What is the best Hogwarts Legacy wand? When you reach Ollivander's on your inaugural trip to Hogsmeade with either Natsai Onai or Sebastian Sallow, you need to talk to the shopkeeper to begin the process of designing your magic stick of choice.
But the big question is, what is the best wand in Hogwarts Legacy? It's the tool you'll be using to cast all your spells throughout the Hogwarts Legacy map during your time with the open-world game, so making the right choice is essential. While you can import your house and wand into Hogwarts Legacy, you can also design it in-game. We've got all the details on the best wand wood, core, flexibility, and length in Hogwarts Legacy right here.
What is the best wand in Hogwarts Legacy?
There's no difference between any of the wands in Hogwarts Legacy. All the customization options for your wand are purely cosmetic and will not affect your damage output.
Wand wood
There are 36 different types of wood you can choose to build your Hogwarts Legacy wand:
- Acacia
- Alder
- Apple
- Ash
- Aspen
- Beech
- Blackthorn
- Black Walnut
- Cedar
- Cherry
- Chestnut
- Cypress
- Dogwood
- Ebony
- Elder
- Elm
- English Oak
- Fir
- Hawthorn
- Hazel
- Holly
- Hornbeam
- Larch
- Laurel
- Maple
- Pear
- Pine
- Poplar
- Red Oak
- Redwood
- Rowan
- Silver Lime
- Spruce
- Sycamore
- Vine
- Walnut
- Willow
- Yew
Wand length
Regarding how long your wand is, you can choose from anywhere between 9 and 14 inches in quarter-inch increments. Again, this has no bearing on the wand's power, so go with whichever length stands out to you.
Wand flexibility
There are 19 levels of flexibility to choose from for your wand, here's the full list:
- Quite Bendy
- Fairly Bendy
- Very Flexible
- Quite Flexible
- Surprisingly Swishy
- Swishy
- Slightly Springy
- Supple
- Reasonably Supple
- Pliant
- Brittle
- Hard
- Solid
- Stiff
- Rigid
- Unbending
- Slightly Yielding
- Unyielding
Wand core
Finally, you must pick between the following options for your wand core:
- Dragon Heartstring
- Unicorn Hair
- Phoenix Feather
The descriptions imply that there's a difference between the core you pick based on the type of magic it produces, but this is simply flavor text and has no effect on the game.
Wand handles
After you purchase your Hogwarts Legacy wand, you can find various wand handles throughout the RPG game, either in chests or for completing quests.
Here's a list of all the wand handles in Hogwarts Legacy:
Wand handles from chests
- Arrow - Brown
- Arrow - Pink Swirl
- Avian - Beige
- Avian - Brown
- Basketweave - Black
- Basketweave - Blue
- Basketweave - Red
- Botanical - Bronze Leaf
- Botanical - Gold Leaf
- Botanical - Silver Leaf
- Celestial - Blue
- Celestial - Dark Grey
- Celestial - Light Grey
- Checkerboard - Blue
- Checkerboard - Teal
- Column - Dark Brown
- Column - Teal and Brown
- Corkscrew - Brown
- Corkscrew - Light and Dark Brown
- Corkscrew - Teal Blue
- Imperial - Grey and Silver
- Imperial - Grey and Bronze
- Imperial - Brown and Gold
- Orbicular - Brown
- Orbicular - Gold
- Regal - Black
- Regal - Blue
- Regal - Pink
- Sabre - Ash Brown
- Sabre - Brown
- Sabre - Grey
- Shell - Grey
- Shell - Honey Brown
- Shell - Metallic
- Swirl - Brown
- Swirl - Dark Grey
- Swirl - Lilac
Wand handles from quests
- Arrow - Black (reward for completing Brother's Keeper)
- Avian - Grey (reward for completing Flying off the Shelves)
- Orbicular - Violet (reward for completing Gobs of Gobstones)
- Checkerboard - Brown (reward for completing Absconder Encounter)
- Column - Beige (reward for completing E-Vase-Ive Manoeuvre)
Now you know all about the best Hogwarts Legacy wand to choose, make sure you also know the best Hogwarts Legacy house, along with how the Sorting Hat works. Alternatively, if you're looking for something else to play, our list of the best PC games has something for everyone.
Original guide by Ford James
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