Our Beginner’s Guide will help you get acquainted with the basic mechanics of the game.

The best Tips & Tricks that you wish you knew before playing Hogwarts Legacy.

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Last update:10 February 2023

Hogwarts Legacyfeatures many different quests and activities.

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Our starting tips will help you acclimate to the magical world of wizardry.

This page containstips on how to quickly gather money and XP.

Use it often, as it reveals valuable chests, puzzles and secret doors.

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It can also expose items obscured with objects or walls.

Yellow signifies chests, sacks and coin pouches.

Use the compass

Hogwarts Castle is a massive building with an intricate internal structure.

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Due to the complicated combinations of stairs, passages, corridors and rooms it’s easy to get lost.

The magic compass, acquired early on in the game, comes in handy then.

Pressing an appropriate button also reveals directions on the screen.

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Use the compass whenever it’s crucial that you quickly reach a mission objective or an unexplored room.

The compass also works outside the castle, on your broomstick or a mounted magical creature.

They contain coins, clothes or even potions.

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There are a ton of chests hidden all throughout the game.

Some of them are out in plain sight, others are hidden behind objects or in hard-to-reach rooms.

Eye chests contain great riches!

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There are several types of chests inHogwarts Legacy.

Regular chests don’t require any keys or spells to open.Eye chests are a bit more challenging.

They are worth the effort though, as they contain 500 gold each!

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In addition to their distinguishing moving eye, the chest can move and hop around while making loud noises.

This makes them easy to find even without casting Revelio.

you’re able to also drink an invisibility potion.

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No matter which method you choose, you must be a bit persistent and patient.

You must then walk away to a certain distance and wait for it to look somewhere else.

Collect Field Guide Pages

There are over 200 Field Guide Pages inHogwarts Legacy.

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They are the only collectibles rewarding you with experience.Finding them is an easy way to level up quickly.

The pages are divided into several types.

For more detailed information on the types of pages, check theHow to find Field Guide Pages?page.

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They don’t only change your appearance but also increase your two main stats.

Leveling up only increases health.Clothes and other equipment increase your offence and defence.

you’re free to also upgrade and modify your clothes and wands.

Complete side quests

Progressing through the main story inHogwarts Legacyunlocks new side missions and optional activities.

Optional content rewards you with experience and new equipment.

Each main quest, side quest and activity has a level requirement.

The levels of individual regions inform you about the levels of enemies encountered there.

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