When you level up in Hogwarts Legacy, you get Talent points. You can use these points to power up existing spells and abilities.

Each of the Talent points can go in any one of the following Talent trees:

• Spells
• Dark Arts
• Core
• Stealth
• Room of Requirement

As long as you hit the level requirement, you can allocate Talent points anywhere you please among the five trees.

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Here’s a breakdown of all the Talent trees and their skills, along with the level requirement needed to allocate points onto.

Keep in mind that there’s no way to respec points, so think carefully about where you’re allocating them. If you need help, we have a few suggestions after the list.

Spells

Level 5

• Incendio Mastery: casting Incendio unleashes a ring of flame around you.
• Accio Mastery (Recommended): enemies near a target summoned by Accio are also pulled to you.
• Levioso Mastery: enemies near a target levitated by Levioso are also levitated.
• Confringo Mastery (Recommended): Confringo impacts produce fiery bolts that seek enemy targets.
• Depulso Mastery: casting Depulso releases an additional blast directly around you.
• Diffindo Mastery: Diffindo casts slices through impacted enemies to strike additional targets.

Level 16

• Bombarda Mastery: Bombarda causes an explosive blast with a massive area of effect.
• Descendo Mastery (Recommended): 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.

Level 22

• Transformation Mastery: enemies struck with the Transformation spell transform into explosive objects.

Dark Arts

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.
• Disarming Curse: Expelliarmus has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
• Knockback Curse: Flipendo has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.

Level 16

• Enduring Curse: a cursed effect remains on an enemy for a longer period of time.
• Slowing Curse: Arresto Momentum has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
• Imperio Mastery: an enemy under your control with Imperio curses other targets with each successful strike.
• Crucio Mastery: striking an enemy cursed by Crucio releases a projectile that curses a nearby enemy.

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 (Recommended for first-timers)

Level 5

• Ancient Magic Throw Expertise: Ancient Magic Throw catches and throws disarmed enemy weapons.
• Basic Cast Mastery (Recommended): Basic Cast impacts reduce spell cooldowns.
• Protego Absorption (Recommended): successful Protego blocks will contribute to the Ancient Magic meter. Perfect Protego blocks contribute even more.
• Swift (Recommended): holding down dodge allows you to vanish quickly and reappear nearby.
• Spell Knowledge I: a new Spell Set is added. Hold the right trigger and tap the d-pad on a controller or use the mouse wheel to swap to an unlocked Spell set.
• Spell Knowledge II: a new Spell Set is added. Hold the right trigger and tap the d-pad on a controller or use the mouse wheel to swap to an unlocked Spell set.
• Wiggenweld Potency I (Recommended): Wiggenweld heals you to a greater effect.

Level 16

• Spell Knowledge III: a new Spell Set is added. Hold the right trigger and tap the d-pad on a controller or use the mouse wheel to swap to an unlocked Spell set.
• Revelio Mastery: increases the range of Revelio.
• Basic Cast Airborne Absorption: Basic Cast impacts on airborne enemies contribute more to the Ancient Magic meter.
• Protego Expertise: blocking a spell with Perfect Protego will send two projectiles back at enemies.
• Evasion Absorption: successfully evading an unblockable attack with dodge contributes to the Ancient Magic meter.
• Stupefy Mastery: enemies struck with Stupefy remain stunned for a longer period of time.
• Wiggenweld Potency II: Wiggenweld heals you to a greater effect.

Level 22

• Stupefy Expertise: Stupefy deals direct damage on impact.
• Protego Mastery: Perfect Protego releases a damaging blast that breaks enemy shields.

Stealth

Level 5

• Sense of Secrecy I: enemies’ ability to detect you is reduced.
• Human Demiguise: allows you to sprint while using Disillusionment.

Level 16

• Sense of Secrecy II: enemies’ ability to detect you is reduced.

Level 22

• Petrificus Totalus Mastery: Petrificus Totalus emanates an area of effect that can impact nearby enemies.

Room of Requirement

Level 5

• Edurus Potion Potency: Edurus Potion makes you invulnerable and deflects projectile attacks back to enemies.
• Fertiliser: for each Chineses 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.

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.

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.

Best Hogwarts Legacy Talents

If you love fighting and like the Unforgiveable Curses route, go for the Dark Arts tree and also the Core tree to reduce cooldown for certain spells. Don’t bother with the stealth talent points if you plan on fighting a lot out in the open-world. Our top picks so far include:

• Confringo Mastery
• Protego Absorption
• Wiggenweld Potency I
• Basic Cast Mastery

At least that’s our experience; your playstyle may differ.