There are dozens of Hogwarts Legacy spells that your character can learn throughout the course of your adventure. Some offer core gameplay functions that you'll often make use of, while others are cast solely in combat. There are even those that are integral to puzzle solving. Our Hogwarts Legacy best spells guide helps you acquire all the magical abilities that your character can wield.
Table of Contents [hide]Types of spells in Hogwarts LegacyList of Essential SpellsList of Equippable Spells - Main quest and assignmentsRoom of Requirement spellsBeast taming and capturing spellsUnforgivable CursesThe best spells in Hogwarts Legacy
Essential - These are considered "core" or "intrinsic" in that they'll always be active once you obtain them. They offer new gameplay functions or mechanics.Equippable - These are spells that often require you to trace a pattern before you can learn them. You may then assign them to a spell slot. This category can be further subdivided based on school/color/usage (i.e., Control/yellow, Force/purple, Damage/red, Conjuring/light green, Utility/light blue, and Unforgivable Curse/dark green).
Basic Cast - A spammable normal attack; learned at the start of the campaign.Revelio - Used to ping the map to reveal objects, enemies, or points-of-interest; learned at the start of the campaign.Protego and Stupefy - This is the game's version of blocking and countering. Press the block button to create a Protego bubble. Do it at the right time to follow up with a Stupefy counter.Ancient Magic Throw - Throw objects at your target; can also destroy shields; learned when you fight a Troll during your first visit to Hogsmeade.Ancient Magic - Cast devastating elements or other random tricks (i.e., polymorph into a chicken) to heavily damage a foe or take them out of the fight entirely. You'll activate this for the first time when fighting said Troll in Hogsmeade.Petrificus Totalus - Unlocked after you complete the Secrets of the Restricted Section main quest.Alohomora - Obtained once you do The Caretaker's Lunar Lament quest. This can be further upgraded to open higher-level locks by collecting Demiguise Statues/Moons.Ancient Magic is a powerful ability, though the effects can be random or contextual. For instance, it can cause Trolls to smack themselves with their own clubs, or turn Dark Wizards into harmless chickens.
Lumos - Turns your wand into a light source; learned at the start of the campaign.Accio - Pulls enemies and objects toward you; obtained by attending your first Charms class.Levioso - Lifts enemies and objects into the air; obtained by attending your first Defense Against the Dark Arts (DADA) class.Reparo - Repairs broken and ruined objects; obtained by completing an assignment from Professor Ronen.Incendio - Blasts a torrent of flame in an arc; received after you do your second DADA assignment.Disillusionment - Unlocked at the start of the Secrets of the Restricted Section quest.Expelliarmus - Disarms an opponent and causes them to lose their wand/weapon; received after you do your second DADA assignment.Depulso - Forcefully pushes a target away from your character; received after you do your first Potions assignment.Confringo - Casts a long-ranged jet of flames; unlocked by completing In the Shadow of the Undercroft, a companion quest from Sebastian Sallow of Slytherin.Diffindo - Shoots out several blades that slash your foe; received after you do your second Potions assignment.Wingardium Leviosa - Lifts a target into the air, but allows for additional movement and precision compared to Levioso; received after you do your first Herbology assignment. Once you've unlocked Wingardium Leviosa, you can simply use Accio on an object. If the object can be lifted or repositioned (i.e., crates or blocks), Accio will switch to Wingardium Leviosa's item controls instead.Flipendo - Smash a target into the ground or upside down; received after you do your second Herbology assignment.Glacius - Freeze targets in a block of ice; received after you do your first Flying Class assignment.Arresto Momentum - Stop a target from moving; received after you do your second Flying Class assignment.Descendo - Pulls down an airborne target to the ground; received after you do your Divination assignment.Bombarda - Blasts a target and creates an area-of-effect (AoE) explosion; received after you do your Beasts Class assignment.Transformation - Changes the form of your target (i.e., barrels or blocks); affects only one target at a time; the target reverts back to its original form after taking damage; received after you do your Transfiguration assignment.Glacius can be used to freeze a target. You can follow up with a fire spell like Incendio or Confringo to deal extra damage.
Evanesco - Removes obstacles and decorations to refund the Moonstone cost.Conjuring Spell - Allows you to place down furniture and fixtures.Altering Spell - Changes the color and size of a decoration or furniture.
Beast Petting Brush - Pets a magical creature that you've tamed to increase affinity.Beast Feed - Gives treats to your pets to increase affinity.Nab-Sack - Used to capture magical creatures so you can bring them to your Vivarium.You'll obtain several utility spells like the Nab-Sack, which allows you to capture animals as though you're using a Ghostbusters Proton Pack.
The character in question is Sebastian Sallow from Slytherin. These sidequests tend to be more involved as they do have puzzles. You can choose to have Sebastian teach you these spells or decline the offer (which means you won't learn them at all):
Crucio - The Torture Curse which causes enemies to suffer excruciating pain and damage-over-time; complete In the Shadow of the Study and choose to learn the spell.
Imperio - Mind controls a target so they fight alongside you; complete In the Shadow of Time and choose to learn the spell.
Avada Kedavra - Instantly kills your target; complete In the Shadow of the Relic and choose to learn the spell.
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Incendio and Confringo - Both fire spells tend to be used often (and you might want to have them both equipped at the same time in certain situations). They're extremely effective against Spiders and Inferi, too. One more tidbit of note is that the Incendio Mastery talent causes an AoE fire blast, which is amazing for fights against multiple hostiles.Levioso - By default, Levioso is great for crowd control since it keeps an enemy in mid-air for a few seconds. It gets even better once you get Levioso Mastery since it will affect nearby opponents.Depulso - What makes Depulso great is that it lets you push enemies off ledges and platforms, which is hilarious when you're exploring the wilderness and cliffside areas. The Depulso Mastery also creates a shockwave with the knockback effect.Glacius and Incendio/Confringo - This will likely become your bread-and-butter combo once the spells are unlocked. Glacius encases foes in an ice block and, if you shoot them with Incendio or Confringo, the shatter effect will deal more damage.Avada Kedavra - You can only get the Killing Curse much later in the campaign, but it's well worth it. Similar to the novels and films, it leads to instant death for your target regardless of their health or level.Related: The best talents to use early in the game.
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