 So, Hogwarts Legacy, to my surprise, has one amazing looking combat system, one way more diverse and depthy than I ever could have imagined. The options here, the abilities advances, the upgrading are absolutely ridiculous and today guys we check out everything you need to know about the combat system and exactly how it works. How's it going guys, my name's DPJ and if you do enjoy the video, leaving a like really helps out and you feel like what you see and want to see more, be sure to subscribe. Okay, so to my surprise, the combat system in Hogwarts Legacy is a B3-1. From what we've seen and what's been showcased from the review of gameplays, not only does it look incredibly fun, but it's actually way more advanced than I ever thought it could be, or would be shall I say. So the basics, the hood, it's important to understand what's actually happening on screen and what's on offer here going into combat. Okay, so looking at this screen, the hood from right to left. Firstly, on the far right we have four spells surrounding that R2 button as you can see. This on Xbox will be that right trigger button. This is called the Spell Diamond and what these are are slotable spells which you can swap in and out. It's said to be up to 20 spells you can earn throughout the game. Spells are obviously here so you can access them quickly in gameplay and go on into combat. Now these four spells, these four easy access spells can be changed to suit you. Now to access these spells you have to hold down that said R2 or right trigger button then press the corresponding button to activate the spell. These spells will have a cooldown so you can't really spam them out on an instant but as you level up and progress guys you can reduce your cooldown. Now it's also said as you progress the game guys you'll be able to add up to four diamonds per slot here giving you the ability to use 16 spells via the Spell Diamond without swapping spells in and out. Now exactly how this worked out in showcases yet. I did hear something in the latest reveal gameplay about you holding down the R2 or right trigger button and pressing left or right under D pad and it will swap to four different spells but exactly how it works I'm not certain yet. We're having 16 on the fly guys for you to use in combat sounds amazing. Now just left at the Spell Diamond we have our health bar in green with a number of health potions we have to use and replenish our health at the same time with that little number next to that icon. The icon above this bar with the two mini bars is the Ancient Magic spells these are built up via you hitting enemies and then dropping that blue aura and you're collecting it all by doing combos and when that bar is full you can unleash a devastating spell to your foes. Now on the left shoulder of the Spell Diamond we see more options with the left and right D pad icon between them. Pressing right under D pad brings up spells which you can quickly add to your Spell Diamond this is called the grid so if you want to switch in and out there are spells on the Spell Diamond you press right on your D pad so unlocking them in game guys earning them this is where they go. Now they haven't actually revealed this screen yet in any reveal trailer all they showed was this unclear image you're seeing on screen now. Now pressing left under D pad brings up those essential spells that are used in specific moments in gameplay to advance the story or solve certain parts of a puzzle in which they say need to be of an ease of access for that gameplay so that's interesting. Now the icon next to the minimap is the tool wheel tab which is where you can use buffs and other things to advance you in gameplay which you can do together and create. They have tweeted out a couple of examples which you can see on screen now and also briefly spoke about a couple of these in a second gameplay reveal. These potions consist of ingredients you will have to find or grow and then brew together to use said potions. Another example of these is the rock skin potion this gives you a resistance to that incoming damage there's also another potion called focus which will reduce cooldowns of your spells which is pretty cool. You'll know that many many more as you see on screen now by the snippet I took from the second gameplay reveal so in the background now you are seeing a wizard tear off against waves of enemies within one of the few battle arenas. So to start it's important to realise you have a standard attack or one shot which you will use by just simply pressing that R2 or right trigger button. This is used to parry and combo in between spells which come into play by you holding the same button of R2 or that right trigger then pressing the corresponding button to activate a spell. Remember these have cooldowns so the standard shot will come into play for these combos. Hitting enemies you will see will sometimes drop that blue arrow like I said and this is the energy that builds up that ancient spell meter bar. Combos are said to fill up this bar much much quicker. Now once the bar is full you will see a trigger above the enemy's head normally R1 or R1 or the triggers on xbox pressing those activates a devastating attack on that enemy you are locked onto. Another thing you may notice are the coloured orbs around yourself and the enemies. This comes from the fact spells in this game are categorised and it's seen by the colour. The colour represents them. You have control spells, force spells, damage spells etc etc. This is because not just you but the enemies use magic in the game as you would expect. Now when you see an enemy with a blue orb around them or a blue shield around them you will need to use a spell represented by that colour to break that shield and that's the way it works. You may also notice there are glimpses of a halo appearing around your head as the player. This halo indicates an incoming attack basically your 6th sense. So when the halo appears if you press that triangle or wide button on controller you will activate a block from that said incoming attack. Interestingly though if you hold that block button you will also throw a counter attack back at the enemy which is pretty cool. You may also notice that items apart of a map will sometimes have an icon above them normally R1 or R1 trigger. This is because you can add them into your attack by bringing them into the fight which is pretty cool. You may also notice a green cross to appear on certain enemies too. This is a feature or ability you will unlock called the curse through your talents. Where when you are actually using the curse you can curse certain enemies basically tagging them and when it comes to you using one of those more powerful abilities like the ancient spells damage will be shared amongst all cursed or tagged enemies so you can take out multiple enemies at the same time. Now along with this super amazing combat system the ability to upgrade spec into different things will also be on offer here so you can play the game literally how you want to. But that's basically it guys on the combat system it's quite a depthy one there's still a lot for me to learn but those are the basics. Now like I said if you guys are to the spells it said there are 20 you can earn throughout the game but how many can you unlock how many can you buy there's probably going to be way way more but there we have it guys that is the combat system and the basics of it within Hogwarts legacy guys if you enjoyed the video leaving a like really helps out if you like what you see and want to see more be sure to subscribe and hopefully guys I will see you on that next one