This is a comprehensive guide detailing a way of getting all achievements in Hogwarts Legacy. If you have never played this game or are just hunting for achievements, this guide will show you how to get them all.
Frequently asked questions - is there any missable content in Hogwarts Legacy?
Q: Are there any achievements that can be missed after completing the story / specific task?
A: No, all achievements can be easily obtained after completing the main story in free-roam without fear to skip any achievement. Even this would be easier because you will have access to all spells which are necessary for many puzzles. Achievements #2-5 are an exception. you need to create a new game, but this can be completed quickly enough.
Q: Can I change my house or character in the current playthrough?
A: No.
Q: The game has any type of missable content?
A: Yes, 3 unforgivable curses. You can study them during Sebastian's side quest and you must choose specific dialogues, but these 3 spells are not required for any achievement, so if you want to play for a good wizard or witch - just do not learn them. Some areas can’t be revisited after the story but those don’t contain collectibles. All collectibles are in areas that can be revisited.
Q: Does difficulty affect achievements?
A: No, you can do everything on the easiest difficulty “Story”.
Q: How long does it take to get 100% completion?
A: ~80 hours if you do not skip cutscenes and do not speedrun.
Hidden Achivements (21) - story related
1. The Sort Who Makes an Entrance - Complete the introduction and finish the Sorting Ceremony.
2. The Wise Owl - Find the Map Chamber as a Ravenclaw.
3. The Toast of the Town - Find the Map Chamber as a Slytherin.
4. The Auror's Apprentice - Find the Map Chamber as a Hufflepuff.
5. The Gryffindor in the Graveyard - Find the Map Chamber as a Gryffindor.
NOTE: Achievements #2, 3, 4 and 5 are the only achievements that require starting a new game. Every achievement unlocks during Main Quest #18: Jackdaw’s Rest. So you get one achievement with your first playthrough, but to unlock other achievements, you have to start a game 3 additional times and finish Main Quest: Jackdaw’s Rest each time. Unfortunately, you can't save your game manually during the tutorial with Professor Rig, but you still can skip some cinematics by holding RMB to save time.
6. First Class Student - Attend your first class.
7. Troll with the Punches - Survive the troll attack on Hogsmeade.
8. That's a Keeper - Meet Charles Rookwood in the Map Chamber.
9. Rising From the Ashes - Rescue the phoenix.
10. Grappling with a Graphorn - Subdue the Lord of the Shore.
11. A Keen Sense of Spell - Invoke Ancient Magic for the first time.
12. The Defender of Dragons - Save a dragon.
13. The Hallowed Hero - Wield a Deathly Hallow.
14. The Hero of Hogwarts - Defeat Ranrok.
15. The Seeker of Knowledge - Win the House Cup.
16. The One Who Mastered Memories - View all Pensieve memories.
17. Coasting Along - Visit Poidsear Coast.
18. The Avenging Gazelle - Complete Natsai Onai's relationship line.
19. Beast Friends - Complete Poppy Sweeting's relationship line.
20. A Sallow Grave - Complete Sebastian Sallow's relationship line.
21. Flight the Good Flight - Beat Imelda's time in all broom races.
~The game has only 3 broom races.
Common achivements (24)
22. Followed the Butterflies - Follow butterflies to a treasure.
Butterflies appear on the map as a white butterfly icon when you get close to them. Unlike other collectibles, these do not stay marked on the map after discovering them. They only show up again when you get close. They are in fixed locations and many of them exist. After finding butterflies, follow them until they stop at one spot to fly in circles. Then use Revelio to reveal a collection chest. Open it to get a collection item and this achievement.
23. Room with a View - Reach the highest point in the castle, the Headmaster's upper study.
24. Spilled Milk - Use Flipendo ten times – to tip one cow or several.
25. Loom for Improvement - Upgrade a piece of gear.
26. Third Time's a Charm - Upgrade a piece of gear 3 times.
27. The Root of the Problem - Stun 10 different enemies using a Mandrake.
Mandrake is a type of combat plant that you can use in battle. It creates a loud cry that stuns nearby enemies. Buy the “Mandrake Seed” from Shop: Dogweed and Deathcap in the north of Hogsmeade (mushroom icon on the map). It costs 800 money. You can then plant these seeds infinitely at no cost and they take 10 minutes to grow Mandrakes for harvest.
28. The Ends Petrify the Means - Defeat a total of fifty enemies using Petrificus Totalus.
First complete Main Quest: Secrets of the Restricted Section to unlock two spells required for this achievement: Disillusionment and Petrificus Totalus. The first one makes you invisible so you can sneak up on enemies from behind and press and cast Petrificus Totalus to "backstab" them. Do this a total of 50 times while being invisible to unlock the achievement.
29. Raising Expectations - Reach a combo of 100.
Keep attacking to raise hits amount quickly and dodge or block incoming attacks when the button prompt is displayed. Reach 100 hits to unlock the achievement. On low difficulty, the enemies might die too fast so it’s better to raise the difficulty level and make them stronger.
30. The Nature of the Beast - Breed every type of beast.
~The game has 12 types of beasts.
31. Going Through the Potions - Brew every type of potion.
~The game has 6 potions.
32. Put Down Roots - Grow every type of plant.
~The game has 8 plants.
33. Floo Around the World - Unlock all Floo Flames.
~The game has 83 flames.
34. Rise to the Challenges - Defeat enemies in all battle arenas.
~The game has 2 arenas.
35. Merlin's Beard! - Complete all Merlin Trials.
~The game has 95 trials.
36. The Intrepid Explorer - Discover all cairn dungeons.
~The game has 5 dungeons.
37. Demiguise Dread - Find all Demiguise statues.
~The game has 33 statues.
38. Finishing Touches - Use Ancient Magic on every enemy in the game.
~you must have used Ancient Magic on 34/69 enemy types. Even though the trophy description says “all” are required, the trophy tracker only requires 34 but there are really 69 enemies. The unique/missable enemies aren’t needed for it. For example, Death Trolls or Death’s Dark Mongrels that only appear during a specific story section don’t increase the counter and aren’t needed.
39. The Good Samaritan - Complete all side quests.
~The game has 603 collectible items.
40. Challenge Accepted - Complete all tiers of a challenge.
41. Collector's Edition - Complete all collections.
~The game has 603 collectible items:
- 150 Revelio Pages
- 140 Conjurations
- 89 Appearances
- 75 Traits
- 69 Enemies
- 42 Wand Handles
- 16 Ingredients
- 13 Brooms
- 13 Beasts
- 10 Tools
42. The Spell Master - Learn all spells.
~The game has 34 spells, however, the 3 Unforgivable Curses are not needed.
43. A Talent for Spending - Spend 5 Talent Points.
44. Savvy Spender - Spend all Talent Points.
Reach maximum Level 40. Levels 1-4 don’t give a point and levels 5-40 give one point each, for 36 points total. As soon as you spend them all achievements should unlock.
45. A Forte for Achievement - Reach Level 40.
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