Shiny Variants
In "Hogwarts Legacy," some magical creatures have rare shiny variants, which are considered rare due to their unique appearance. These shinies are indicated by a star next to their sex when catching them and in the beast inventory once captured [1:1]. Shiny unicorns are particularly rare since there is only one unicorn den available
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Phoenix
The Phoenix is one of the rarest creatures in the game because there is only one Phoenix available, making it impossible to breed [3:3]. This uniqueness adds to its rarity among magical creatures in Hogwarts Legacy.
Graphorn
Graphorns are catchable and breedable but can be challenging to capture due to their tendency to run off before being caught [3:1]. The Lord of the Shore Graphorn is particularly notable for breeding purposes
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Unicorns
Unicorns are another rare magical creature in the game, with only one den available for capturing them [1:1]. They can be bred once caught, adding to their allure for players seeking rare beasts
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Thestrals
Thestrals are available for riding if you have specific editions or packs, such as the Digital Deluxe Edition [1:5]. While they are not the rarest in terms of availability, their shiny variants and ability to be ridden make them a sought-after creature in the game
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Overall, these creatures stand out due to their rarity in terms of availability, unique variants, or special abilities within the game.
I'm currently on the beast breeding quest from Deek and it made me think how awesome Hogwarts legacy 2 will be if they expand the Beast catching and breeding mechanic. Make it like Pokémon. Expand the number of beasts, add rare or ultra rare variants for each beast. Allow players to use beasts with their unique attacks as companion and partner in fighting enemies. It would be so awesome.
I’m really pissed off we can’t ride thestrals and unicorns in this one.
Using them in fights is a bit iffy. You can currently use the graphorn to charge your enemy if you’re already mounted. But I guess you’d win most fights if you whipped out your graphorn like a mandrake.
You can ride a thestral if you have, I believe, the dark arts pack? One of the downloads. In gear, if you hover highwing and press the button you do to modify clothing, you can swap her to the black hippogriff or a thestral
I'm on Switch and can ride Sepulchria (a Thestral), but I couldn't do it until they did the update that gave us what was originally the special edition PlayStation stuff (like the Haunted Shop quest).
(Took a 10 minute research break)
Alright, I've had a look and it seems like the Thestral mount comes from the Digital Deluxe Edition that you can purchase for Hogwarts Legacy. It's up to you whether you want to spend the extra money.
And having a new look at the Nintendo eShop, I just got a free download of an Onyx Hippogriff, too.
So, thanks for giving me a push to check it out. 😂
I’m able to ride a thestral in game, but maybe it’s a special edition thing?
I would say unicorns aren’t an add on because they don’t have wings
They already have rare variants, called shiny. When you’re catching them it will show their sex and, if they are shiny, a star beside the sex. Once they are in the viviriam it will also show a star in the beast inventory.
Some are easy to find, but some take some extra time and patience. I found a shiny unicorn on my second try the first time I played the game, but the last time I played I checked the unicorn den multiple times and caught a bunch of unicorns, but the shiny never appeared. Since there’s only one unicorn den I would call a shiny unicorn ultra rare. I’ve never seen a shiny thestral in any game. So maybe a shiny thestral is also ultra rare.
I have yet to find a shiny unicorn.. but I caught 2 shiny thestrals (albino) the first time I stumbled upon their den lol.. and even found a few unique long hair (gold) thestral that no one talks about for some reason
I think the female thestrals may be kind of goldish color, but idk. The shiny unicorn is gold.
They already have shiny beasts!
I don’t want to have them fight ngl but that’s just me still great ideas
Hey fellow Potterheads,
I realize that at this point, "Hogwarts Legacy" is "old" by video game standards. However, I think many casual gamers (like me) are still discovering the world of Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and the Highlands in this magical video game -- especially with current discounted prices on various platforms.
I'm writing this post because I've had difficulty finding the “sweet spot” for my beast distribution during my gameplay. So I took to the internet, including Reddit, to see if there was information on the best magical beast distribution between the four vivariums. Because I found wildly varying opinions and other data online; I wanted to share my recent foray into the intricate world of beast distribution across various vivariums in "Hogwarts Legacy." I have spent an embarrassingly significant amount of time on this endeavor. Using a blend of empirical observations and heuristic algorithms (AI), I believe I’ve formulated an optimal distribution for all 13 unique beasts across the 4 distinct vivariums: Woods, Swamp, Coastal, and Grasslands.
Here’s the comprehensive breakdown:
Total Beasts: 13
Total Vivariums: 4 (each capable of holding up to 4 species)
As you may or may not have already discovered, certain beasts find cohabitating with other species uncomfortable -- even to the point of rearing up or hissing at each other. These are the negative interactions I have observed in the game.
The following are beast preferences based on biomes/areas each beast is generally found in and my observations of how they react in the four different vivarium biomes. Preference does not mean it's the only vivarium in which a particular beast will thrive or be happy.
Ok, so here's the information you're undoubtedly searching for:
From my observations, there are at least two ways to determine the happiness of the magical beasts you have rescued from across the highlands.
This methodically derived setup ensures each beast enjoys their preferred environment and maintains harmony by avoiding conflicts. I've set up my own vivarium this way. With this setup, I have observed that ALL beasts seem extremely content, happy, friendly, and thrive.
This is my VERY FIRST post to Reddit, so please be kind, although thoughts and feedback on this endeavor in Hogwarts Legacy would be appreciated. Most importantly, I sincerely hope this post was helpful and makes your gameplay more enjoyable.
This is phenomenal. I put an automatic feeder and toy in each room and never paid attention to them to tell whether or not they had problems. There’s so little consequence in this game I just didn’t really care (I also skip all the dialogue, I have adhd I’m too impatient) or notice. I’m going to go shuffle my occupants now.
Excellent and thorough post. Thanks!!
Hii so in one post you call one vivarium the forest one and in another you call it woods.. i have no idea which vivarium is which :’) how can i know which one u mean? I dont know which one is the forest/woods and which the grasslands
I also wasn't sure so I looked it up the first one you get is the forest
Playing in 2025 and I needed this!
And the Arpéu? e o Arpeu ?
Thanks for doing all this research. I'm going to follow your suggestions. I find the Vivariums the most soothing part of the game.
What's the easiest way to get the achievement for breeding 10 unique beasts? The only beasts I've yet to find (catch) a mate for are the Hippogriff, the Graphorn, the Unicorn, and the Phoenix. Is there an easy way to actually CATCH these beasts, because no matter what I try, they run off before I can get them into the Nab Sack. I've tried Disillusionment, Invisibility Potion, and all the yellow spells, but still no luck. Please help!
First I find out difficulty affects the daedalian keys, now I find out it affects how easy it is to catch creatures?? Im so thankful I played on story mode lol
I left Daedalian keys for last. Glad to know changing difficult works here.
There is only one Phoenix in the game, you cannot breed it. Just thought you ought to know
Easy Professor Quirrell
I don't think you can braid professor quirrell
No they're actually multiple of them and you can catch the different ones if you want to breed the unique species for the quest you have to use the lord of the shore with another breeder
Hit them with Arresto Momentum and Glacius. Use the sack. If they start to recover before caught, hit them again and continue. Easy peasy
And there's only 1 phoenix.
You can skip the broom trials after 2 attempts and lets you auto-solved the Alohomora mini game too. I usually change to story mode when exploring new hamlets to open the locks fast
You can go back to that area and catch another. I think you still need to fight it, but it's easier. Also only one spawns at a time, so you might have to return more than once to get the gender you need.
If you go back to where you caught the first one, another will respawn
try to aresto or glacias while catching beast? like while nab sack is being used you can still use glacius
Graphorn hippogriff and unicorn are all catchable and breedable.
As soon as you see one, cast Accio once or twice till it’s dangling right in front of you, then cast glacius and immediately start using the knapsack. If it does get away before you finish, quickly jump on broom, fly a bit to catch up, quickly land and Accio + knapsack.
Accio is op.
If it were me I’d go with the Norwegian Ridgeback just because I LOVE dragons. I’m sure some of the other creatures have better rewards though, if that’s what you’re after!
The griffin has fantastic rewards compared to its cost.
I’d go for the gnome and manticore too, they give a fair amount of brown books.
Good to know about the Griffin! ����
Pixie gives 16 brown books and in general is cute af:p
The spreadsheet in the About section will show the rewards for each. Also if there are any upcoming data mines for Hagrid events.
Hippogriff, pixie and manticore have good rewards.
And here you can find all the creature rewards. The source is the same.
Thank you. I was collecting for Horntail and now knowing that Fire Crab give back 2 yellow book back I can adopt him.
Yep, adopt him, he is so lonely ��
Damn I should have seen this before I bought crabby over salamander. He just seemed so lonely.
I feel like the fire crab is a better deal. The salamander doesn't give you many more books back for the cost you pay.
Lol ive bought crabby for the same reason, he was so apart
His crab fire kinda cute ����������
Hahaha yes crabby seems so lonely
Wow, the Acromantula is actually a pretty good deal!
Judging by these stats, red books are the most valuable ones, and they are the rarest ones to be found�� (when adjusted with required for a creature to return and compared with other books)
Maybe when you are only talking COMC, however, the events yield a ton more red than yellow.
Yes but you also need a lot more of them than the golden ones. With the amount required against the amount we are given opportunity to get these books, you'll always find yourself short of red books.
Love this chart! Thank you for your work.
And this is the spreadsheet where all this info and more is included.
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This is a list of creatures that I found on art and trailers. Creatures with "?" I'm not sure if they are in the game, but there are mentions of them.
I will update this list if I find anything else before the game release or official lists.
You can also check out my list of spells that I found in the trailer. link
It is becoming increasingly clear that the developers are Potterheads.
I thought it was abundantly clear from the commentary part of the state of play. Very passionate people that grew up with the books just like us.
They also hired experts and the most devoted fans as consults for development. That’s something anyone would do. Same thing Marvel Studios does I guarantee it.
Well ya. I’m sure the books are key materials to refer to.
Acromantula & Spider
But... Hagrid hasn't brought them to Scotland by this point : (
Okay fine, there's probably already a nest or hive or whatever of these things even before Hagrid, given how Aragnog had like a bunch of kids... Ugh... I hate it... I want arachnophobia mode (ala Grounded) or a way to mod the game... (I'd rather fight high level dark witches/wizards than spiders)
The corrupted dugbogs (I think it’s dugbogs) I hope we get gytrashes as well! Major chamber of secrets on ps2 vibes
As an Arachnophobia sufferer I'm Avada Kedavra every Acromantula on sight
Hope to see the lake creatures. 🙏
Werewolf?
yes it was shown on concept art
Oh cool
Anyone have a list of the correct creatures for the jobs? I can't figure out which one to use for venomous. Thanks.
That doesn't open correctly. At least not on a phone
This is a separate spreadsheet that has the same info as the Q&A one. Creature attributes are on the second tab: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ch8sjdS1b7gKn_MjPBTg0eOgrPa-nsLR6nJLgWOfKQ/view
I can at least tell you that for your specific question, Acromantula, Doxy, Manticore, Murtlap, Norwegian Ridgeback are ideal choices, if you don't have any of them Pixie and Chimera also have a point in that category (but other options have 3, so they are more suitable).
I used chupacabra and got ful points
I think I used a doxy for venomous
I notice that with beasts you breed, you can sell them to Ms Peck in Hogsmeade for a small profit or just release them into the wild - is there some benefit to releasing them into the wild?
No benefits
Thank you - am I to assume that the beasts go to the wild anyway when they're sold to Ellie Peck or is she just handing them over to poachers like an evil lunatic?
She will find them a good home
Like the plants you can grow in the Room of Requirement, the creatures are an unlimited resource. You capture all of them near their lair and after you leave the area and wait a bit they regenerate. But according to the storyline she finds them all good homes and does not do business with the poachers.
I wonder if this is something the devs wanted to flesh-out with a morality system?
Following this comment, I tried getting a Shiny Thestral, and I simply cannot do so...
Note: This method works, it worked in order for me to get a Shiny Unicorn. But these thestrals are something else... I think I emptied around 15 dens so far and nothing.
Any additional advice anyone?
lol Your going to hate me, the first two thestrals I ever caught were shiny(Omen & Echo). I took a luck potion right before spawning at the den though, but I’m not sure if it really makes a difference? I really hope you manage to get one!
Haha no hate, I am happy for you actually; and ty for the tip, I never thought of using a lucky potion, I'll definitely brew a few and use them!
Just be persistent. For the different beasts make sure you rotate through all of the dens that they spawn at if they have more than one
Thank you, I was already doing this stuff, but deep inside I was just hoping that I am doing something wrong rather than being unlucky 😅.
It's truly a hit and miss with this game! I had a game where I couldn't get a male puffskein to save my life. Finally got one much later in the game but it was so frustrating...thought I was being duped! 😂
On my most recent playthrough the only shiny thestral i saw was when i was with Natty looking for the kid. Thanks to the "you have 15 second to return to Natty" bit the thestral got away.
Ha. Literally did this yesterday. Caught as many as I could until she got too far away.
If you switch to story mode, they catch super easy
I found a shiny thestral after ages of searching in the most far away den - keep trying, you'll find one! I realise I was absurdly lucky with the shiny creatures in my first run though, my second has not been so easy
Rarest magical creatures in hogwarts legacy
Key Considerations for Rarest Magical Creatures in Hogwarts Legacy:
Unique Creatures: Some magical creatures are considered rare due to their unique traits or limited appearances in the game. These include:
Habitat and Availability: Certain creatures are found in specific locations or under particular conditions. Exploring various biomes and completing quests can increase your chances of encountering them.
Quest-Related Creatures: Some rare creatures may only appear during specific quests or storylines, making them harder to find unless you progress through the game.
Collecting and Caring: Engaging in creature care activities can also lead to discovering rare creatures. Building relationships with them may unlock new interactions or breeding opportunities.
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