How to Find Side Quests in Hogwarts Legacy

Struggling to find side quests in Hogwarts Legacy? Learn the best ways to discover them using your Wizard's Field Guide and World Map.

Alright, so you're ready to dive into some of the side content in Hogwarts Legacy, huh? It can be a little tricky to track them all down at first, but don't worry, I've got your back. The most basic way, and honestly, the most tedious, is just to wander around. Seriously, just explore! If you happen to walk close enough to where a side quest starts, it'll usually pop up. Even if you miss it in the moment, it'll show up in your Quests log in your Wizard's Field Guide. Keep an eye out for those silver shields and silver backgrounds on quest titles – that's your signal that it's a side quest, unlike the main quests which rock a gold shield and background. But let's be real, just running around aimlessly can get old fast.

Luckily, there's a much smarter way to find these hidden gems. You'll want to make use of your Wizard's Field Guide, specifically the World Map. When you open it up and head to the 'World Map' section, you can hover over major points of interest, including Hogwarts itself. You'll see a list of 'Available Quests' for that area. Now, this list won't give you exact directions, but it's a good way to confirm that, yep, there are indeed side quests waiting for you. Funnily enough, these quests will show up on the World Map even if you haven't gotten close enough to trigger them properly, so they'll be listed here but won't appear in your main Quests log yet. A bit quirky, I know!

For more precise directions, especially within Hogwarts itself, you'll want to switch over to the 'Hogwarts Map' section. Here, you'll see flags marking different regions of the castle. If you click on one of these flags, it'll zoom in on that specific area, showing you all the Floo Flame waypoints. Crucially, it will also show you any side quests available in that part of Hogwarts. Here's the key: when side quests are available in a region, the flags will be black. If there are no quests, they'll be white. So, if you spot any black flags, definitely zoom in! Unlike the World Map, you can actually track side quests directly from the Hogwarts Map. This makes it super easy to then go and find them. It might seem a little scattered at first, but once you know where to look in your Wizard's Field Guide, finding side quests becomes a breeze.