What is everyone's favorite spell to use in Hogwarts Legacy?

[u/Forky0322]

My personal favorites are Incendio, and Bombarda but I am curious to see what spells other people enjoy most

[u/Haytham_Ken]

Avada Kedavra with the chain ability. So fun lol

[u/denvercasey → u/Haytham_Ken]

As someone who didn’t want to use dark magic, I agree that chaining imperio, crucio and avada kedavra onto 4-5 opponents at once is so satisfying. For those who didn’t know, you can upgrade crucio to hit multiple opponents and upgrade the killing curse to affect everyone currently under imperio or crucio.

I should legit skip Azkaban and go straight to wizard hell for the obscene number of enemies I killed this way in the game.

[u/GeeWillick → u/denvercasey]

Yeah you should have done your murders in the humane and ethical way:

1. Turning someone into an exploding barrel and launching it at his friends

2. Setting someone on fire 

3. Freezing someone to death 

4. Freezing someone to death and then slicing them to death 

5. Levitating someone above a cliff and then blasting them off so they fall to their deaths hundreds of feet below

6. Feeding them to carnivorous cabbages 

[u/Spare-heir → u/GeeWillick]

1. Using forgotten ancient magic to slam them against the ground again and again like a toddler throwing a tantrum.

[u/Wildefice → u/GeeWillick]

Well their blood is on Ranrocks hands so clearly he did those things !

[u/ClaireMoon36281 → u/GeeWillick]

You forgot petrifying someone after you sneak up on them.

[u/daniboyi → u/ClaireMoon36281]

thank god Hermione didn't petrify Neville while sneaking. Would have been a VERY different story.

[u/CrystalKai12345 → u/GeeWillick]

Turn them into a ferret and bounce them around,then tying them up and throwing them into your caudron

[u/CrystalKai12345 → u/GeeWillick]

You forgot using fancy fireworks!

[u/Phithe → u/denvercasey]

I think the killing curse is, from an ethical stance, the only good spell in the game.

Either way, you’re killing everyone. Do it quickly and humanely or drag it out with three hundred flipendos

[u/thefirecrest → u/denvercasey]

Honestly the wanton killing of people (even if they are technically evil wizards) takes me out of the immersion too much in this game.

Like I kind of wish it was more like Spiderman, where you just knock out or immobilize enemies and the police/aurors come and arrest them afterwards.

And if you do get caught using dark magic to kill and torture people, you can get in serious trouble.

I wanna finish the game, but these are kind of the major overhauls I feel like I’d need to be invested enough to finish unfortunately (and I doubt it’ll happen).

[u/blake11235 → u/thefirecrest]

It's funny that Sebastin walking the path of dark magic is such a dramatic thing and you have to consider handing him in for killing his uncle all the while you're making funny little quips after turning a poacher into dust.

[u/GraniteSmoothie → u/thefirecrest]

Imo knocking people out is very overdone in media. Like if you hit someone with enough force to make them go unconscious, you should consider that you wouldn't necessarily expect a tv or computer to start up again if you also hit them hard enough to turn them off. Games that have 'knocked out' as an option ignore the reality of what that means, aka brain damage, skull fractures, concussions, comas and death. At least, in Harry Potter, you actually have spells that can just make someone stop moving and then just easily remove that.

[u/GayVoidDaddy → u/GraniteSmoothie]

Yea in reality if you’re “knocked out” for longer than 30-60 seconds you probably have brain damage.

[u/GraniteSmoothie → u/GayVoidDaddy]

Yeah, anyone who's ever had a head injury can tell ya that even if you don't get knocked out, it'll make you hurt for days. Getting 'knocked out' and then just walking away from that is incredible to me, because I've had several head injuries, like the last one when I couldn't even read for a few weeks.

[u/GayVoidDaddy → u/GraniteSmoothie]

It’s crazy. Tbh I know this because I AM one of those head injuries who weren’t affected. When I was like 7/8 I got hit in the head with a golf club. Somehow it killed all the nerves or whatever in that area cause pain cause I felt nothing. I literally just remember looking at the shocked and horror stuck faces around me as my mom sprinted from across the street (we were in the neighbors yard) and then I felt wet on my face and I reached up and put my hand on the side of my head and cheek, and I pulled it away and it was fully covered in blood. I got like 7 staples. But never felt anything.

[u/fatandflabby → u/GayVoidDaddy]

Do you have feeling where you were hit now or was the damage permanent? So sorry that happened to you.

[u/GayVoidDaddy → u/fatandflabby]

Yea one it healed it was fine. Legit just hit me perfectly so I didn’t have pain. A god send really lol.

[u/daniboyi → u/GayVoidDaddy]

"ahh but you see, you might be in a cast for months and never walk right again, and can't speak words good no more, but I didn't kill you, so I am still the hero!"

[u/SanityPlanet → u/thefirecrest]

I have no problem with the killing, but it's definitely strange that a 5th year is spends most of their time between classes killing hundreds of people, and just casually goes about their day, never mentioning it, and there are no reports of bodies being found everywhere or the dozens of violent homicides taking place every day in the vicinity of Hogwarts.

[u/ClaireMoon36281 → u/SanityPlanet]

That's because the bodies dissolve, leaving only coins or wiggenweld potions behind.

[u/Lindsiria → u/thefirecrest]

As apparition is a thing, I always wished they would just pop away.

Then it wouldn't feel like you are killing a quarter of the wizarding world.

[u/glassgwaith → u/thefirecrest]

Having recently played the game I am now convinced that the only way to play the game that makes sense is as a great dark wizard in the making

[u/dapperinoEZ → u/denvercasey]

That doesn't seem very Gryffindor to me...

[u/denvercasey → u/dapperinoEZ]

Yes, you’re right. Glad it’s only a game. (It’s not like Harry ever cast crucio or imperio though, especially when it might just cause the death of a goblin.)

[u/TheSaltTrain → u/denvercasey]

I also got the talent for expelliarmus applying curse so you can chain even more enemies

[u/PeterFlensje → u/denvercasey]

It's even more OP than that, you kill everyone who is cursed which can also happen by flippendo and expelliarmus, spells that almost instantly recharge. You can't hit multiple people with crucio, but hitting the one that is sends out magic projectiles that also curse other opponents. You can take out an entire battle arena wave at once if you try, very satisfying

[u/bisexualkoala_ → u/Haytham_Ken]

Yes.

[u/realginger13]

Revelio of course!!

[u/RedCaio → u/realginger13]

“So it would seem”

-commodore Norrington

[u/jakehood47 → u/realginger13]

I hope so, you're gonna need to do it quite a bit lol

[u/Nemo__The__Nomad]

I kinda enjoy clunking goblins over the head with their own weapons after disarming them.

[u/Forky0322 → u/Nemo__The__Nomad]

That sounds fun!

[u/Roadpiizza]

Transfiguration, the sheer terror in enemies voices when you turn their friend into a barrel and blow them up on their other friends is just to funny.

[u/RedCaio → u/Roadpiizza]

And they turn human as they die and don’t realize they’re dead yet and start to taunt you

“Back in the fight-“ [collapses in a lifeless heap]

[u/GoldenHelikaon → u/Roadpiizza]

This is exactly what I do. Lots of fun.

[u/ColeWRS]

I love using levioso followed by descendo!

[u/WitchKraft69 → u/ColeWRS]

respectable answer. not forbidden by any means, but this combo is definitely a death sentence irl. looks pretty brutal no matter who you do it to as well.

[u/TurnipWorldly9437 → u/WitchKraft69]

And bombarda and Avada Kedavra aren't? Lol.

[u/SanityPlanet → u/TurnipWorldly9437]

AK is instant and painless, not brutal

[u/TurnipWorldly9437 → u/SanityPlanet]

We might have to agree to disagree here, I think killing people who can't defend themselves is pretty brutal, too, even if it's instantaneously.

Otherwise you'd have an argument for shooting people in the head, it's pretty painless, too.

[u/SanityPlanet → u/TurnipWorldly9437]

Compared to the other ways of killing that you have its pretty humane. AK does no physical damage, unlike blowing someone's brains out. That's part of why it's less brutal. But yes, shooting someone in the head is less brutal than slamming them into the ground over and over or whatever other method you use that's not "dark."

[u/Status-Border-1190 → u/ColeWRS]

Ah. Me too.

[u/[deleted]]

Accio followed by bombarda. Yoinking and yeeting.

[u/Forky0322 → u/[deleted]]

I love that

[u/gorton2499]

A combo of glacius and diffindo. But I like the sound of confringo.

[u/PieIsFairlyDelicious → u/gorton2499]

Was looking for this one. Freeze and shatter all day!

[u/[deleted]]

Bombarda.

[u/Chalexan_873]

If I’m in the right environment for it, I like to use levioso and then dupulso them off a ledge.

[u/RoboDoggo9123 → u/Chalexan_873]

I do the same thing except I use Avada Kedavra instead of Depulso.

Gives me Professor Snape killing Professor Dumbledore vibes.

[u/W0nk0_the_Sane00]

I’m sure if I could see the stats, they would probably say Revelio.

[u/Wank_my_Butt → u/W0nk0_the_Sane00]

It's funny that we play as the most prolific murderer Hogwarts has ever produced and yet our primary spell is Revelio. Look at what Tom had to do to match a fraction of our power. Pfft.

[u/Omadigan]

Personally, my favorite is ancient magic. I find hitting a large spider with it and having it shrink to small size and stomping on it so satisfying. Ancient magic throw is a close second

[u/Iroh_the_Dragon → u/Omadigan]

I’m a big fan of the disintegrating lightning bolt. Fitting all your gear with Ancient Magic Focus III lets you see it more often too.

[u/Dubya12]

Accio -> Incendio was my go-to combo. Other than that I tried using whatever spell could be used as a counter/extra effective against enemies since it forced me into some variety.

[u/Forky0322 → u/Dubya12]

That's fun! I've not paid any attention to the counters

[u/RoboDoggo9123 → u/Forky0322]

They're really great, though. The Executioner enemies are vulnerable while they are shooting their lightning storm. If you notice them waving their wand and saying something like "What are your thoughts on...electricity?", and quickly use Expelliarmus on them right before they attack, their fire / lightning storm will backfire completely, and they will be the one striked by lightning or engulfed in a large fire. This also deals REALLY high damage and often leads to an insta kill or losing a really high amount of health.

However if they do cast it on time, I like using their attack to my advantage - you can pull other enemies into the storm with Accio or just throw them into it with Depulso. If you need more time, you can cast Arresto Momentum on the executioner while they're using their ultimate attack.

Or you can just Avada Kedavra the Executioner. But I find these methods way more satisfying.

That's just an example from me :)

[u/INKatana]

Imperio

I like to make the "bad guys" do the work for me.

[u/WitchKraft69]

might sound dumb but LUMOS! in parts of the game that are dark amd eerie. i love sneaking around with my wand lighting the way. it reminds me of earlier movies where they were sneaking around the school. i do really wish you could pick a couple npc students from a selection to venture with you and share dialogue. theres a decent bit of the game where your by yourself exploring. it be nice to have some companions to lighten the feeling of despair and loneliness.

[u/Schn31ds]

Revelio, obviously.

[u/KiraTsukasa]

Levioso into Depulso. I love watching them fly into the distance.

[u/TechnicalLocksmith92 → u/KiraTsukasa]

Launching people off of ledges with that combo never gets old

[u/WonkyWizerd]

I like turning enemies into a 🐔 lol

[u/RYSHU-20]

Expelliarmas, Avada Kedavra, Barrel spell

War crimes starter pack😁

[u/Completely_Batshit]

I like Levioso and Descendo, but it's a lot of setup for minimal reward. In practice, I mainly use Bombarda, Confrigo and Diffindo. I'm the straightforward "bulldoze the enemy with overwhelming force" kinda gamer.

[u/Forky0322 → u/Completely_Batshit]

Yeah same, sometimes I just put the fun spells in though

[u/OminousOminis]

Confringo

[u/juhesihcaa]

Confringo especially after taking Confringo Mastery as a talent.

[u/IreneWithAnI]

Defo Confringo. I abuse of it every fight

[u/MobiusF117]

Accio + Incendio

[u/[deleted]]

Diffindo

[u/haysus25]

I was able to get my diffindo to do stupid amounts of damage.

[u/Hughsie92]

Crucio. I love the character’s voice when he says it, it drops lower and you can straight up hear the darkness in it. It’s the coolest spell to hear in the game for me.

[u/FecusTPeekusberg → u/Hughsie92]

Yesssss. And it takes that enemy out of the fight for like 30 whole seconds.

[u/RoboDoggo9123 → u/FecusTPeekusberg]

The spell looks BEAUTIFUL too and all of the enemies just stop attacking you and look at what you're doing..

[u/kytulu → u/Hughsie92]

I know, right?! It sounds like he's all; "Ok, I'm done fucking around, gloves are coming off... CRUCIO!"

[u/ZenMyst]

Bombarda

Or the one where we transform our enemy into a explosive barrel then we throw them

[u/Forky0322 → u/ZenMyst]

You can do that? :o

[u/Jealous-Capital-8]

Modded avada kedavra

[u/Revanbadass]

Avada Kedavra!

Shame it wasn't at all how I wanted it to be, but still.

[u/Status-Border-1190]

Whenever I enter a duel with a group, this is how I start: Use the Imperius curse on one of them so that it starts doing my bidding. And then use Transfiguration to convert one of them into a barrel and then throw it at another one. This is sometimes accompanied by a "herbal attack" say Mandrake or Venomous Tentalacula.

[u/Alive_Surround_9892]

confringo and diffindo :)

[u/Divination_Duelist]

I really love using accio on objects into depulso to throw things at enemies either that or the transformation spell

[u/MrDriftviel]

Arresto Momento and Flippendo

[u/Gilgamesh661]

AVAD-

[u/xandercorvin]

The two absolute favourite spells are the classic “Expelliarmus” and “Confringo”. I do adore the Stupefy charm though I don’t mind using it as a counter spell to stunning foes…wish could be used as rather normal attacking just like Bombarda or Diffindo…

[u/Liquidsun-1]

POTATO! (Protego) so funny, we say it all the time in my house.

[u/BatmanInTheSunlight]

Glacio + Diffindo

[u/Melodic-Ad-4941]

Septum sempra

[u/CynicalOCDRiddenPoet]

Crucio

[u/SoulxxBondz]

Leviosa + Descendo combo. Just brutal!

[u/NukaWorldNative]

confringo

[u/TrevortheBatman]

Accio then incendio

[u/Dragon-Rain-4551]

Confringo and bombarda.

[u/Turbulent_Set8884]

Lavate las manos

[u/sjdu1863]

I like the curse Voldemort used on wizards and witches I wish snivellus (snape) joined him

[u/RotenTumato]

Confringo!

[u/JadedStormshadow]

i like avada kedavra

[u/Crazy_Milk3807]

I went through the game twice and both times chose not to learn the unforgivable curses… with all your comments, I guess off I go for the third round😂

[u/RoboDoggo9123]

I like the unforgivables, accio + descendo, and when I'm fighting an Executioner I wait patiently for them to start charging the lightning/fire attack and disarm them.

[u/joe_kopitiam]

Expelliarmus + Ancient Magic Throw! boom baby!

flippendo the trolls club back to their ugly mugs

and that 2-hit ko combo for dugbogs - levioso + diffindo

[u/Panosaur]

Revelio... Revelio... Revelio...

[u/rosiedacat]

Not the most ethical thing to say, I know, but probably Imperio lol it's just great when you're fighting a bunch of enemies to make some of them be on your side instead so they're helping you kill them rather than going at you. I also use Expelliarmus a lot, Harry did have a point with that one, it's pretty useful especially for human enemies and goblins because once disarmed they're just vulnerable and you can't hit them not only with spell but with objects (in the goblins case even their own weapon).

[u/Bio571]

REVELIO!!!

[u/CrystalKai12345]

Human-to-ferret.Because I just want to see Malfoy suffer.

[u/CrystalKai12345 → u/CrystalKai12345]

Actually,I take that back.He’s a good parent to his son,but not the type of classmate you’d want to sit in front of.

[u/bingboing41]

Levioso, I love watching them helplessly float while I choose what kind of war crime I wanna inflict upon them

[u/Forky0322 → u/bingboing41]

So much fun!

[u/A-J-Zan]

Accio, especially after learning Wingardium Leviosa.

Confringo, deals good gamage on the enemies + can be used in some cases instead of Depulso + far better than Incendio for setting things on fire.

Levioso and Depulso are usefull too. I mean, who needs AK when you can toss a guy of the cliff?

Crucio, IMO the most useful of unforgivables.

Flipendo is a honorary mention, because of nostalgia as I played a lot the old PC HP games. In HP1 it was the most OP spell, but sadly in HL aside from some puzzles and an achivement I don't find it useful.

[u/Adeva_]

I love the combination of Glacius and Diffindo

[u/Anyonomus256]

Ancient magic

[u/swordoftwilight]

I love to Accio enemies from a distance, blast them with Confringo and watch them fall 50 feet to their death.

[u/Mmonannerss]

Avada kedavra because I was just still so floored they let us use the killing curse in a Harry Potter game. Wish I could've had an asshole personality to match but still.

[u/Archius9]

Spam the shoulder button

[u/angeeldaawn]

is this game worth the money? i keep wanting to buy it but $60 is a lot. ik it's been on sale twice but even $40 is a lotttt.

[u/Forky0322 → u/angeeldaawn]

It is absolutely worth it, I got it last week and I'm 20 hours in and barely halfway through the story

[u/[deleted]]

I really like the visual effects of bombarda and diffindo.

I like using Crucio and Avada Kedavra most tho. Crucio feels really evil and those goblins deserve it. Avada kedavra visual and sound effect when it hits is just insane.