Potions recipes can be found by Hogwarts Legacy players as they continue their wizarding journey, providing boosts during every combat encounter if the right ingredients were used to craft these items beforehand at the Potion Station in the Room of Requirement. While a couple of these recipes are unlocked through simple story progression, other concoction lists are only available for purchase in shops such as J. Pippin's Potions in Hogsmeade. However, except for one potion that can only be received by players who purchased the Deluxe Edition of Hogwarts Legacy, none of the other recipes are inaccessible and can be easily unlocked even when the narrative concludes.
There are seven potion recipes in total that players are capable of collecting as they adventure around Hogwarts Legacy's iconic locations. Many of the ingredients for these potions are found both in the open world, collected from bushes or the shores of lakes, and on fallen enemies whose loot corresponds to a specific recipe. Due to the myriad of positive benefits each of these potions provides, players are encouraged to explore as much of the Hogwarts and Hogsmeade map as possible to collect ingredients wherever they might be found.
All Potion Recipes in Hogwarts Legacy
Potion |
Ingredient Recipe |
Boost/Effect |
How to Unlock |
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Aids in healing and restores a bit of health (15 second brew time). |
Players get this recipe automatically after the main story quest, "Potions Class." |
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Boosts the player's defense with a cover of rocky skin (30s brew time). |
Players get this recipe automatically after the main story quest, "Potions Class." |
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Increases the drinker's spell damage for a limited time (30s brew time). |
The recipe can be bought from J. Pippin's Potion shop (cost: 500 Galleons). |
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Invisibility Potion |
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Enemies lose sight of the drinker as they turn invisible and cannot locate them for a time (1 minute brew time). |
The recipe can be bought from J. Pippin's Potion shop (cost: 800 Galleons). |
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Players have reduced cooldown on their spells when drinking this potion (1 minute brew time). |
The recipe can be bought from J. Pippin's Potion shop (cost: 1,200 Galleons). |
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Thunderbrew Potion |
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A small storm centered around the drinker appears that stuns and damages nearby enemies for a certain amount of time (1 min 30s brew time). |
The recipe can be bought from J. Pippin's Potion shop (cost: 1,200 Galleons). |
Felix Felicis Potion |
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Enhances the player's chance of success by revealing the locations of large loot chests on their map for 1 in-game day (1 min brew time). |
Received when players purchase the Deluxe Edition of Hogwarts Legacy. |
It should be noted that players looking to earn the "Going Through the Potions" achievement do not have to make the Felix Felicis recipe to accomplish their goal. The requirements for this collection acknowledgment only include the potion recipes seen in the base version of the game. Potion ingredients in Hogwarts Legacy are essential to making these recipes, and players who pay attention to quests are more than able to find everything they need to craft these special items to take advantage of their boosts as fights get harder in the story.
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