Hogwarts Legacy: How to Use Potions

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Potions are important in Hogwarts Legacy, especially the Wiggenweld Potion. These concoctions grant players multiple effects and enhancements that benefit them during combat or even gameplay in general. For example, Edurus Potion gives players a defense buff alongside sturdiness against interruptions, while the Potion that grants Invisibility can conceal its wearer.

At certain points during combat in Hogwarts Legacy, drinking a specific Potion can be more important than casting a spell. Players can heal when they’re in critical condition or even use an offensive Potion like Thunderbrew.

Updated on August 30, 2023, by Nahda Nabiilah: Brewing Potions isn’t that hard as long as players have the correct ingredients and the proper facility to make them. Potions are first introduced in the first Potion Class taught by Professor Sharp, an ex-Auror. Upon learning how to make the Wiggenweld and the Edurus Potions, Students are free to purchase other Potion recipes and ingredients from Hogsmeade to experiment in their own Room of Requirement or the Potion Station.

How To Use Potions In Hogwarts Legacy

To use Potions in Hogwarts Legacy, players must open the Tool Wheel by holding Tab on PC, L1 on PlayStation, LB on Xbox, or L on Switch and equip the desired Potion. Once equipped, press the same button to use the Potion. Only the Wiggenweld Potion (the healing Potion) is not included in the Tool Wheel and has different mechanics. Players can use Healing Potion in Hogwarts Legacy without equipping it by pressing G on PC, and the Down button on PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.

The Tool Wheel also contains plants that players can use the same way, such as Venomous Tentacula and Mandrake.

How To Unlock Potions In Hogwarts Legacy

Upon starting Hogwarts Legacy, players won’t be able to brew or use Potions. Instead, the student will be stuck in a series of main and side quests that introduce them to the world of Hogwarts Legacy. This changes once Potions Class main quests start to teach players about that mechanic. It doesn't take long to trigger that quest though, if players are strictly doing main quests, it should take around 20 to 30 minutes to get that quest.

Professor Sharp will teach the class about the importance of Potions, their ingredients, and how to brew them. The moment players brew their first Potion, it will automatically join the Tools Wheel. Players then can immediately tap the Tools Wheel to pick that Potion. After that, the student can buy and brew Potions freely without any restriction.

All Potions in Hogwarts Legacy

Having Plants and Potions inside the Tool Wheel can be effective in many areas, especially during combat. The number of Tools and Potions may not be high in Hogwarts Legacy, but each one of them adds value somewhere during the gameplay. Here are all the currently available Potions:

Potions	Effect
Wiggenweld Potion	Aids in healing and restores a bit of the drinker’s health.
Focus Potion	Reduces the drinker’s spell cooldown.
Maxima Potion	Increases the drinker’s spell damage for a limited amount of time.
Edurus Potion	Enhances drinker’s defense by covering them with durable rocky skin.
Invisibility	The drinker turns invisible, causing enemies to lose sight of them.
Thunderbrew	Create a storm around the drinker which will stun and damage nearby enemies.
Felix Felicis	Enhances’ the drinker’s chance of success in their endeavor - specifically, by revealing the locations of large loot chests on the Mini-map for one in-game day.

How To Brew Potions In Hogwarts Legacy

The minimum requirements for brewing Potions in Hogwarts Legacy are a Potion Station (Spellcraft) and the necessary ingredients.

How To Get Potion Stations (Spellcraft)

tomes and scrolls location in hogwarts legacy

Inside the Room of Requirement in Hogwarts Legacy, cast the Conjuring Spell and place the only available station. If players wish for more pots to brew multiple Potions, head to Tomes and Scrolls in Hogsmeade and purchase any of the three available stations:

Small Potion Station Spellcraft
Medium Potion Station Spellcraft
T-Shaped Potion Station Spellcraft

How To Get The Necessary Ingredients

Ingredient	Location
Horklump Juice	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Found in underground areas
Dittany Leaves	Bought from The Magic Neep
Ashwinder Eggs	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Found in abandoned camps
Mongrel Fur	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Obtained from defeating Mongrel
Leech Juice	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Found near waterfronts
Spider Fang	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Obtained from defeating Spiders
Leaping Toadstool Caps	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Found in forested areas
Knotgrass Sprig	Bought from The Magic Neep
Troll Bogeys	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Obtained from defeating Trolls
Lacewing Flies	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Found in open fields
Fluxweed Stem	Bought from The Magic Neep
Dugbog Tongue	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Obtained from defeating Dugbog
Stench of the Dead	Bought from J. Pippin’s Potions Obtained from defeating Inferi in Hogwarts Legacy
Shrivelfig Fruit	Bought from The Magic Neep