom III, and Deafening III. This build is incredibly unusual but is an amazingly effective way to take down foes in Hogwarts Legacy.
1 Dark Wizard Build
Late Game Build
Core Spells | Talents | Traits |
|---|---|---|
Imperio | Imperio Mastery | Manipulation III |
Crucio | Crucio Mastery | Cruelty III |
Avada Kedavra | Avada Kedavra Mastery | Unforgivable III |
Confringo | Blood Curse and other Dark Arts Talents | Concentration III |
- Maxima Potion
One of the most devastating builds in the game, which can constantly ruin enemies, is of course the dark wizard build. Role-playing as a Death Eater is definitely a fun option in Hogwarts Legacy, one that gives players a lot of creative freedom and can allow them to demolish their foes. Unsurprisingly, this build involves learning all three of the unforgivable curses later in the game and using them liberally. Crucio, Imperio, and Avada Kedavra, along with the mastery talents for all three, make a player monstrously hard to beat.
Just these alone, with some of the curse talents from the dark wizard section, is enough to ruin many opponents. Players can add a large focus to reducing the cooldowns on their spells in order to make the unforgivable curses available again more quickly. Finally, players will want to use spells like Flipendo and Expelliarmus as their backup spells. The unforgivable curses still take time to recharge, so others will be needed. To go even further in their role-play as a dark wizard, players could design a fittingly macabre hideout for themselves by using these Room of Requirement aesthetic ideas.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy
- Platform(s)
- PC , Switch , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series S , Xbox Series X
- Released
- February 10, 2023
- Developer(s)
- Avalanche Software
- Metascore
- 84
