Hogwarts Legacy Harry Potter Build Guide: Best Spells, Talents & Traits

In Hogwarts Legacy, players have the exciting opportunity to build their own character and embark on their own journey as a witch or wizard. One of the key aspects of building your character is the selection of spells, talents, and traits. These choices will greatly impact your character's power and abilities and can shape the story you experience throughout the game.

For those fans of the series, following in the footsteps of the famous wizard Harry Potter can be a tempting choice. Harry was known for his powerful magic and cunning ability to overcome challenges, making him a beloved character in the wizarding world. By mimicking Harry Potter's spells, talents, and traits in the game, players can strive to achieve a similar level of power and mastery as the famous wizard. So here's the best Harry Potter build in Hogwarts Legacy.

REMINDER - Hogwarts Legacy was due to launch on PS4 and Xbox One on April 4, but now won't release until 5 May 2023.

Hogwarts Legacy Harry Potter Build: Best Spells To Use

You choose many spells in Hogwarts Legacy, each with its own effects and uses. But, more importantly, how you use these charms is crucial in shaping your character and determining your abilities. So, before we begin, we'd like to credit YouTuber Fextralife for this Harry Potter build in Hogwarts Legacy.

• Expelliarmus: This spell is a disarmament charm that can disarm opponents and render them helpless. It is an effective defensive spell in combat because it can quickly neutralize a threat and deal damage (even if the target isn't armed with a wand). You will learn this spell after completing Professor Hecat's Assignment 2.
  
  • You can equip the "Ancient Magic Throw Expertise" Talent to throw the unit's weapon back at them, which is useful to take out Defensive Guardians or Goblins. The damage dealt with by the throw can be further upgraded later on.
  • You can also use Expelliarmus to take out red shields from a long range.
• Arresto Momentum: This advanced spell can slow down an object or person in Hogwarts Legacy. It can be used in combat to slow down enemies or to stop them from moving toward you, giving you time to react and defend yourself. The spell can also break yellow shields. You'll learn this spell after completing Madam Kogawa's Assignment 2.
  • You can increase the damage dealt by Arresto Momentum by upgrading the "Slowing Curse" Talent.
• Disillusionment: This spell can make you blend into your surroundings. It functions somewhat like an invisibility cloak. You'll also need it to open Disillusionment Chests (eyeball chests) in Hogwarts Legacy. You'll learn this spell after completing the Secrets of the Restricted Section quest.
  • You can sprint while using Disillusionment by upgrading the "Human Demiguise" Talent.
• Petrificus Totalus: This spell can immobilize enemy targets by temporarily freezing them. The curse is useful in combat as it allows the caster to control the battlefield by disabling the opponent and giving them time to escape or prepare a more powerful spell. You'll also learn this spell after completing the Secrets of the Restricted Section quest.
  • Petrificus Totalus can be made into an AOE spell with the "Petrificus Totalus Mastery" Talent.
• Accio: This spell pulls objects or enemies closer to you, making it easier to grab or perform other stronger close-range spells or penetrate shields. You can learn this early in Hogwarts Legacy by completing the Charms Class quiz.
  • You can learn to pull multiple enemies by upgrading the "Accio Mastery" Talent. Using this upgrade, you can drag multiple enemies toward you and then hit all the enemies at once with Incendio, which is particularly useful against Undead units.
• Incendio: This is a high-damage spell that creates fire. You can use it to set objects ablaze or burn enemy units. It is a powerful spell that can cause significant damage to enemies, breaking through shields. You'll learn this spell after completing Professor Hecat's Assignment 1.
  • You can cause Incendio to unleash a ring of fire by upgrading the "Incendio Mastery" Talent.
• Stupefy: This spell stuns an opponent and renders them temporarily unconscious. Casting Stupefy can be a useful strategy in battles, as it can give you time to plan your next move or escape from a dangerous situation. You will learn how to use this spell after performing Protego in the early game.

Hogwarts Legacy Harry Potter Build: Best Talents To Use

Alright, now that you know the best Harry Potter Spell Build to use in Hogwarts Legacy, you might want to know which Talents you should equip and upgrade.

Best Spell Talents

• Stunning Curse: Stupefy has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage for a set duration. (requires Level 5).
• Disarming Curse: Expelliarmus has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage for a set duration (requires Level 5).
• Slowing Curse: Arresto Momentum has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage for a set duration. (requires Level 16).
• Enduring Curse: A cursed effect remains on an enemy for a longer period of time (requires Level 16).
• Curse Sapper: Defeating a cursed enemy restores some of your health (requires Level 22).

Best Core Talents

• Wiggenweld Potency I & II: Wiggenweld heals you to a greater effect (requires Level 5).
• Spell Knowledge I: A new Spell Set is added. This allows you to swap between spells more efficiently during combat (requires Level 5).
• Ancient Magic Throw Expertise: Ancient Magic Throw catches and throws disarmed enemy weapons (requires Level 5).
• Basic Cast Mastery: Reduces the cooldown of Basic Spells cast (requires Level 5).
• Basic Cast Airborne Absorption: Basic Spells' impact on airborne enemies contribute more to the Ancient Magic Meter (requires Level 16).
• Stupefy Mastery: Enemies struck with Stupefy remain stunned for a longer duration (requires Level 16).

Best Stealth Talents

For the Stealth Talents, it's best to max them all out as you can use it to quickly one- or two-shot enemies in Hogwarts Legacy. Finally, upgrade the Invisibility Potion Potency in the Room of Requirement Talents to increase the duration of the undetectable effect (requires Level 5).

Hogwarts Legacy Harry Potter Build: Best Traits To Use

It is best to equip Legendary gear for your Harry Potter build in Hogwarts Legacy to access Tier III Traits. We've indicated a few of the best Traits options below and some of the buffs they apply to your character. All of these will require that you have Kneazle Fur.

• Concentration III - Increases damage of all Damage Spells.
• Control III - Increases damage with Ancient Magic Throw.
• Disarming III - Increases the damage dealt with Expelliarmus.
• Scorching III -  Increases the damage dealt with Incendio.
• Binding III - Increases damage with Petrificus Totalus.

And that's all. Credit goes to YouTuber Fextralife for providing the information used in this guide. Their expertise and knowledge of the game have been invaluable in creating this comprehensive guide for players looking to build the best Harry Potter character build in Hogwarts Legacy. Please consider subscribing to their channel and watching the video below for more details.

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Hogwarts Legacy Harry Potter Build Guide: Best Spells, Talents & Traits FAQ

What are the best spells to use in a Harry Potter build in Hogwarts Legacy?

For a Harry Potter build in Hogwarts Legacy, the recommended spells are Expelliarmus, Arresto Momentum, Disillusionment, Petrificus Totalus, Accio, Incendio, and Stupefy.

What are the best talents to use in a Harry Potter build in Hogwarts Legacy?

The recommended talents for a Harry Potter build in Hogwarts Legacy include Stunning Curse, Disarming Curse, Slowing Curse, Enduring Curse, Curse Sapper, Wiggenweld Potency I & II, Spell Knowledge I, Ancient Magic Throw Expertise, and a few more.