One of the secondary activities in Hogwarts Legacy Hogwarts Legacy is finding sources of ancient magic to increase your mastery of it. It is therefore very important to visit as many as possible during your adventure in order to control the enemies more easily.
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Why prioritize the sources of ancient magic?
In the open world of Hogwarts Legacy, there are plenty of collectibles and other Merlin’s puzzles to complete, but one of your top priorities should be visiting sources of ancient magic. However, many players pass by without paying attention to them and not using them correctly.
Here are two reasons to go to these places:
- Every time you complete a resource puzzle, your old magic meters are completely filled. It is therefore important to do this before a Boss fight, a dungeon or a mission with many enemies. You arrive there with a certain advantage.
- The more resources you complete, the more you can do with the corresponding challenge in the wizard guideadd ancient magic meters! Initially, you only have to fill two meters and therefore use it. This number will increase by completing the Ancient Magic Sources challenge (after 2 sources, 6 sources, then 12 sources for a total of 5 bars).
Location of all sources of ancient magic
In total there are 20 sources of ancient magic found in the open world. Below are images of each of the locations with directions on what to do.
- Forbidden Forest: 2
- Hogsmeade Valley: 1
- Region Hogwarts North: 1
- Hogwarts Valley: 6
- Feldcroft area: 4
- Collet coast: 2
- Grottalau Lake: 2
- Point of the mansion: 1
- Cragcroftshire: 1
Indeed, it is not enough to go to a source to obtain the precious ancient magic. For each resource you must:
- Find where the concentration of ancient magic is to activate it: click on the source icon on the map so that the yellow trail takes you exactly to the activation point.
- Then explore the ruins of the area find the three orbs of ancient magic and pick them up. Generally they are not difficult to spot and sometimes it is possible to use your broom to reach the heights. Launch Revelio to see them even more easily.
1 – Forbidden forest area
- Closest teleport point: North Swamp Entrance
- Flame 1: far right, behind the cobwebs (you can cross without fire)
- Flame 2: a little further, under rubble, stooping
- Flame 3: before the starting point, in height, by climbing on the crates.
2 – Forbidden forest area
- Nearest Warp Point: West of the Forbidden Forest
- Flame 1: Take the leftmost path to get the first orb
- Flame 2: return to the main room by taking the path, then take the second path on the left,
- Flame 3: You can easily see it by grabbing your broomstick and going to the top of the ruins
3 – Hogsmeade Valley
- Nearest Warp Point: East of Hogsmeade Valley
- Flame 1: Take the ladder to the right of the large front door. Go around and cast a fire spell on the foliage to pass.
- Flame 2: From the first flame, climb up the wooden jetty to the left of the pulley
- Flame 3: Break the pulley to go through the hole and find the last flame
4 – Hogwarts North Region
- Closest teleport point: East of Hogwarts North Region
- Flame 1: right in front of you, use Confringo to demolish the branches,
- Flame 2: Jump into the hole just behind the first flame. Downstairs, the flame is just in the corner of the room
- Flame 3: Still in the same room, use Accio on the handle to knock down the stone door and release the flame
5 – Hogwarts Valley – Pont-Desir
- Closest teleportation point: Pont-Désir
- Flame 1: You can use your broom to pick it up at the top of the ruin’s chimney,
- Flame 2: be careful it’s much further away, on the grass, use Revelio to locate it
- Flame 3: the last one is in the sheep pasture, behind the starting point.
6 – Hogwarts Valley – West
- Closest Teleport Point: West of Hogwarts Valley
- Flame 1: First use Accio on the handle on the left, then move to the right of the starting point, ignite the leaves and get the orb of ancient magic behind the barrels.
- Flame 2: From there, use the ladder in the room to climb up and access the platforms you previously activated with Accio
- Flame 3: Take the ladder again to climb to the top and retrieve the last orb.
7 – Hogwarts Valley – Bourg-Garenne
- Closest teleportation point: Bourg Garenne (note that the icon may not appear on your map)
- Flame 1: Use Repulso on the mechanism at the bottom to open the grate and bring back the lowest flame in the castle,
- Flame 2: In the same section, go up with your broom and use Incendio to remove the leaves and restore the second flame
- Flame 3: the last one is under the roof, you have to go around it, from below, and use the box to climb (Accio and then Levioso to make it stagnant)
8 – Hogwarts Valley – Campolard Down
- Closest teleportation point: Campolard hamlet below
- Flame 1: Directly in front of you, behind the wooden grate. To pass use the box on the left (behind the planks to be destroyed) to go up and down through the hole in the roof,
- Flame 2: Go around the other side of the ruins to break the barrels and go through a hole,
- Flame 3: Use your broom to access the heights of the first tower and Incendio to ignite the foliage
9 – Hogwarts Valley – Castle Pont-Desir
- Closest teleportation point: Pont-Désir
- Flame 1: Enter the castle by burning the foliage. Immediately to the right, break the wooden boxes to pass and restore the flame
- Flame 2: Grab the chest to your left with Accio and place it in front of you so you can climb high. Grab the ladder, then break the planks again to release a crate. Take it out with Accio to access the flame
- Flame 3: Climb back to the astronomy table and turn around to see the last flame (you can use your broom)
10 – Hogwarts Valley – Bourg Garenne
- Nearest warp point: Bourg Garenne (the castle for Poppy’s quest)
- Flame 1: right in front of you, as you burn the cobweb,
- Flame 2: a little further, between the spiders,
- Flame 3: Turn back and climb the wooden box to access the heights
11 – Feldcroft Region – North
- Closest Teleportation Point: North of Feldcroft (icon may not appear)
- Flame 1: Just below the site of activation,
- Flame 2: Ahead, opposite, on another destroyed tower (accessible with broom)
- Flame 3: In this second tower, fall into the hole
12 – Feldcroft area
- Closest teleport point: Feldcroft Hamlet
- Flame 1: The first is in a ruin to the right of the starting point
- Flame 2: The second is much higher in another ruin, just in front of a landing pad
- Flame 3: The last one is further to the right, next to two huge River Trolls
13 – Feldcroft – Irondale area
- Closest teleport point: Irondale
- Flame 1: the first is in the ruins on the right, behind some foliage,
- Flame 2: the other one just above, you can use your broom to get higher
- Flame 3: The last one is much further up the hill
14 – Feldcroft area
- Closest warp point: Feldcroft
- Flame 1: right in front of you, take the ladder.
- Flame 2: Keep climbing and burn the leaves to be able to climb onto the roof (take the opportunity to restore the wizard’s guide page)
- Flame 3: On your left, drop the pulley and jump to the last flame
15 – Grottalau Lake
- Closest Teleport Point: Grottalau Bridge
- Flame 1: The first one is on the right, use Reparo to repair the platform
- Flame 2: The castle is filled with handles that can be controlled with Accio to release platforms, the second flame is in an inner chamber, high up. This requires Alohomora level 3.
- Flame 3: the last one is on the water!
16 – Grottalau Lake
- Closest Warp Point: Coast Mine
17 – Point of the manor
- Nearest Warp Point: west of Manor Point
- The three flames are in the mansion, you can get them all with a broom.
18-Cragcroftshire
- Closest teleport point: Cragfort Shore
- The three flames are in the mansion, you can get them all with a broom.
19 and 20 – Cote du Collet
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