Potions are important inHogwarts Legacy, especially the Wiggenweld Potion. These concoctions grant players multiple effects and enhancements that benefit them during combat or even gameplay in general. For example, Edurus Potion gives players a defense buff alongside sturdiness against interruptions, while the Potion that grants Invisibility can conceal its wearer.
At certain points during combat inHogwarts Legacy, drinking a specific Potion can be more important than casting a spell. Players can heal when they’re in critical condition or even use an offensive Potion like Thunderbrew.
Updated on June 06, 2025, by Nahda Nabiilah:Brewing Potions isn’t that hard as long as players have the correct ingredients and the proper facility to make them. Potions are first introduced in the first Potion Class taught by Professor Sharp, an ex-Auror. Upon learning how to make the Wiggenweld and the Edurus Potions, Students are free to purchase other Potion recipes and ingredients from Hogsmeade to experiment in their own Room of Requirement or the Potion Station.
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How To Use Potions In Hogwarts Legacy
To usePotions inHogwarts Legacy, players mustopen the Tool Wheelby holding Tab on PC, L1 on PlayStation, LB on Xbox, or L on Switchand equip the desired Potion.Once equipped,press the same button to use the Potion. Only the Wiggenweld Potion (the healing Potion) is not included in the Tool Wheel and has different mechanics. Players canuse Healing PotioninHogwarts Legacywithout equipping it by pressing G on PC, and the Down button on PlayStation, Xbox,andSwitch.
The Tool Wheel also contains plants that players can use the same way, such as Venomous Tentacula and Mandrake.
How To Unlock Potions In Hogwarts Legacy
Upon startingHogwarts Legacy,players won’t be able to brew or use Potions. Instead, the student will be stuck in a series of main and side quests that introduce them tothe world ofHogwarts Legacy. This changes once Potions Class main quests start to teach players about that mechanic. It doesn’t take long to trigger that quest though, if players are strictly doing main quests, it should take around 20 to 30 minutes to get that quest.
Professor Sharp will teach the class aboutthe importance of Potions, their ingredients, and how to brew them. The moment players brew their first Potion, it will automatically join the Tools Wheel. Players then can immediately tap the Tools Wheel to pick that Potion. After that, the student can buy and brew Potions freely without any restriction.
All Potions in Hogwarts Legacy
Having Plants and Potions inside the Tool Wheel can be effective in many areas, especially during combat. The number of Tools and Potions may not be high in Hogwarts Legacy, but each one of them adds value somewhere during the gameplay. Here are all the currently available Potions:
Effect
Wiggenweld Potion
Aids in healing and restores a bit of the drinker’s health.
Reduces the drinker’s spell cooldown.
Maxima Potion
Increases the drinker’s spell damage for a limited amount of time.
Enhances drinker’s defense by covering them with durable rocky skin.
Invisibility
The drinker turns invisible, causing enemies to lose sight of them.
Thunderbrew
Create a storm around the drinker which will stun and damage nearby enemies.
Felix Felicis
Enhances’ the drinker’s chance of success in their endeavor - specifically, by revealing the locations of large loot chests on the Mini-map for one in-game day.
How To Brew Potions In Hogwarts Legacy
The minimum requirements for brewing Potions inHogwarts Legacyare a Potion Station (Spellcraft) and the necessary ingredients.
How To Get Potion Stations (Spellcraft)
Insidethe Room of Requirement inHogwarts Legacy, cast the Conjuring Spell and place the only available station. If players wish for more pots to brew multiple Potions, head to Tomes and Scrolls in Hogsmeade and purchase any of the three available stations:
Stench of the Dead
Shrivelfig Fruit
Hogwarts Legacyis available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions are currently in development.
