Hogwarts Legacy - All Spells Ranked, Tier List (After Playing 200+ Hours)

I believe you're ignoring spells when used in combination. Glacius and diffindo are basically insta-kill for most non-boss enemies. But, mostly, you underestimate the power of the curse mechanic. Upgraded, Crucio and Avada Kedavra together just straight up break the game. Just cast Crucio on an enemy, shoot them a couple of times until basically the entire enemy group is cursed, then cast AK and basically you've already won nearly any encounter. And, honestly, nearly all spells can be S tier if you know how/when to use them.

Wingardium Leviosa has a use as a spell on its own - it can be used while stealthed to levitate objects above enemy heads and drop it on them, killing them from far away and remaining undetected. It's super fun.

Glacius is easy S tier. Its Crowd Control like most yellow/purple spells. But also greatly increases dmg from dessendo and stuff.

Hey, Potions only hide you for a few seconds. This spell is absolutely game changing if used properly. Also have you tried using potions when you are about to been seen? It's crazy you are right in front and it hides you even though the detection is almost full

Great list but I definitely think Confringo deserves an A. Its great for many things and love it's range.

Confringo should have been ranked higher considering that it is the first long range spell you get that does more damage and is really good early game (and it looks and sounds epic!)

I like Confringo because it is versatile, it can damage Inferius, useful in solving puzzle especially merlin trial due to its super long range , burn vine, blow obstacle and stealth triple kill( the extra projectile is quite powerful when you have 6 concentration III ).

Glacius and Confringo are a great combination spell, it does a ton of damage when Glacius is cast then followed by Confringo or bombada, the instant freeze then flames does a ton of damage.

Crucio is S tier simply because it has the best casting animation.

I think Crucio should be S tier cause it’s skill spreads curse so easily and breaks shields. But other than that good tier list 👍

You have to consider combos, many spells are trash alone but OP when used in combos, take glacius as an example. Upgraded flipendo-glacius-diffindo-bombarda is an extremely strong combo against small enemies and trolls. Also you took combos into consideration on some spells but not on other ones.

I really thought there was only a few ways of playing this game, but based on how wildly different our rankings of combat spells are, clearly I was mistaken

Descendo and Glacio are combo spells. Glacio to Diffendo/Bombarda deals massive damage. Accio to Depulso to Descendo deals massive fall damage. Its Arresto Momentum that I'm not sure what it combos with. If you're just looking for a curse spreader, Flippendo is better because its easier to spam.

My default set up is Confringo plus the three unforgivables.
Confringo is versatile and has multiple uses in both combat and problem solving (plus good range and a fairly quick cooldown with upgrades).
Imperio is useful when applied to the strongest enemy (Acromantula or Troll), spreading curses around as the big one attacks and slaughters others.
Crucio spreads curses through the crowd of enemies like butter over toast (combines well with Confringo too, as its fire balls hit multiple enemies and can thus spread curses from multiple enemies).
Avada Kedavra then one shots all enemies when they are all cursed, which they tend to be after using the other three correctly.
I've found this combination can be so good it's anticlimactic (big group of enemies that is supposed to be difficult gets destroyed all at once in a few seconds with the right target choice and attack order). This set up made the Rookwood final encounter embarrassingly quick/easy for me. Mostly enjoy it though, in all honesty, because it feels like a natural default dark arts build.

I’d argue that Crucio can be an S tier spell when using it to spread curses for the AK spell.

Aresto momentum also allows you to cast petrificus totalis on a single enemy. So for me this is an s tier spell given that it has an instant kill mechanic builtin.

Accio-glacius-incendio-deffindo
Glacius should always be used to buff incendio because it does the most damage, because of the short range you want to pull enemies in with accio first. If the enemy is still standing finish them off with second strongest spell diffindo.

Levioso is useful for the frogs, when the frog is attacking using its tongue, use levioso then use diffino for instant kill

Crucio is beyond S tier, combined with either Avada Kedavra or the upgraded transformation spell ill can kill groups of enemies in seconds no matter how big or small

When large spiders have their fangs stuck after decendo, use levioso to tear then apart. Akin to the smaller spiders when you cast levioso as they burrow.

One of my favourite things to do in this game is find an ashwinder near a ledge, cast levioso then depulso, and watch them fly into space and take 20,000 damage 👌👌👌

Defendo should be A tier not B. It does the highest single target damage in game. I also believe the Room of Requirement and Beast spells shouldn't be required to slot. With three pet and three room abilities they take up 1.5 sheets. If you take the extra three sheets for spells, and you should, it leaves 2.5 available for other spells.

Man flipendo I think is such a slept on spell. I always run it with the three unfogivables. First in use impirio on the strongest enemy I c, then use crucio on anyone with a shield. I use flipendo to instantly curse any purple shield enemy then swap spell bars and use arresto momentum and exapeliarmus for the same reason. Then swap back and spam flipendo on anything that isn’t cursed yet due to its dummy fast refresh. Then shoot em with the AK 😂

Wingardium and Lumos are quite underrated IMO
With the former you can literally smack a target around infinitely with an environmental object to deal damage and break shields iirc.
Lumos combines ridiculously well with the Focus Potion upgrade so that you can shorten the cooldown of the 3 other spells in your spell set

Great list gotta disagree on diffindo tho. If you use glacius and then diffindo it actually does the highest possible two spell damage (except for two damage spells). And by freezing one enemy and then using your dash to get the right angle I’ve been able to hit the second slice pretty often so if you can pull that off the talent point is well invested there as well

Expelliarmus combod with ancient magic throw has been carrying me hard

you want a fun combo? using their perks, use the following, flippendo, glacius, and descendo. doing this will curse and rise the enemy in the air, glacius will freeze the enemy and make the next bit of damage hit harder and explode some ice upon damage deal, and decendo will deal the damage as it brings the enemy to the ground while also dealing extra explosive damage from the perk as the enemy hits the ground. this is great to use on enemies that can be CC'ed, and if you want to add insult to injury, cast a casual bombarda after descendo, just as an extra fuck you

I prefer confringo over incendio. Actually I would give it an A. It has the range, it can jump to other enemies and only flame can cause damage to anything. Could be my fighting style but I always get caught off guard with the vey short range of incendio.

I enjoyed this. And ill take your advice. Your combinations are sick. Keep it up. U make it like a movie

Every skill needs to be upgraded here. Crucio to break shields and combo w aveda kevedra. Imperio is obvious. Transform basically gives you 2 free kills. Stack concentration 3 on all gear, then use all red skills for your second setup. Spam those until your green skills cooldown. Rinse and repeat. Easy mode. Use that plus maximus potion and focus and you’re on god mode.

My setup is the three unforgivables plus transfiguration. It allows me to do massive damage and break shield charms.

Descendo causes damage though, if you upgrade it at least. Not just the enemies around it either.

Avada Kadavra doesn't work on inferi. If you use a focus potion you can cast crucio twice and have projectiles bounce off each other, dealing massive damage.

I like using Glacius to freeze enemies and then walking up to them and casting petrificus totalis.

Agree to 99% beside I would switch Glacius with Aresto momento. Glacius and diffindo is my go to one shot combo.

i think crucio with unlocked talent should be s tier when paired with avada kedavra because you mark a lot of enemies with curse then kill all of them at once with avada kedavra.

Hi swany, i wonder if we could have a video on which talents NOT to bother with. I saw the message when i unlocked the talents tree that they are limited, so it would be cool to know which ones not to bother with (rather than which ones are the best). Thanks!

Descendo, Glacius and Flipendo are severely underrated imo. The combo potential you have with
Flipendo>Glacius>Descendo or
Flipendo>Descendo>Galicia>Diffendo
Basically guarantees a one shot on most enemies given you can stack unforgivable 3 which boosts the damage from the curse Flipendo applies.
Also please respect Crucio bro, it’s legit the spell that makes Avada Kedavra hit its peak, it also damn near gives you two Avada Kedavra’s when paired with Unforgivable 3, Transformation trait to make exploding barrels and the talent that shares damage between all cursed enemies so you can throw an exploding barrel at one enemy and pretty much kill all the cursed ones along with it or damn near close to killing them all.

I hope they add more spells throughout the time.

b..but flipendo is THE forgivable troll counter.. instead of blocking the last hit that slams the ground, dodge it, hit it with flippendo and that's a good chunk of their health gone and then they are still opened up for additional damage. I suppose if you have no qualms about using the unforgivables and their curse mechanic those easily outrank it in countering anything..
I've read that avada actually doesn't work against inferi, so teensy downside there, if held true.
Another note, while I too like the transformation spell, it has a fairly long cooldown compared to other spells, which I'd have liked to see in consideration.
I personally enjoy confringo over incendio for it's range. Too often I've tried to light up an enemy or a riddle piece only to have it puff into thin air.

interesting to see other ppls preferences in spells. I don't even bother using incindio. its range is crap and its aoe is fine if you let ppl get close. but i preferred confringio way better.

Crucio is S tier, because of how well it works with Avadakedavra.

I don‘t like imperio to not work proper in stealth. Would be so cool if the enemies would not heal themselves afterwards

This list is highly personal, some spells are definetly S tier without any doubt, but other than that I would denitley not rank spells like you.
I love confringo, glacius, descendo and difindo, I would rank them as A tier without a doubt. But as I said, it's highly personnal.

Glacious diffindo = insta kill to all rank and file. Highest damage number without stacks was 10k.

I use Concentration III trait on all my gear so I can use any spell I want. It's fun to Role play as different fictional characters using limited or specific element spells. Fun game

For my play style, incendio is next to useless. I just just use the upgraded version for oh crap moments. It’s at best c tier. The ranged version is vastly superior.

Flipendo is essential when fighting trolls and those large frogs 😊

Solid list in my opinion 👌

Glacius combined with Diffindo insta kills a ton of enemies by shattering them

This feels more like a tutorial of what spells do rather than finding the most accurate tier list.
No Damage # comparisons or cooldown comparisons for general use.
Example being Upgraded Confringo deals more damage than Bombarda. When factoring in its new AOE Damage.
If you factor in Confringo's 10 second cooldown vs Bombarda's 15 second cooldown. Does Bombarda really belong 2 tiers above Confringo?
Now you could chain combo Upgraded Bombarda from Upgraded Accio, but wouldn't Incedio at 8 second cooldown be better DPS in the long run? Since you wont have to wait for Bombarda to be off cooldown when wanting to chain it a second time.
Since Accio is also an 8 second cooldown if I recall correctly.
Not to discredit Bombarda, Its better than both Confingo/ Icedio in other ways. Just displaying that there's more layers for all the spells. That could have been factored in.

The most powerful strategy is to max upgrade the mandrake and just kill everyone instantly

You are crazy.. Glacius and deffindo in combo can kill lots of low level enemy... "A" for both of them :)

Disillusionment, by your ranking, should S Tier. You said you weren't taking potions into account. If that's the case, then Disullisionment is a must have spell to pass certain key, main line quests. Thus S tier as you can't progress without it. If you are going to include potions, then you need to include all things that affect a spells utility, which means it is still S Tier because of PT.

i found out a couple pf days ago that glacius with diffindo makes the best offense combo in the game

Achio is a must for me. “Get Over Here” in Scorpion’s voice

I think you were a little generous with crucio. It’s a B tier imo cause it does little damage. You have to upgrade it, then it’s pretty much there to spread curses to set up the avera kedevra massacre. On its own without upgrades, the spell is kinda bad

Levioso overrated as in combat accio does exactly the same only it pulls enemies as well so I for example after like 10th level haven't use it once in a combat
Edit: Also so many other spells like aresto momentum, flipendo, said accio that lift your enemies of the ground if you for example want to increase your descendo damage

Question, does the talent enduring curse make impero's mind control duration last longer?

I would love a 30 hours dlc with more spells but doubt it's going to happen barely any dev makes lon dlc unless its cd projects with the witcher

Crucio, a couple taps with basic cast to spread curse to all and then killing curse. Now the whole wave is dead

I didn't even know Lumos works against Devil's snare, I just kept spamming incendio.

You forget when you imperio someone you can basically spam petrificus totalus like ur invisible
Imperio is my favourite spell
I just hit troll with it and troll clean all of the goblins

I dont agree with you about Crusio , Insendio and Aresto momentom. I think Insedio is 1 of the most useless spells in the game due to range. Considering that most of the times you are outnumbered - the best strategy is to use dauge between cooldowns and fight at range. That is how beat the game. Aresto momentom is just nerfed Crusio. The difference is that Crusio does the same thing - it pulls a unit out of the fight but it has a few chaviats:
1. It goes true shields and brakes them which most light side spells cant
2. It does damage overtime which is a bonus and if you kill someone while its still active - it heals you
3. It does curse stack on a lot of units. All you need to do is cast Crusio and hit the guy a couple of times , the auto AOE blasts will curse everybody else (while Aresto M only does 1 guy). Then you press Avada Kadavra and you kill an entire stack. Its the most powerfull combo in the game.
Aresto Momentom is only usefull if you role play light side only.

Diffindo easy S - high dmg + long rangen
Glacius S - breaking yellow shields + dmg buff + stun
Incendio easy A - highest dmg spell in the game
Flippendo A - fast curse + break purple shields + easy stun and juggle
Arresto Momentum not higher than B - bad glacius

Flip spell can knock troll club into their face after blocking their slam attack

Glacius then diffindo is a good combo, the upgrade for diffindo is a waste tho.

Not sure why disillusion spell is c and expelliarmus at A, it literally has only 1 use and its disarm whilst disillusion can wipe entire camps with petrificus totalus which is the only thing you can do combat wise u can use it go get away and regen for free

For me crucio is easy S bcs when you up crucio and avada you can easy kill all group enemys

Also, Expelliarmus is not A Tier. You'd be better off with a damage dealing spell. Why? Because defense is super easy. Dodge and Protego are spammable, plus Protego is an easy stun and damage thanks to its perks. You don't want to disable any enemy you can Protego. Bit better against people with unblockable attacks, but even then I'd rather put on a high damage spell. Expelliarmus is probably a B Tier spell at best.

i hate how close range incendio is, i like keeping my distance from enemies, and thats why i would swap incendio and confringo

glacius next to flipendo?!
no way, freeze-slash is so strong, glacius easy S-Tier

Wait so you are telling me for flipendo if you time it correctly it could be used as avada kedavra for burrow spiders?

I focus on spells that are viable in all situations, also bossfights. Accio, Depulso, Levioso and others are almost useless. S Tier is Cruzio (cusrse spread for Avada Kedavra and Confringo (all enemies suffer from the dot). All perks taken. Also use Ancient magic and RB barrels on CD. Transformation spell is also useless vs bosses.

Ofcourse the unforgivable are the most op, id still use it for good tho

on any non-boss encounter
imperio one enemy, crucio another, auto attack the crucio one like 4 times, avada kedavra, win

I JUST BOUGHT THE GAME. I'M SO EXCITED. just wanted to went my frustration with waiting 2 days before i can finally play

Confringo is easy A or S tier, its definatly much better than bombarda since it has way shorter cooldown, deals with spiders and undead and is great for environmental stuff. Experlliarmus is also worse, since there are many enemies it doesn't affect. Glacio is better than Arresto momentum, Descendo is kinda trash, Incendio is only worth it if you also use Accio.

Max potion + defendo + glacius = bye bye time

Why not just use all purple, all yellow, all green and all red spells. Equipped to all slots.

Confringo > Incensio. Objectively. Confringo does what you need without having to use Accio to get targets into range.

invisibility potion last only a few seconds

Glacius + Diffindo = SS tier

I didn’t learn any curses and put precisely zero points into Dark Arts

My favorite combo is turn invisible, cast imperio, get my popcorn.

Combinate Glacius an diffindo for insta kill

Accio and incindio is favorite combo lol

I just take enemies out Batman style lol
Disenchantment+get higher elevation+Accio+Depulso yeet cannon or just let them fall to their deaths.

Accio works like wingardium leviosa

Avada kedavra: Im oneshot everything
Depulso: hi

incendio should be S tier easily

Should do this for talents as well

Lumos is S just cause nostalgic sound it generates

If you get the talent transformation is S because boom boom

Crucio at A tier? You completely lost me. It should’ve been S tier.

how is spending resources/money on a 5 second potion better than a permanent spell?

Shadow money wizard gang
We love casting spells

The, reparo needed more uses, I thought that I would repair really anything in the game

Tbh imperio is my lest favorite curse because I kill enemies too fast so it's just a waste of time for me

Alohomora is the worst. It is -D spell and the puzzle and having to collect demiguise statues dropped game's playability to the floo for me. I mean, yes, you don't HAVE to open everything, but i'm a loot hoarder and love changing cosmetics every 2 minutes, so it annoyes me.