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Hogwarts Legacy Best Talents To Get First

First things first.

Knowing where to spend your points and which abilities to strengthen is a game of chance sometimes. However, if you know exactly what you are doing, then you will be able to create a character that will have no match whatsoever. That, and you will be able to save you the chore of having to reset your used points. You can sometimes even avoid a penalty. Anyway, in Hogwarts Legacy, you will be able to customize your character in order to have special abilities that will impact positively during your playthrough. Which of them must you get? Here are the best talents to get first in Hogwarts Legacy.

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Best Talents To Get First

There is a total of five categories you will be able to train in Hogwarts Legacy. Core, Spell, Dark Arts, Stealth, and Room of Requirement. They will provide several boosts to your character build, however, if you really want to focus on being the best wizard, which translated on your ability to craft and summon spells, then there are two categories you must focus on: Core, and Spell.

The Core category will focus on improving performance and survivability in combat in general. Being a general category, it will impact positvely on all character types available. Focus con getting Basic Cast Mastery, which will reduce spell cooldowns, as well as Spell Knowledge I, II, and III, each of them adding a new Spell set for you to use. You can also get Stupefy expertise, which allows you to deal direct damage to enemies when you cast this spell. In the case of the Spell category, you can basically pick whichever spell you wish to power up. Diffindo, Incendio, Confringo, and Descendo are all great picks that will not only power up your spells, but fix some limitations that they originally had.

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As a third option, you can also focus on the Dark Arts category, which will grant the ability to deal curses and damage enemies with powerful performance. Be sure to follow this guide to begin training your wizard to become the best it can be. A great start will be able to define your bright future in Hogwarts Legacy. Good luck!


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A musician with a heart of a gamer, Alejandro's life has always been accompanied by adventures on Nintendo platformers, countless hours of fantasy RPGs and several third-party FPSs. Currently, he is studying Game Design and Development, preparing for a long career in the video game industry.