Hogwarts Legacy has a lot of moving parts, and one that seems almost insignificant at first becomes the difference between living and dying in the game later on down the line. The Enchanted Loom Spellcraft is learned once you have completed a few tasks Deek the house elf has given you. In order to unlock the loom, you will need to have completed Rackham's Trial and the quest "The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and The Loom". Deek has you go collect a few beasts and bring them back to your Vivarium. From there, you will collect reagents every 30 minutes from your beasts that will aid you in upgrading and enchanting your gear.
To place the loom, you will need to add the Conjuring Spell to your spell bar and select the Utility tab. You will see the Enchanted Loom option there, and you can place it anywhere inside the Room of Requirement to begin using it.
How To Unlock Gear Traits in Hogwarts Legacy
There are several Gear Traits to find and unlock in Hogwarts Legacy, but what exactly are they? Gear Traits are basically enchantments you can put onto your gear to give you the upper hand in battle. The traits range from taking less damage from a specific enemy to doing more damage when using a specific spell. Most of the Gear Traits can be unlocked by completing Combat Challenges and Room of Requirement Challenges in the Challenge Tab located in your main menu. Here is a list of all the unlockable Gear Traits we have found so far and what each challenge is to unlock said trait in Hogwart Legacy:
| Gear Trait: | What The Trait Does: | Challenge To Unlock it: | Challenge Type: |
| Protego Shielding I | Decreased damage taken from Dark Wizards | Defeat 40 Dark Wizards | Combat |
| Protego Shielding II | Greatly decreased damage taken from Dark Wizards | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Combat |
| Protego Shielding III | Significantly decreased damage taken from Dark Wizards | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Combat |
| Amphibial Protection I | Decreased damage taken from Dugbogs | Defeat 5 Dugbogs | Combat |
| Amphibial Protection II | Greatly decreased damage taken from Dugbogs | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Combat |
| Amphibial Protection III | Significantly decreased damage taken from Dugbogs | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Combat |
| Goblin Silver Resistance I | Decreased damage taken from Goblins | Defeat 30 Goblins | Combat |
| Goblin Silver Resistance II | Greatly decreased damage taken from Goblins | Defeat 60 Goblins | Combat |
| Goblin Silver Resistance III | Significantly decreased damage taken from Goblins | Defeat 100 Goblins | Combat |
| Necromantic Protection I | Decreased damage taken from Inferi | Defeat 10 Inferi | Combat |
| Necromantic Protection II | Greatly decreased damage taken from Inferi | Defeat 20 Inferi | Combat |
| Necromantic Protection III | Significantly decreased damage taken from Inferi | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Combat |
| Anti-Venom I | Decreased damage taken from Spiders | Defeat 40 Spiders | Combat |
| Anti-Venom II | Greatly decreased damage taken from Spiders | Defeat 70 Spiders | Combat |
| Anti-Venom III | Significantly decreased damage taken from Spiders | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Combat |
| Cushioning I | Decreased damage taken from Trolls | Defeat 5 Trolls | Combat |
| Cushioning II | Greatly decreased damage taken from Trolls | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Combat |
| Cushioning III | Significantly decreased damage taken from Trolls | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Combat |
| Lupus Protection I | Decreased damage taken from Dark Mongrels | Defeat 10 Mongrels | Combat |
| Lupus Protection II | Greatly decreased damage taken from Dark Mongrels | Defeat 20 Mongrels | Combat |
| Lupus Protection III | Significantly decreased damage taken from Dark Mongrels | *Not Yet Unlocked* | Room of Requirement |
| Ancient Magic I | Increased damage from Ancient Magic | Upgrade Your Gear 5 Times | Room of Requirement |
| Ancient Magic II | Greatly increased damage from Ancient Magic | Upgrade Your Gear 10 Times | Room of Requirement |
| Ancient Magic III | Significantly increased damage from Ancient Magic | Upgrade Your Gear 15 Times | Room of Requirement |
Where To Find Gear Traits in Hogwarts Legacy
Now, you can unlock a large number of gear traits by completing challenges, but there are several that can only be found in chests around the game. With that said, it appears that these are completely randomly generated drops from chests around the world, so there is no way to guide you to get each and every Gear Trait.
There are different types of chests throughout the game to find - Collection Chests are the ones you will need to open in order to locate these Gear Traits. Again, they are random drops, so there is no set location to unlock the traits at this time. It will be a very tedious process opening each and every Collection Chest you come across, but that is the only way to unlock the extra gear traits. We can narrow it down to one type of area though, and that is within Bandit Camps. These chests will contain a random trait in them, and in order to see the White Chest icon on the map, you will need to open up the bandit camp on the World Map by running around inside the camp. Here is a list of all 50 Gear Traits that can be found in Collection Chests in Bandit Camps all around the map in Hogwarts Legacy:
| Gear Trait: | What The Trait Does: |
| Ancient Magic Focus I | Increases Ancient Magic Meter fill rate |
| Ancient Magic Focus II | Greatly increases Ancient Magic Meter fill rate |
| Ancient Magic Focus III | Significantly increases Ancient Magic Meter fill rate |
| Ambush I | Increases spell damage while hidden by the Disillusionment Spell |
| Ambush II | Greatly increases spell damage while hidden by the Disillusionment Spell |
| Ambush III | Significantly increases spell damage while hidden by the Disillusionment Spell |
| Binding I | Increases damage when using Petrificus Totalus |
| Binding II | Greatly increases damage when using Petrificus Totalus |
| Binding III | Significantly increases damage when using Petrificus Totalus |
| Concentration I | Increases the damage of all Damage Spells |
| Concentration II | Greatly increases the damage of all Damage Spells |
| Concentration III | Significantly increases the damage of all Damage Spells |
| Cruelty I | Increases damage when using Crucio |
| Cruelty II | Greatly increases damage when using Crucio |
| Cruelty III | Significantly increases damage when using Crucio |
| Disarming I | Increases damage when using Expelliarmus |
| Disarming II | Greatly increases damage when using Expelliarmus |
| Disarming III | Significantly increases damage when using Expelliarmus |
| Destruction I | Increases damage when using Confringo |
| Destruction II | Greatly increases damage when using Confringo |
| Destruction III | Significantly increases damage when using Confringo |
| Deafening I | Increased damage when using a Mandrake |
| Deafening II | Greatly increased damage when using a Mandrake |
| Deafening III | Significantly increased damage when using a Mandrake |
| Control I | Increased damage when using Ancient Magic Throw |
| Control II | Greatly increased damage when using Ancient Magic Throw |
| Control III | Significantly increased damage when using Ancient Magic Throw |
| Unforgivable I | Increased damage dealt to Cursed targets |
| Unforgivable II | Greatly increased damage dealt to Cursed targets |
| Unforgivable III | Significantly increased damage dealt to Cursed targets |
| Fangs I | Increased damage when using Chinese Chomping Cabbage |
| Fangs II | Greatly increased damage when using Chinese Chomping Cabbage |
| Fangs III | Significantly increased damage when using Chinese Chomping Cabbage |
| Laceration I | Increased damage when using Diffindo |
| Laceration II | Greatly increased damage when using Diffindo |
| Laceration III | Significantly increased damage when using Diffindo |
| Manipulation I | Target affected by Imperio Curse does increased damage |
| Manipulation II | Target affected by Imperio Curse does greatly increased damage |
| Manipulation III | Target affected by Imperio Curse does significantly increased damage |
| Herbology I | Increased damage by all plants |
| Herbology II | Greatly increased damage by all plants |
| Herbology III | Significantly increased damage by all plants |
| Scorching II | Greatly increased damage when using Incendio |
| Scorching III | Significantly increased damage when using Diffindo |
| Venom I | Increased damage when using Venomous Tentacula |
| Venom II | Greatly increased damage when using Venomous Tentacula |
| Venom III | Significantly increased damage when using Venomous Tentacula |
| Explosive I | Increased damage when using Bombarda |
| Explosive II | Greatly increased damage when using Bombarda |
| Explosive III | Significantly increased damage when using Bombarda |
Are There More Traits in Hogwarts Legacy?
There is only one extra Gear Trait we have found thus far in Hogwarts Legacy and that is Scorching I. This trait is unlocked automatically, as Deek gives you the trait to test the Enchanted Loom out during the quest "The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and The Loom".
How To Upgrade Gear in Hogwarts Legacy
Hogwarts Legacy allows players to upgrade their gear using reagents from tamed beasts inside of their Vivarium. In order to unlock the ability to upgrade gear, you will need to do the quest "The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and The Loom", and use the Enchanted Loom to upgrade. The upgrades enhance your main stat that is already on the piece of gear you select to upgrade such as Defence or Offence.
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