Hogwarts Legacy players can find tons of gear to equip their characters, making them stronger. Upgrading that gear and adding traits follows since the caliber of enemies ramps up in the game’s later stages. This is the reason for all those empty gear trait slots in the gear you discover.
How do you upgrade those gear trait slots? It’s relatively simple—assuming you’ve found the resources and traits needed to make it happen and reached the point where it’s possible in the story.
What do traits do in Hogwarts Legacy?
Traits add special attributes that increase the damage of certain spells or decrease damage taken from certain enemies, so having upgraded gear with certain traits to suit your build and play style can make a world of difference.
How to add traits and upgrade gear in Hogwarts Legacy
First and foremost, you’ll need to complete two story quests to be able to add traits and upgrade gear.
- The first is The Room of Requirement quest issued by Professor Weasley at a certain point in the story,
- The second is The Elf, The Nab-Sack and The Loom, issued by Deek.
You’ll learn how to conjure a device called the Enchanted Loom while completing the second one. It requires eight Moonstones to conjure, and once you’re finished, it will appear in the Room of Requirement.
How to use the Enchanted Loom to add traits and upgrade gear in Hogwarts Legacy
As for where to find gear, as well as traits to slot into the gear, they’re scattered all over the map in chests at Bandit Camps and Dungeons. When you find a piece of gear with a new trait, you’ll first have to use the Desk of Description in the Room of Requirement in order to discover and use that trait.
The Enchanted Loom is the one-stop shop for adding traits and upgrading gear. Interacting with it will bring up a menu where you’ll be able to assign traits to the gear you’ve found. It looks pretty neat, too. You can upgrade each piece of gear three times as long as you’ve got the required resources to do so.
Adding traits to your gear in Hogwarts Legacy, summarized
First and foremost, you’ll need to complete two story quests to be able to add traits and upgrade gear.
To add traits, first, you must complete two quests:
- The Room of Requirement, a quest issued by Professor Weasley at a certain point in the story,
- The Elf, The Nab-Sack and The Loom, issued by Deek.
During The Elf, The Nab-Sack and The Loom quest, you’ll learn how to conjure the Enchanted Loom, later to be found in the Room of Requirement.
The Enchanted Loom is where you will participate in all the trait management and upgrading gear. You can upgrade each piece of gear up to three times.
So, there you have it. Grab your wand and house garb and explore the wizarding world, adding traits and upgrading gear in Hogwarts Legacy.
