Hogwarts Legacy Magical Beast Locations & How To Catch

The wonderful world of Hogwarts belongs to a diverse range of unique fauna and flora, as well as Magical Beasts that find this world their home. These beasts can be encountered by completing main and side quests along your journey to becoming a witch or wizard.

These beasts can be found through exploration and added to a Vivarium located at The Room of Requirement. We’ve detailed how you can find and catch all the Magical Beasts 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.

How To Find Magical Beasts In Hogwarts Legacy?

Players who want to start locating, catching, and taming magical beasts must first progress with the main story questline and have unlocked The Room of Requirement through its quest. Don’t begin The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and The Loom quest just yet; instead, continue with the main quests until the Beasts Class quest becomes available, which you must complete.

This quest introduces the Magical Beasts of Hogwarts, including how to care for, feed, harvest materials, and tame. After completing this quest, navigate to your Quests tab and start the aforementioned The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and The Loom quest with Deek and head back to the Room of Requirement to begin the quest.

Deek will introduce you to the Nab Sack mechanic, which fans of the Fantastic Beasts film series will recognize is similar to what famed Magizoologist Newt Scamander uses to catch Magical Beasts. The quest sees you assisting Deek in the wild as you find and rescue various beasts from poachers and, once completed, return to the Room of Requirement, for which you can unlock a Vivarium.

A Vivarium is an enclosure where you place the beasts in an environment to raise and tame them, as Deek will demonstrate how to do so. Once this is completed, you can use the Nab-Sack and locate all 13 Magical Beasts in and around Hogwarts and bring them to a Vivarium.

Locating the Magical Beasts can be found in nearby dens throughout the world; we’ve highlighted the closest Floo Flame location to make travel easier. Here’s how you can find all the Magical Beasts in Hogwarts Legacy.

All Magical Beast Locations In Hogwarts Legacy

• Diricawl:
  • Hogwarts Valley (northwest of the Keenbridge Floo Flame)
  • Poidsear Coast (west of the South Poidsear Coast Floo Flame)
  • Marunweem Lake (southeast of the Marunweem Ruins Floo Flame)
  • Clagmar Coast (northwest and northeast of the Clagmar Castle Floo Flame)
• Fwooper:
  • Hogwarts Valley (northwest of the Northern South Sea Bog Floo Flame)
  • Poidsear Coast (southeast of the Phoenix Mountain Cave Floo Flame)
  • Clagmar Coast (far northwest of the Clagmar Castle Floo Flame)
• Giant Purple Toad:
  • North Ford Bog (southeast of the San Bakar’s Tower Floo Flame and northeast of the East North Ford Bog Floo Flame)
  • Hogsmeade valley (east of the Upper Hogsfield Floo Flame)
  • South Hogwarts Region (north of the Aranshire Floo Flame)
  • Hogwarts Valley (south of the Northern South Sea Bog Floo Flame)
  • Marunweem Lake (southwest of the Coastal Mine Floo Flame)
• Graphorn:
  • Clagmar Coast (southeast of the Clagmar Castle Floo Flame)
• Hippogriff:
  • Feldcroft Region (northeast of Feldcroft Floo Flame)
  • Hogwarts Valley (northeast of The Mine’s Eye Floo Flame)
  • Poidsear Coast (south of Poidsear Castle)
  • Manor Cape (South of West Manor Cape Floo Flame)
• Jobberknoll:
  • North Ford Bog (west of the East North Ford Bog Floo Flame)
  • Feldcroft Region (west of the Irondale Floo Flame)
  • Marunweem Lake (south of the Marunweem Floo Flame)
  • Cragcroftshire (south of the Cragcroft Shore Floo Flame)
  • Manor Cape (south of West Manor Cape Floo Flame)
• Kneazle:
  • Hogwarts Valley (south of the Brocburrow Floo Flame)
  • South Sea Bog (west of the East South Sea Bog Floo Flame)
  • Marunweem Lake (southeast of the Marunweem Ruins Floo Flame)
  • Cragcroftshire (northwest of the Cragcroft Floo Flame)
  • Cragmar Coast (northwest of the South Clagmar Coast Floo Flame)
• Mooncalf:
  • South Hogwarts Region (south of the Mooncalf Den Floo Flame)
  • Feldcroft Region (south of the Feldcroft Floo Flame or northwest of the Feldcroft Catacomb Floo Flame)
  • Poidsear Coast (north of the Poidsear Castle Floo Flame)
• Niffler:
  • North Ford Bog (north of the Pitt-Upon-Ford Floo Flame)
  • Feltcroft Region (northwest of the Feldcroft Catacomb Floo Flame)
  • Manor Cape (south of the West Manor Cape Floo Flame)
  • Poidsear Coast (north of the Phoenix Mountain Cave Floo Flame)
  • Cragcroftshir (south of the Cragcroft Floo Flame)
• Phoenix: You'll only get the Phoenix after completing one of the story quests.
• Puffskin:
  • North Hogwarts Region (east of the Forbidden Forest Floo Flame)
  • Hogwarts Valley (northeast of the Brocburrow Floo Flame)
  • Feldcroft Region (north of the Feldcroft Floo Flame)
  • Poidsear Coast (north of the Marunweem Bridge Floo Flame)
  • Manor Cape (north of the West Manor Cape Floo Flame)
  • Clagmar Coast (north of the South Clagmar Coast Floo Flame)
• Thestral:
  • North Ford Bog (north of the East North ford Bog Floo Flame)
  • Marunweem Lake (north of the Tower Tunne Floo Flame)
• Unicorn: Somewhere hidden within the Forbidden Forest

How To Catch Magical Beasts In Hogwarts Legacy?

Once The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and The Loom quest has been completed, and you’ve equipped the Nab-Sack to the Spell Wheel, you can start locating the magical creatures throughout the world. Using the list of known locations to find all the beasts, except for the Phoenix, you head to the location and use the Nab-Sack to catch them.

Once you’ve spotted a creature, follow the on-screen prompts and follow them until they’ve been caught. Should they run away, you can use the Accio and Levioso spells and then the Nab-Sack to catch them all, Pokémon style.

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Hogwarts Legacy Magical Beast Locations & How To Catch FAQ

How can I catch Magical Beasts in Hogwarts Legacy?

You can catch Beasts using your Nab Sack in Hogwarts Legacy. You will unlock this item during The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and The Loom quest with Deek in the Room of Requirement.

How many Magical Beasts are there in Hogwarts Legacy?

There a 13 Magical Beasts in Hogwarts Legacy, including Diricawl, Fwooper, Giant Purple Toad, Graphorn, Hippogriff, Jobberknoll, Kneazle, Mooncalf, Niffler, Phoenix, Puffskin, Thestral, and Unicorn.