OneHogwarts Legacyplayer has recently experienced a bug that causes Lumos, the wand-lighting charm, to instead be listed as a damage-dealing spell in the game’s HUD. Lumos is a well-known spell among fans of theHarry Potterfranchise, but inHogwarts Legacy, as well as the books and movies, its use is as little more than a magical flashlight.
Lumos is introduced toHogwarts Legacyplayers very early, being taught in the game’s tutorial section as a way of lighting the path ahead on the way to Hogwarts Castle. While players haveuncovered secret uses for Lumos, it certainly doesn’t belong in the game’s Damage Spell category, which is denoted by a red border around the spell icon and includes spells that players can use to attack enemies directly, like the fiery Incendio or the air-slashing Diffindo.
However, that is how it showed up on the HUD of one player, Reddit user Rub_Remarkable, after they reportedly switched their easily accessible spell sets too quickly.Hogwarts Legacyinitially only allows the player to preset four spells for quick use in a four-square grid, mapped to the four main buttons on the face of a controller, but the player canunlock more spell setsby spending the Talent Points they’ve acquired throughout the game. According to the Reddit user, the bottom spot (A on Xbox or X on PlayStation) had been mapped to a damage spell in another group of spell slots, and the red border denoting an attack spell seemed to carry over to the new group of spells, giving the illusion that Lumos could be used offensively.
Some Players Want To Attack with Lumos
While the display of Lumos as a Damage Spell was an obvious glitch, others responding to the post have questioned whether the spell could be used to legitimately attackHogwarts Legacy’s hardest enemies. While there is no way to increase the power of Lumos in the game, one person suggested that it should be able to receive upgrades. Several commented that it could see a new use as an in-combat support spell, allowing the player to blind enemies, while one even suggested that at a high enough level, the intense light should be enough to cause burn damage.
As it stands, Lumos' only obvious utility is to allow players to see better in the dark. That’s not the spell’s only in-game use, however, as one player has discovered a way touse Lumos to make finding Field Guide pages easier, so perhaps enterprising players will continue to find creative ways to make better use of the wand-lighting charm.
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Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you’re able to take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.Explore an Open WorldThe wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to beLearn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World AdventureExperience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.
