Hogwarts Legacy will be populated with hundreds of creatures and monsters. Here's a list of all the magical beasts we've been able to confirm so far.
Hogwarts Legacy is full to the brim with playful creatures and terrible monsters, as every open-world game should be (and it truly is an open-world game, complete with enemy strongholds and iconic locations). But we won't just be meeting these magical beasts in our Care of Magical Creatures lessons, oh no, we'll be fighting a great many of them as we explore the dangerous world beyond the castle's walls. So let's take a look at what you'll be coming up against. Here is every confirmed creature and monster in Hogwarts Legacy.
Note: We've only included creatures that we can confirm with visual proof from Hogwarts Legacy, either from trailers or gameplay previews.
Creatures In Hogwarts Legacy
These are the magical beasts in Hogwarts Legacy that are "peaceful". They are in the game to be trained, mounted, or simply adored.
Centaurs
Centaurs appear to feature in one of the main story missions in the State of Play trailer. And this makes sense because we know a colony exists in the Forbidden Forest. But we don’t think you will regularly interact with them, as Centaurs typically avoid human contact.
Although shy, Centaurs are aligned with the forces of good, so they might become allies in some form.
Elves
They don’t seem to be particularly significant in Hogwarts Legacy, but no true representation of the castle would be complete without them.
Ghosts
Maybe we can impress Nearly Headless Nick enough to get an invite to one of his Death Day celebrations.
Golden Snidget
Fun fact: in the Medieval period, Quidditch was played using a live Golden Snidget instead of the Golden Snitch. The Golden Snitch was created at a later date as a more humane alternative.
Unlike The Monster Book of Monsters, this compendium won't bite, so feel free to bookmark us and return, or check out one of our other "deep-dives":
Hippogriff
We can confirm that Hippogriffs will be available as mounts in Hogwarts Legacy. If only Buckbeak were alive.
Mooncalf
If Hogwarts Legacy is going to be lore accurate then we should only see these things come out of their burrows during a full-moon.
Nifflers
We’re almost certainly going to be dealing with these mischievous little things in Care for Magical Creatures.
Poltergeists
Poltergeists are basically naughty ghosts, and the one in Hogwarts Legacy is Peeves, of course. He was always pulling pranks around Hogwarts, and we think you can expect the same again behavior in Hogwarts Legacy.
Some might not realize how old Peeves is. He’s actually much older than any of the Ghosts we meet in Hogwarts. As it’s described in the books, he “came with the castle”.
Thestrals
Thestrals are only available as mounts to those who pre-order, so if you think they look cool, here's a link to buy Hogwarts Legacy .
Confirmed Monsters In Hogwarts Legacy
Here are the magical beasts that can and will try to hurt you. The enemies.
Some sources are claiming that Bogarts are in the game, and while that's fairly believable, we haven’t been able to find any reference to them in the marketing material. If you have seen evidence of Bogarts in the game then please let us know in the comments, and we’ll update the article accordingly.
Acromantula
These creatures are native to Borneo, and as we said, Hagrid hadn’t released Aragog by this time. So their inclusion in the game isn’t strictly lore-compliant, but it’s not impossible.
Dementors
Does this confirm that Azkaban is in the game? Perhaps, but the devs might simply be putting Dementors in other locations and choosing to deviate from the lore here. Either way, it confirms what we heard about Hogwarts Legacy being a much darker Harry Potter game than usual.
Dragons
There’s nothing distinct about Dragons from the Harry Potter universe compared to other fantasy depictions. They’re still awesome though.
Dugbogs (Corrupted)
If these are indeed Dugbogs then expect them to attack you on site. They typically live in wetlands and marshes.
Goblins
Goblin rebellions are absolutely a thing in the wizarding world, but their portrayal has been condemned by some as problematic. Perhaps Portkey could have chosen a safer enemy? As we said though, this is representative of the established lore.
Graphorn
We see Graphorns both fighting with students and being tamed by them, so these seem to exist in more of a gray area than the other creatures. In the lore they’re clearly dangerous and hostile, but it’s nice that the game is showing them as more complex.
Graphorns can resist most spells so watch it if you plan to attack one!
Inferi
They’re vulnerable to fire so make sure you’ve got Incendio equipped!
Trolls
Although they might look scary, remember that Harry and Ron dealt with one when they were only 11-years-old.
Can You Have Pets In Hogwarts Legacy?
We've just gone through dozens of magical beasts, but what about ordinary pets? We know that cats, rats, and owls are common in the lore, but will they be our companions in Hogwarts Legacy? Sadly, we don't think pets will be in Hogwarts Legacy, because the studio haven't spoken about pets or featured them in any of the marketing material or gameplay videos released so far. This is the kind of feature we would have expected to hear about by now if it was in the game. Of course, we could be wrong, but we think pets are unlikely at this point.
However, for those of you feeling absolutely crestfallen about this news, maybe we can soften the blow by letting you know about mounts. We have a whole guide on the available mounts here, but in short: there are plenty of creatures that we can establish bonds with and ride in Hogwarts Legacy. So even if you were hoping for a pocket-sized friend, this should at least be something to look forward to.
Those are all the creatures and monsters we know about so far. We'll update this guide as soon as we discover anymore, or if we hear anything new on the pet question. Until then, good luck preparing for the new school year!