Hogwarts Legacy All Ancient Magic Hotspots Locations

Hogwarts Legacy has 20 Ancient Magic Hotspot locations. Completing all Ancient Magic Hotspots is needed for 100% Challenge Completion and to unlock extra Ancient Magic Slots. You can start getting these collectibles after completing Main Quest #23: Percival Rackham’s Trial. Once you have completed the main quest you can fly all around the open world and head to each Ancient Magical Hotspot.

At the locations you must interact with a pool of magic, then collect 3 nearby Magic Runes by walking through them. None of the Ancient Magic Hotspots are missable. You can still collect all of them after the story in free-roam. They get marked when unfogging the map.

You can check your progress in any area by zooming all the way out on the map and looking at the collectible counter. To claim the Ancient Magic Slot rewards, open the Challenges Menu > Exploration > Collect Ancient Magic Traces > click the reward icons. There are 3 Ancient Magic Slots total unlocked from the Ancient Magic Hotspot challenges.

Forbidden Forest (2 Ancient Magic Hotspots)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 1

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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• Collecting the Runes:
  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, all 3 Runes to collect are out in the open and not hard to spot. One behind a web, one under the clutter you have to crawl to and one on a series of ledges you have to climb where the chest is.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 2

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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• Collecting the Runes:
  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, the first Rune can be found by teleporting through the Frog on the left. Second can be found by going through the second frog and going down the ramp. The last one can be found by going into the third frog and following the balcony ahead to the edge and then hopping onto the balcony to the left where the last run is.

Hogsmeade Valley (1 Ancient Magic Hotspot)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 3

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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• Collecting the Runes:
  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, Head up the stairs ahead and take the ladder on the right to the top. Follow the balcony around the corner and at the end look at the castle wall to see brush you can use fire on to clear. Head inside and collect the first rune. Then attack the pulley holding up the platform of rocks. Look to the left of where that pulley system is and climb the platforms to the second rune. Hop down into the hole the platform on the pulley was blocking and look to the left once trying to get out of the shaft. You will see the last rune, but be careful not to slide down the slope just ahead of you on accident.

North Hogwarts Region (1 Ancient Magic Hotspot)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 4

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, head into the castle and collect the rune on the tomb. Behind the tomb is a set of boards on the floor, destroy them and drop down. You can find the two remaining runes down there, one behind a piece of wall and the other behind a trap door you can access by using Accio on the hooks on the East and West side walls of the room. To get out you can either assemble the skeleton stairs or simply teleport out with Floo Powder.

Hogwarts Valley (6 Ancient Magic Hotspots)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 5

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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• Collecting the Runes:
  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, use your broom to fly over the wall to the West and collect the first rune. Next fly over the broken wall on the East side of the castle to collect the second rune. Next fly to the South corner of the building and land on the balcony. Follow the balcony up to the upper level where you can use fire on the vines stopping you from getting into the enclosed room where the third rune is.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 6

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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• Collecting the Runes:
  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, you can get to the upper platform to the Southwest and use fire on the vines giving you access to this rune. The one on the Northeast you will have to go to the outside of the castle and look for a small open room (You can get in there by destroying the vines covering the door on the Northeast wall to reveal a door also), fly up in this small room on to the platform and climb the ladder on the Southeast wall to access the second rune. The last Rune is on the base level inside the castle behind a gate. you will need to use Repulso on the switch to the right of the gate to open it giving you access to the final rune.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 7

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, head through the web to the right into the Spider Lair but be careful of the spiders in the area. Immediately through the web you will collect your first rune and see the second. Collect the rune guarded by the Matriarch and then fly up onto the stalls with hay in them to reveal a broken section of wall you can fit through on the second story of the back of the castle. Head into this small room and collect the final rune.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 8

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, look to the wall on the Southwest and use Accio on the hook to drop platforms above. Next head Northwest to the vines covering the door and use fire on them to get rid of them. Head inside and crawl under the beam to the right to get access to the first rune. Head back under the beam and up the ladder straight ahead of you to a balcony above where you will get the second rune after crossing over the wood you dropped with Accio before. Head into the room and up the ladder and destroy the box and crate on the top landing to access the final rune.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 9

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, hop on your broom and fly up to the rune on the chimney and then immediately look Southwest. Fly straight to the second rune away from the castle. Next head back Northeast toward the castle and overtop of the castle you will see the last rune in a field to the East.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 10

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, destroy the vines covering the front door with fire and head inside. Destroy the crates and boxes to your right as soon as you enter and crawl into the little space and collect your first rune. Next fly to the top of the castle on your broom and you will see the second rune on a balcony. From the second rune head down the balcony to the West and you will see the last rune on a platform below you can fly to.

Feldcroft Region (4 Ancient Magic Hotspots)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 11

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, head down the stairs and you will stumble into the first rune. Head Southeast on your broom to the broken portion or castle where you will see the second rune on top. Head down the ladder on this platform to reach the final rune of this hotspot.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 12

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, head up the ladder straight ahead near the building opening and collect the run on the platform above. Continue up the next subsequent ladders until you reach the top balcony where you can climb on to the upper portion of the building where you will see the second rune (you will need to use your broom or fire on the wall to get rid of the plants so you can climb up). Head on to the balcony to the Northeast where there is a chest and look to the Southeast. attack the hook holding the pallet of rocks and jump to the balcony ahead where you will grab your third rune.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 13

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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot head East out of the castle straight to the first rune. Beyond that small rubble and beyond the River Trolls you will see another rune to the East. The last rune is on the top level of the destroyed castle to the North of where you started this hotspot.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 14

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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot head under the arch of the building and head to the left where you can climb the platforms. Make your way up the platforms and on the fourth platform you will collect the first rune. Continue on the platform and jump off straight ahead to the West and when you land you should be outside a door covered in vines. Burn them and head inside to collect this rune. Finally head up the stairs across the courtyard to the Southeast and climb the platforms ahead of you to get to the top landing where you will find the final rune for this hotspot.

Poidsear Coast (2 Ancient Magic Hotspots)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 15

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, use your broom to fly into the broken roof.  and look for the rune on the top floor. Next fly down to the second level where you will find the second rune. Next fly down to the bottom floor and get off your broom. Make your way toward the back room  and look at the wall to the left. Use Depulso to knock down the wall and give you access to the third rune.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 16

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, head across the bridge and into the hole in the wall of the castle on the left after using Depulso on the wood covering the bottom half of the wall. Jump across to the platform and climb up for the first rune. Head back outside and look at the building to the South and use your broom to fly through the small opening in the roof of the main building and you will see this rune on the second floor landing. Drop down to the East and face the wall to the North that has the rune on the other side. To get the vines to go up and stay up long enough you will need to use a fire spell and run into the vines as they go up so you can sneak under them before they grow back. Once on the other side of the vines simply collect the final rune of this hotspot.

Marunweem Lake (2 Ancient Magic Hotspots)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 17

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot simply fly up to the first rune that it showed you on your broom. Next fly up to the other side of the archway where you will see a landing that has a gate to the inside of the archway on it. Land there and use Alohamora (Level 3 Required) on the locked gate to open the door and collect this rune. Next head back out of the room and head to the West corner of the platform and look down into the water where you will see the run on a boat floating in the river. Fly down and grab this final rune for this hotspot.

Ancient Magic Hotspot 18

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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot fly up to the rune on the right. Next fly to the platform to the West and attack the hook holding the pallet of rocks. Drop down and use Depulso on the mechanism to open the gate straight ahead of you. Head inside and collect the second rune. Head back out and immediately go to the right and follow the room until you can’t anymore. Hop on your broom and go up until you see the relic on a platform above you.

Manor Cape (1 Ancient Magic Hotspot)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 19

• Number of Ancient Magic Runes to collect in the area: 3
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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot, fly your broom up to the first relic it showed you (You can’t mount your broom inside the building but if you step outside and mount your broom you can go back inside flying). Head up to the top landing and you will see the second rune on the top platform on the South side of the manor. For the last rune head up to the highest portion of the manor on your broom and you can collect it in front of the frog statue.

Cragcroftshire (1 Ancient Magic Hotspot)

Ancient Magic Hotspot 20

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  • After activating the ancient magic hotspot head all the way up to the top of tower by scaling the broken stairs. You will find the first rune making your way up the stairs near a door vined off. Leave the door blocked off and instead continue climbing upward. At the top you will find the second rune on a point in the corner of the top landing. Drop back down and climb on top of the edge of the North wall and look down below you where you will see the final rune on balcony below you. Hop on your broom and float down to the final rune.

That’s all 20 Ancient Magical Hotspots in Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy. Remember to claim the 3 additional Ancient Magic Slots from the challenges menu by clicking the completed tier icons.

For all other collectibles refer to Hogwarts Legacy Collectible Guide.