How to dive underwater and find treasure in Hogwarts Legacy

Philip Trahan
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Knowing how to dive is a key aspect of gameplay in Hogwarts Legacy as it allows players to obtain important materials, robes, and quest items hidden underwater. So, here’s exactly how to dive underwater and find treasure in the depths of Avalanche’s game.

Hogwarts Legacy presents a range of transportation choices for users to try out, such as flying on broomsticks or riding majestic creatures like Thestrals or Hippogriffs.

Additionally, players can swim around in bodies of water like the Black Lake or underground ponds. In fact, some of them out in the open world actually contain treasure vaults and dungeons that offer great rewards.

However, you’ll need to dive underwater to reach those treasure vaults, so here’s everything students need to know about diving in Hogwarts Legacy to find those deep secrets.

How to dive in Hogwarts Legacy

Players can dive in Hogwarts Legacy, but it’s a bit more restricted compared to just swimming around, as students are only allowed to dive in designated spots.

Luckily, those spots can be easily identified thanks to the water around the area bubbling and swirling around.

To dive, you just need to swim to one of those swirling spots in a body of water and hold the ‘Interact’ button. Your character will take a deep breath and dive underwater for a brief moment.

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Players can only dive in swirling areas around bodies of water in Hogwarts Legacy.

There are a handful of different things that can happen when you dive underwater. Sometimes, dive spots lead to treasure vaults where players have to solve a puzzle to earn a reward. Other times, you will simply find items like materials, Galleons, or quest items.

One of the game’s earliest quests called ‘The Lost Astrolabe’, will task players to dive around various Black Lake spots to find a lost item. Additionally, the ‘Mer-ky’ Depths quest requires players to dive to find a treasure vault made by merpeople.

So, students should definitely keep an eye out whenever they come across the water with swirling spots, as they might end up finding some helpful treasures.

That’s all you need to know about diving in Hogwarts Legacy. You can also check the list with all the professors & classes, as well as how to pick your wand & house, and all the characters you’ll meet during your adventure.