Harry Potterfans have been lovingHogwarts Legacysince it released, and now they want more. While Avalanche Software has said that it currently has no plans for DLC, players are demanding more content as soon as possible. There are calls for Quidditch DLC, a Chamber of Secrets adventure, the addition of the Triwizard Tournament, more spells, and the ability to travel to Diagon Alley. All of these DLCs would be great additions, butHogwarts Legacy’s Potions class also deserves an expansion.
ThroughoutHogwarts Legacy, players attend various classesto learn the game’s mechanics and new spells. Early in the story, Potions class teaches players how to craft potions that they can use in combat. After a short mission that tells them about the most important potions, players are sent on their way with little reason to return. While these potions are a nice addition toHogwarts Legacy, Avalanche could do so much more with the concept.
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Hogwarts Legacy Barely Touches Harry Potter’s Potions
Hogwarts Legacycurrently has six different potions that players can craft. The Wiggenweld potion heals players, Edurus gives them durable rocky skin, Maxima increases spell damage,Invisibility turns them invisible, Focus reduces cooldowns, and Thunderbrew creates a storm around the player. Players who pre-ordered the game on PlayStation can also give themselves luck with the Felix Felicis potion. Most of these are pretty useful in combat, and players will likely craft a lot of them throughout the narrative. However, these potions barely scratch the surface of what the Wizarding World has to offer.
Potions play a major part of theHarry Potterseries, and not just because one of the most prevalent characters isPotions teacher Severus Snape. Harry Potter has to drink Skele-Gro to regrow his bones inThe Chamber of Secrets, Remus Lupin is constantly downing Wolfsbane to stop himself from transforming inot a werewolf, characters throughout the story use Polyjuice Potion to hide their identities, and one of the main focuses ofThe Half-Blood Princeis Potions class and the new Potions teacher Horace Slughorn. Potions are constantly being used throughout theHarry Potterstory, and students learn even more concoctions every single year
WhileHarry Pottermay be filled with wild potions,Hogwarts Legacy’s potions are solely used for combatbuffs. Players are only able to brew six different concoctions, but the Wizarding World has so many more. There are countless known potions within theHarry Potterworld, and characters can create new ones all the time. So many of these iconic potions do not appear inHogwarts Legacy, but DLC could fix that.
Harry Potterfans should be able to brewpopular potions from throughout the Wizarding World. Avalanche Software may not be able to go back and add them to the game now, but it could introduce new potions through DLC. It could simply be a potions-focused DLC that doubles the amount of combat potions, or it could feature a new narrative that sees players learn new potions to craft. Maybe they need to sneak into an enemy base with Polyjuice Potion, maybe someone is affected by Amortentia, maybe the Draught of Living Death is needed to take someone out, or maybe opponents need to get confused with the Confusing Concoction.
There is so much more that Avalanche Softwarecould do withHogwarts Legacy’s potions, and DLC may be the best way to expand on the feature. The game barely scratches the surface of the potions in the Wizarding World, and that has held it back from being the ultimateHarry Pottersimulator. Adding new potions for players to mess around with will only make the game more fun, and it would surely be a treat for franchise fans.
Hogwarts Legacyis available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. PS4 and Xbox One ports are scheduled to release on May 5; the Nintendo Switch version is arriving on June 12, 2025.
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