Dark Arts Talents is only one tree of the Talents mechanic in Hogwarts Legacy. With so many choices, which one should you level up first?
Hogwarts Legacy is now available on Nintendo Switch following its November 14, 2023 release date. The game is also on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC. This guide applies to all versions of the game. For more gaming news from us, you can check out our gaming news articles.
Best Hogwarts Legacy Dark Arts Talents
First, let's take a look at all of the Dark Arts Talents by tier.
Tier 1 (unlocks at level 5)
- Stunning Curse – Stupefy has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
- Blood Curse – Dealing damage to a cursed target inflicts damage to all cursed targets.
- Knockback Curse – Flipendo has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
- Disarming Curse – Expelliarmus has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
Tier 2 (unlocks at level 16)
- Slowing Curse – Arresto Momentum has the same effect as a curse on enemies. Cursed enemies take increased damage.
- Enduring Curse – A cursed effect remains on an enemy for a longer period of time.
- Imperio Mastery – An enemy under your control with Imperio curses other targets with each successful strike.
- Crucio Mastery – Striking an enemy cursed by Crucio releases a projectile that curses a nearby enemy.
Tier 3 (unlocks at level 22)
- Avada Kedavra Mastery – Killing an enemy with Avada Kedavra kills all cursed enemies.
- Curse Sapper – Defeating a cursed enemy restores some of your health.
Recommended Dark Arts Talents
The Dark Arts Talents play around the mechanic of Curses, upgrading the three available Unforgivable Curses as well as enhancing other spells to turn them into Curses.
It's currently unknown if the increased damage from the Dark Arts Talents stack, but if they do, then taking all of them is worth it. This will also expand your combat spell pool if you're planning on focusing on a Curse-focused run. If you're not though, maybe the Best Spells Talents guide would be more in tune with your intended build.
It's also worth noting that there is currently no way to respec Talents that have been found in the game.
Blood Curse is one that you can take later on in the game, as it has great synergy with Imperio Mastery and Crucio Mastery. You can top this off with either (or both) Avada Kedavra Mastery or Curse Sapper to make dealing with hordes of enemies easier.
Hogwarts Legacy released on February 10, 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC. It became available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 5th, and a version for the Nintendo Switch released on November 14, 2023.
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