Want to know what the best Hogwarts Legacy wand to pick is? 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?
The Hogwarts Legacy best wand is whatever you like, as the choices you make here do not affect how powerful the wand is. It’s purely a cosmetic choice; however, there are plenty of options for making your wand look good.
Best Hogwarts Legacy wand style
There are eight styles to choose from first, each with three colours, for a total of 24 options. These range from things like spirals to rings, crooked, and stalks – so you can determine the shape of your wand.
Best Hogwarts Legacy wand wood
There are 36 different types of wood you can choose from – here’s the full list:
- 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
Best Hogwarts Legacy wand length
Regarding how long your wand is, you can choose from anywhere between 9 ½ to 14 ½ inches in quarter-inch increments. Again, this has no bearing on the wand’s power, so go with whichever length stands out to you.
Best Hogwarts Legacy wand flexibility
There are 19 levels of flexibility to choose from for your wand – whichever one you choose has no bearing on the game, but 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
Best Hogwarts Legacy 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 flavour text and has no effect on the game.
Best Hogwarts Legacy 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. These also have no real impact on your wand’s power, so go with whichever wand handle looks the best. Here is a list of all of the wand handles:
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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