In Hogwarts Legacy, Talents are skills that players can unlock which increase their abilities. After completing “Jackdaw’s Rest” and hitting level 5, you will begin receiving Talent Points, which you can use to unlock Talents.
Talents are permanent abilities that help you in battle, making them an important feature in the game.
All Talents in Hogwarts Legacy
Spells
- You can unlock at Level 5
- Incendio Mastery – Casting Incendio unleashes a ring of flame around you.
- Accio Mastery – Enemies near a target summoned by Accio are also pulled to you.
- Levioso Mastery – Enemies near a target levitated by Levioso are also levitated.
- Diffindo Mastery – Diffindo casts slices through impacted enemies to strike additional targets.
- Depulso Mastery – Casting Depulos releases an additional blast directly around you.
- Confringo Mastery – Confringo impacts produce fiery bolts that seek enemy targets.
- You can unlock at Level 16
- Bombarda Mastery – Bombarda causes an explosive blast with a massive area of effect.
- Descendo Mastery – A Descendo slam creates a damaging shockwave around your target.
- Glacius Mastery – Striking an enemy frozen by Glacius blasts damaging shards outward from the target.
- You can unlock at Level 22
- Transformation Mastery – Enemies struck with the Transformation spell transform into explosive objects.
Dark Arts
- You can unlock at Level 5
- Stunning Curse – Stupefy has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
- Blood Curse – Dealing damage to a cursed target inflicts damage to all cursed targets.
- Knockback Curse – Flipendo has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
- Disarming Curse – Expelliarmus has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
- You can unlock at Level 16
- Slowing Curse – Arresto Momentum has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
- Enduring Curse – A cursed effect remains on an enemy for a longer period of time.
- Crucio Mastery – Striking an enemy cursed by Crucio releases a projectile that curses a nearby enemy.
- Imperio Mastery – An enemy under your control with Imperio curses other targets with each successful strike.
- You can unlock at Level 22
- Avada Kedavra Mastery – Killing an enemy with Avada Kedavra kills all cursed enemies.
- Curse Sapper – Defeating a cursed enemy restores some of your health.
Core
- You can unlock at Level 5
- Ancient Magic Throw Expertise – Ancient Magic Throw catches and throws disarmed enemy weapons.
- Spell Knowledge 1 – A new Spell set is added.
- Wiggenweld Potency 1 – Wiggenweld heals you to a greater effect.
- Spell Knowledge 2 – A new Spell set is added.
- Swift – Holding down Dodge allows you to vanish quickly and reappear nearby.
- Protego Absorption – Successful Protego blocks will contribute to the Ancient Magic Meter.
Perfect Protego blocks contribute even more. - Basic Cast Mastery – Basic Cast impacts reduce spell cooldowns.
- You can unlock at Level 16
- Spell Knowledge 3 – A new Spell set is added.
- Revelio Mastery – Increases the range of Revelio
- Wiggenweld Potency 2 – Wiggenweld heals you to a greater effect.
- Stupefy Mastery – Enemies struck with Stupefy remain stunned for a longer period of time.
- Evasion Absorption – Successfully evading an unblockable attack with Dodge contributes to the Ancient Magic Meter.
- Protego Expertise – Block a spell with Perfect Protego will send two projectiles back at enemies.
- Basic Cast Airborne Absorption – Basic Cast impacts on airborne enemies contribute more to the Ancient Magic Meter.
- You can unlock at Level 22
- Protego Mastery – Perfect Protego release a damaging blast that breaks enemy shields.
- Stupefy Expertise – Stupefy deals direct damage on impact.
Stealth
- You can unlock at Level 5
- Sense of Secrecy 1 – Enemies’ ability to detect you is reduced.
- Human Demiguise – Allows you to sprint while using Disillusionment.
- You can unlock at Level 16
- Sense of Secrecy 2 – Enemies’ ability to detect you is reduced.
- You can unlock at Level 22
- Petrificus Totalus Mastery – Petrificus Totalus emanates an area of effect that can impact nearby enemies.
Room of Requirement
- You can unlock at Level 5
- Edurus Potion Potency – Edurus Potion makes you invulnerable and deflects projectile attacks back at enemies.
- Fertiliser – For each Chinese Chomping Cabbage Thrown, a second Chomping Cabbage is generated and released at no cost.
- Invisibility Potion Potency – The Invisibility Potion’s undetectable effect lasts for a longer period of time.
- You can unlock at Level 16
- Maxima Potion Potency – Maxima Potion causes attacks to have additional increased damage and break enemy shields.
- Headache – The damage and duration of the incapacitating effect of Mandrakes are increased.
- You can unlock at Level 22
- Thunderbrew Potency – The range and damage of the potion effect are greatly increased.
- Focus Potion Potency – The duration of the Focus Potion’s effect will be extended when any spell from the Spell set is cast during its use.
- Noxious – Venomous Tentacula attacks deal additional damage and break shields.
How to Unlock Talents in Hogwarts Legacy
To unlock Talents, bring up the main menu and scroll over to the “Talents” tab. Select which category you want, choose the Talent you want to unlock, and hold down Select.
Of course, you will need Talent Points to be able to unlock one of these abilities. You will earn five talent points once you reach Level 5 and from then on you will receive 1 per Level.
Once you unlock a Talent, you will not be able to refund it and get back a token. This makes choosing which ability to get next a much harder decision.
Of course, leveling up is a big factor in gaining these points, so if you want to unlock points fast, you will need to know how to level up quickly.
How Many Talent Points Can You Get in Hogwarts Legacy?
There are a total of 48 Talents but only a maximum of 36 Talent Points are available to earn. Once you hit the max level cap of 40, you will no longer earn points.
Best Talents to Unlock in Hogwarts Legacy
With only 40 Talent Points available and 48 Talents to choose from, selecting which ones to unlock will be entirely about how you wish to play.
However, there are a few that you should definitely unlock no matter the style of Wizard or Witch you are.
Core Talents
- All of Core
- We recommend unlocking the whole of the Core Talent Tree in Hogwarts Legacy. This set of Talents contains some of the most useful abilities in Hogwarts Legacy.
- If you wish to save some points for another tree, you can avoid Protego Expertise and Protego Mastery. This is because Perfect Protego can be difficult to achieve.
Spells Talents
- All of Spells
- Another group of talents we suggest you maximize is those in the spells branch. This set will boost the abilities of the spells you learn in Hogwarts making them more beneficial in battle.
- The Transformation Mastery, in particular, can be very useful as it turns enemies into red explosive barrels which deal high damage when thrown.
Dark Arts Talents
- Blood Curse
- Blood curse will deal damage to all cursed enemies making your attacks more effective.
- Slowing / Disarming / Knockback Curse
- Unlocking these three spells will curse enemies when they are hit with Arresto Momentum, Expelliarmus, and Flipendo.
- Curse Sapper
- Killing enemies who have been cursed will restore some of your health making it easier to survive tough battles.
- Avada Kedavra Mastery
- Striking an enemy with Avada Kedavra will kill all cursed enemies. One downside of this Talent is the spell’s long cooldown.
Stealth Talents
- Human Demiguise
- This Talent will allow you to sprint while using the Disillusionment spell. This is not as useful as some of the other Talents but it will allow you to complete stealth objectives quicker.
Room of Requirement Talents
- Focus Potion Potency
- The Focus Potion Talent will increase the duration of this potion when using spells from the Spell Set. Focus Potions reduce the spell cooldown when active.
Once you have unlocked all the talents you need, make sure you know how to defeat Ranrok in the final boss fight of the game.
Or you can complete side quests in Hogwarts Legacy to level up and get more Talent Points. Check out how to complete these side quests: