A lot of the combat and battles that you will find yourself in in Hogwarts Legacy will rely a lot on the use of magic, whether that be to attack opponents or to use objects to try and block incoming attacks.
This article will go through all of the different spells as well as charms that this game has to offer for you as well as what you will need to do in order to unlock them. You will also have information about them such as cooldown timers, talent upgrades and more.
| Spell | Type | Cooldown | Unlock it by | Description | Talent Upgrades |
| Basic Cast | DMG | instant | Default | A basic attack that can be pressed multiple times to make combo strikes | Once you upgrade this spell’s talent it will reduce the cooldowns of your other spells. If you manage to make airborne impacts it will also add to your Ancient Magic metre. |
| Revelio | Essential, Non-combat | instant | Main Quest, The Path to Hogwarts | Press left on your D-Pad to highlight interactables | The talent upgrade will increase range. |
| Lumos | Utility, Non-combat | instant | Main Quest, The Path to Hogwarts | Essentially a flashlight | nothing |
| Protego and Stupefy | Essential | instant | Main Quest, The Path to Hogwarts | Block any incoming attack with the press of this button (Protego) and hold to activate the stunning spell (Stupefy) | Some of the upgrades that you will be able to get with these upgrades, include a larger metre gain, the ability to curse enemies as well as being able to break enemy shields with perfect counters. |
| Levioso | Control | 8 seconds | Main Quest, Defence Against the Dark Arts Class | Levitate enemies and objects into the air | This will also allow you to levitate enemies in the close vicinity of your levitated target. |
| Accio | Force | 8 seconds | Main Quest, Charms Class | Pulls most enemies towards you. Can be used to grab collectibles in exploration. | This will allow you to pull enemies in the close vicinity of the original target you’re pulling towards you. |
| Reparo | Utility, Non-combat | instant | Assignment Side QUest, Professor Ronen’s Assignment | Can rebuild damaged objects, including throwables after you’ve thrown them | Nothing. |
| Ancient Magic Throw | Essential | instant | Main, Welcome to Hogsmeade | Can throw objects while battling. Deals a lot of damage and is able to break shield charms, regardless of colour | These upgrades will allow you to not only catch disarmed enemy weapons but throw them as well. |
| Ancient Magic | Essential | When metre is filled | Main, Welcome to Hogsmeade | Takes from your stick of metre to produce a high damage attack. Can break shield charms as well as incapacitates instantly. | These talent upgrades will be able to add more to your Ancient Magic metre. |
| Expelliarmus | DMG | 10 seconds | Assignment Side QUest, Professor Hecat’s Assignment 2 | Is a long-range attack option. Will disarm most of your opponents, while still damaging them | This spell will give you the ability to curse enemies as well. |
| Incendio | DMG, Fire | 8 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Professor Hecat’s Assignment 1 | Used for short range flame damage. | This upgraded spell will turn your Incendio spell into a circle AOE around your character. |
| Depulso | Force | 10 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Professor Sharp’s Assignment 1 | Can throw objects as well as enemies. Won’t do damage on its own but you will be able to throw the objects or enemies into surfaces or other enemies. | The talent upgrades to this spell will allow you to release an additional blast in AOE around your character. |
| Disillusionment | Utility, Stealth | instant | Main Quest, Secrets of the Restricted Section | Will make you invisible and enter a stealth mode. | These upgrades will allow you to be able to sprint, while still being in your stealth mode. |
| Evanesco | Utility, Non-combat | N/A | Main Quest, The Room of Requirement | Will vanish Room of Requirement items and refunds into Moonstone. | nothing |
| Conjuring Spell | Utility, Non-combat | N/A | Main Quest, The Room of Requirement | Will be able to conjure up Room of Requirement items. | nothing |
| Altering Spell | Utility | N/A | Main Quest, The Room of Requirement | Will be able to change the form as well as features of a Room of Requirement item. | nothing |
| Confringo | DMG, fire | 10 seconds | Main Quest, In the Shadow of the Undercroft | Will act as a long-range fireball and set opponents on fire. | Once you’ve upgraded this spell it will then create bolts of fire, which will seek out nearby enemies. |
| Petrificus Totalus | Essential, Stealth | N/A | Main Quest, Percival Rackham’s Trial | This spell is able to petrify a target’s body while you are in stealth mode and will instantly incapacitate most of your targets, sadly stronger enemies will be able to break out of it in time. | This upgraded spell will become an AOE around target. |
| Diffindo | DMG | 15 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Professor Sharp’s Assignment 2 | Acts as a long-range attack and is able to deal a lot of damage to targets. | The upgraded Diffindo spell will slice through targets and actually hit the enemies behind them. |
| Wingardium Leviosa | Utility, Non-combat | instant | Assignment Side Quest, Professor Garlick’s Assignment 1 | This is a spell that is able to levitate any small objects or animals into the air. Even though this spell doesn’t necessarily work on humans, you will still be able to levitate them a few feet into the air if you cast the spell on their clothes. | nothing |
| Alohomora | Essential, Non-combat | N/A | Main Quest, The Caretaker’s Lunar Lament | This spell will allow you to be able to unlock different locked doors. To level up this spell you will have to collect Demiguise Moons. | nothing |
| Glacius | Control | 10 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Madam Kogawa’s Assignment 1 | With this spell you will be able to freeze enemies and then be able to increase the amount of damage dealt by subsequent attacks. | When you strike an enemy that has been frozen this spell will actually produce damaging ice shards. |
| Descendo | Force | 10 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Professor Onai’s Assignment | This spell will be able to give you the ability to slam enemies into the ground. This spell will deal more damage whilst the target is airborne. | The upgraded version of this spell will now create a shockwave around your impact point of the spell. |
| Beast Petting Brush | Utility, Non-combat | N/A | Main Quest, Beast Class | This spell is used to take care of different beasts. | Nothing |
| Beast Feed | Utility, Non-combat | N/A | Main Quest, Beast Class | This is another spell, which you will use to take care of beasts in the game. | Nothing |
| Nab-Sack | Utility, Non-combat | N/A | Main Quest, The Elf the Nab-Sack and the Loom | You will use this to capture the different beasts. | Nothing |
| Bombarda | DMG | 15 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Professor Howin’s Assignment | This spell will let you deal large amounts of damage and hits to the surrounding enemies. | Once upgraded, this spell will actually create a huge AOE around your target. |
| Flipendo | Force | 5 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Professor Garlick’s Assignment 2 | This spell will give you the ability to flip enemies as well as objects. This is the fastest cooldown spell for getting enemies airborne in the game. | This spell will now be able to curse enemies with the Talent upgrades. |
| Arresto Momentum | control | 15 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Madam Kogawa’s Assignment 2 | Not only will this spell slow down enemies and objects, but it will also send enemies airborne. | This spell will be able to curse enemies once you’ve upgraded its Talents. |
| Transformation | control | 20 seconds | Assignment Side Quest, Professor Weasley’s Assignment | This spell will allow you to transform objects as well as enemies into different forms. | Once you acquire the talent upgrades for this spell it will transform the enemies affected into explosive objects. |
| Crucio | Curse | 20 seconds | Companion Quest, Sebastian Sallow’s In the Shadow of the Study | This spell will allow you to inflict damage on enemies over a period of time and also curse them. | When you strike a cursed enemy with the Talent upgraded version of the Crucio spell then it will produce cursing projectiles. |
| Imperio | Curse | 30 seconds | Companion Quest, Sebastian Sallow’s In the Shadow of the Time | This spell will both charm and curse your enemies. | Once upgraded, the enemies that you have charmed will spread curse through their own attacks. |
| Avada Kedavra | Curse | 90 seconds | Companion Quest, Sebastian Sallow’s IN the Shadow of the Relic | Kills enemies instantly. | If you have the upgraded Talent version of this spell then all of the cursed enemies will be killed, not only the one you have targeted. |
Final Words
So, there you have a complete and simplified guide on all the different spells you can acquire in the Hogwarts Legacy, as well as some additional useful information regarding their cooldown time, where to unlock them, what they do as well as their individual Talent upgrades.
