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How to Equip New Gear in Hogwarts Legacy

With the amount of gear they're giving you, you'll wish you had an extension charm for your inventory.

Hogwarts Legacy aims to be an enjoyable experience for long time gamers and casuals alike. With this, the game implements core RPG mechanics that make veteran players of the genre feel right at home. However, not everyone spends as much time playing games as you or I. Which is not to come as an insult, instead as a lesson to which players can learn and grow their gaming genetics. As stated earlier, many open world RPGs implement a gear system. Hogwarts Legacy is no different, allowing people to collect, equip, and upgrade their gear. Because newer gear usually means higher stats, you’ll want to make sure you are checking which equipment is the best at all times. Let’s settle in and figure out how to equip new gear in Hogwarts Legacy.

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How to Equip New Gear in Hogwarts Legacy

How to equip new gear in Hogwarts Legacy gear menu
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A key thing to know about Hogwarts Legacy is that you will be getting quite a lot of gear. You’ll be filling up your gear slots so fast you’ll wish you had an extension charm. Some defeated enemies, as well as opening chests and completing quests will sometimes grant the player a piece of gear. By opening your menu and taking a look at your gear tab, you can see all the options for any available gear you have, separated by category. Select one of the categories, such as handwear, facewear, etc. The game will show you all the options for that piece of gear available that you have. Choose from the highlighted gear pieces the one you want and press the ‘equip’ button.

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Over time, players will come across gear with different rarities. These can go from superb, to extraordinary, to legendary. The higher the rarity, the better stats and eventual traits you will get from them. It’s really a Borderlands fiasco in the wizarding world, with the amount of gear they are throwing at you is almost endless. There’s surely more than enough gear in Hogwarts Legacy to satiate any gamers gear tank.


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Alex Garcia is a freelance writer for Gamer Journalist. Since joining the team in October of 2022, Alex has been covering news and writing guides from all corners of the gaming industry, with a proclivity for covering games such as Destiny 2, Vampire Survivors, and Honkai Star Rail, along with testing out the latest gacha games. In addition to his background in content creation and eSports, you'll find him streaming the latest AAA/Indie game titles on his Twitch in his off time, with a sprinkle of competitive FPS games every now and then (CS: GO, Valorant).