In Hogwarts Legacy, players are kept engaged not just through incredible visuals, but also an interesting storyline with a decent amount of quests. And if you choose to follow Sebastian Sallow’s quest line, you will run across a quest named “In the Shadow of the Study.” While performing the quest, you get a chance to learn the Unforgivable Curse, Crucio. Learn which Crucio choice in Hogwarts Legacy should you choose to unlock it, and what are the benefits of learning such a vicious spell.
Key Takeaways
- To learn the Cruciatus Curse (Crucio), players must start Sebastian Sallow’s quest “In the Shadow of the Study.”
- You must reach Level 16 and complete the first three of Sebastian Sallow’s quests along with the main quest named “The High Keep” as a requirement to start the quest “In the Shadow of the Study” to learn Crucio.
- Players get a choice to let Sebastian cast the spell on them or cast the spell on Sebastian in order to learn it.
- Both options will lead to players learning the spell but choosing the spell cast on themselves will drain their health immensely; therefore, choosing Sebastian is better.
- In case you missed learning the Cruciatus Curse during the quest, you can visit Sebastian in Undercroft later on in order to learn any Unforgivable Curse from him, including Crucio.
- Players can add the Cruciatus Curse in their Build in the late game as it is an extremely powerful spell and helps defeat enemies faster.
How To Learn The Cruciatus Curse
One of the three unforgivable curses, the Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) can be learned and cast on enemies in Hogwarts Legacy without any major consequences. The other two curses, Imperio and Avada Kedavra are also available to learn later on in the game.
The first unforgivable curse you run across is the Cruciatus Curse during Sebastian Sallow’s quest “In the Shadow of the Study.” Here the players are given a choice to learn the Cruciatus Curse while performing the quest. If made the correct choice, players learn the Torture spell of Crucio.
In The Shadow Of The Study Quest
After performing the first three quests in Sebastian Sallow’s quest line, you unlock the “In the Shadow of the Study” quest. However, make sure you are on Level 16 as it comes as a requirement for this quest. To start the quest and unlock the Crucio curse, follow the mentioned steps:
- Speak to Sebastian outside the Slytherin Common room as instructed.
- Follow him to talk to another quest’s companion, Ominis Gaunt.
- Once you have talked to Ominis, open the Slytherin’s door by firing up the three braziers through the Confringo spell. These Braziers are in the two hallways right where the Slytherin’s door is.
- Walk through the door once it opens up and clear up the path to the next door by casting the Reparo spell.
- Speak with Ominis in order to open the next door.
- In the next area, match two symbols on the gate to the Slytherin lock’s dial in order to open the gate.
- Go through the gate and find another gate with two symbols. Match those symbols in the dial on the Slytherin lock nearby.
- After going through another gate, find the next gate and a Slytherin lock, match the symbols and pass through the next gate.
- Find a way by talking to both the characters, during this time players will get a choice to learn the Cruciatus curse (Crucio) and unlock the spell.
Learning the Cruciatus curse (Crucio) during “In the Shadow of the Study” is the main reward of the quest along with up to +180 XP.
All Requirements
To sum it up, you have some prerequisites in order to unlock and learn the Cruciatus Curse. Without the completion of these requirements, you can not learn the unforgivable Cruciatus curse. The following are all the said requirements:
- Reach Level 16
- Complete the main quest “The High Keep”
- Complete “In the Shadow of the Undercroft” (Sebastian’s questline)
- Complete “In the Shadow of the State” (Sebastian’s questline)
- Complete “In the Shadow of the Bloodline” (Sebastian’s questline)
- Start the “In the Shadow of the Study” quest.
Once you have reached each of these prerequisites, you will be able to learn the Cruciatus curse (Crucio) while performing the “In the Shadow of the Study” quest.
Who To Cast Crucio On
After you have started the “In the Shadow of the Study” quest, you run across the trouble of opening a door. The only way to open it is by performing a Cruciatus curse on someone. Now is when you talk to Sebastian and earn three options:
- Very well, I don’t want to learn the Cruciatus Curse.
- I want to learn the Cruciatus Curse, but you must cast it on me.
- Teach me the Cruciatus Curse and I’ll cast it on you.
If you choose the first Crucio Choice in Hogwarts Legacy, “I don’t want to learn the Cruciatus Curse,” you will not be able to learn and cast it. However, you can meet Sebastian in Undercroft later on and he will teach you any Unforgivable curse you might have missed during the quest.
But the real question is, which of the other two options is better? Should you cast such a powerful and painful spell on yourself or on Sebastian Sallow? The answer is, it does not matter who you choose. You can cast the Torturing spell (Crucio) on Sebastian without affecting your friendship with him or you can cast it on yourself without worrying about killing your character.
However, the Cruciatus Curse does damage over time and heavily decreases the character’s health. So if you don’t have any way of healing yourself, do not perform the Cruciatus Curse on yourself and instead choose Sebastian Sallow.
In conclusion, even though the Hogwart Legacy’s Crucio Choice of yourself or Sebastian does not matter, it is still better to choose Sebastian.
Why Should You Learn Crucio
The Cruciatus Curse or Crucio is an extremely powerful spell in the Wizarding World and was considered illegal to cast in the Harry Potter universe. Worry not though, players can freely cast the Cruciatus Curse after making the correct Crucio choice in Hogwarts Legacy.
Not only is the Cruciatus Curse powerful, but it also deals damage over time and breaks the enemies’ shields, making it a must to learn spell for later combats. Another biggest reason to unlock and learn the Crucio spell during “In the Shadow of the Study” is because it might be missable.
If you choose the option of “I don’t want to learn the Cruciatus Curse,” you won’t be able to learn it. However, as an update, we have found out that this might not be true as some players have mentioned that you can visit Sebastian in Undercroft and he will teach it to you in case you missed it during the quest.
Another reason to master the Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) is that players can use it as their main Curse while creating their character’s build. Much later in the game, players get to use Talent Points and finally create a solid build in order to defeat enemies. Mostly, the Cruciatus Curse is being used in the Dark Wizard type of build, and if you plan on taking that route, learning Crucio is a must. And trust us, you will be undefeatable with Crucio once the other two unforgivable curses are unlocked too.
Final Remarks
Looking forward to learning all three Unforgivable curses? Start with the Cruciatus Curse as it happens to be the first one you run across in Hogwarts Legacy. Make the correct Crucio Choice in Hogwarts Legacy and learn how to cast Crucio. Make sure you don’t miss it out but if you do, simply visit Sebastian in Undercroft Chamber and he will teach it to you.
Players can deal damage to their enemies over time and break their shields during the process with Crucio. Not only that, but they can also add the unlocked Crucio spell in their Build later on in the game and become stronger during combats. We hope our guide helped you learn the vicious Cruciatus Curse in Hogwarts Legacy, Happy Gaming!
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