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Hogwarts Legacy DLC: no story expansion, the $19.99 Dark Arts Pack and every free update

Hogwarts Legacy has no story DLC, and Warner Bros. Games hasn't announced an expansion. The only paid add-on is the Dark Arts Pack, $19.99, with a Thestral mount, the Dark Arts Cosmetic Set and the Dark Arts Battle Arena, and it's part of the $69.99 Digital Deluxe Edition. On Steam, a weekend deal cuts the pack to $1.99 and the game to $5.99 until Oct. 22. Everything else came free: the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop quest and the Onyx Hippogriff reached every platform in a June 5, 2024, update, official PC mods arrived on Jan. 30, 2025, and a DLSS 5 graphics update comes to PC on Nov. 5, 2026. Warner Bros.' next step is Hogwarts Legacy 2, confirmed on Aug. 6, 2026. Expected price for a story DLC is about $29.99, our estimate.

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  • PS5
  • Xbox Series X|S
  • Switch 2
Two Hogwarts students brew a glowing blue potion over a cauldron in a dim castle classroom
Image: Warner Bros. Games

Hogwarts Legacy never got a story expansion, and almost everything added since launch came free. Here’s the one paid DLC, every free update and what Warner Bros. has planned.

Does Hogwarts Legacy have DLC?

Hogwarts Legacy has one paid DLC and no story expansion. Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. Games released the game on Feb. 10, 2023, on PS5, Xbox Series X and S and PC, followed by PS4 and Xbox One, the original Switch on Nov. 14, 2023, and Switch 2 on June 5, 2025. The only add-on on Steam is the Dark Arts Pack, which came out on launch day.

Students gather under the Hogwarts crest at the foot of the castle's grand stone staircase
Hogwarts Legacy came out on Feb. 10, 2023, and never got a story expansion.Image: Warner Bros. Games

Since then, every new quest, mount and feature has arrived as a free update, from the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop in 2024 to official PC mods in 2025.

Is Hogwarts Legacy DLC coming?

Warner Bros. hasn’t announced any. The game’s Steam news in 2026 covered sales and a free hat, and the company’s announced Hogwarts Legacy project is the sequel: Warner Bros. Discovery named the second installment of Hogwarts Legacy in its games pipeline on Aug. 6, 2026, as our Hogwarts Legacy 2 release date page explains.

Warner Bros. hasn’t announced a Definitive Edition or a remaster either, as our Hogwarts Legacy remaster page details. Expected price for a story DLC: about $29.99, our estimate.

The Dark Arts Pack, the only paid DLC

The Dark Arts Pack costs $19.99 and adds three things: a Thestral mount, the Dark Arts Cosmetic Set and the Dark Arts Battle Arena. It’s also part of the Digital Deluxe Edition, $69.99, which adds the Dark Arts Garrison Hat on top of the $59.99 game.

A student raises a wand at a huge chained troll swinging a club in a stone dungeon
The Dark Arts Pack adds a Thestral, a cosmetic set and the Dark Arts Battle Arena.Image: Warner Bros. Games

On Steam, a weekend deal takes 90% off until Oct. 22: the pack costs $1.99, the game $5.99 and the Deluxe Edition $6.99. At that price the Deluxe Edition is the one to get, since the pack alone costs more than the difference.

The Haunted Hogsmeade Shop and the free summer update

The biggest addition since launch came free on June 5, 2024. That update unlocked the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop quest, previously available only on PlayStation, on every platform, along with all the former exclusive items: the Onyx Hippogriff mount, the Felix Felicis Potion and the Shopkeeper Cosmetic Set.

A student rides a winged hippogriff over a rocky coastline with a second hippogriff behind
The June 5, 2024, update gave every player the former PlayStation bonuses, including the Onyx Hippogriff.Image: Warner Bros. Games

It also brought new items, including the Lavender Borealis broom, Azkaban-themed gear and the Circular Taped Spectacles, plus a Photo Mode and a talent point reset, so you can rebuild your witch or wizard without starting a new playthrough.

Free PC mods and the Creator Kit

On Jan. 30, 2025, a free update added official mod support on PC. Players get an in-game Mod Manager, and modders build brooms, costumes, gameplay changes and more with the Creator Kit, a free download on the Epic Games Store. A June 10, 2025, patch expanded the kit with spell videos, custom loot in containers and new broom, costume and gameplay templates.

A student lifts a glowing wand beside the wandmaker among stacked wand boxes in a Hogsmeade shop
Official PC mods arrived in a free update on Jan. 30, 2025.Image: Warner Bros. Games

The Oct. 15, 2025, PC patch added full support for the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, and a hotfix on Dec. 3, 2025, fixed how the mod list shows favorites and uploads. Official mod support covers the PC version.

Free items and the Quidditch Champions bonus

Warner Bros. hands out free cosmetics around events. For Back to Hogwarts in 2026, every player could claim the Astronomer’s Hat until Sept. 30, 2026.

Two students in robes walk through overgrown ruins toward a bright opening full of sunlight
Image: Warner Bros. Games

Owning Hogwarts Legacy also unlocks a free Legacy Pack in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, out since Sept. 3, 2024, with a Sebastian Sallow Hero Skin, the Moontrimmer Broom Skin, a Sebastian Sallow Style Wand and Ancient Magic extras, once you link a WB Games account.

The DLSS 5 update on Nov. 5

The next free update is for PC. On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, Hogwarts Legacy gets Nvidia’s DLSS 5, which adds more realistic lighting and materials, on GeForce RTX 50 Series cards, RTX Spark laptops and GeForce NOW, according to Nvidia. It adds no new quests or areas, and the full details are on our DLSS 5 release date page.

A student holds a lit wand in front of a horned dragon in a dark misty forest
The DLSS 5 update reaches the PC version on Nov. 5, 2026.Image: Warner Bros. Games

Prices on every platform

Hogwarts Legacy costs $59.99 on Steam, or $5.99 in the weekend deal until Oct. 22. On the Nintendo US eShop, the Switch 2 edition lists at $59.99, the Digital Deluxe Edition at $69.99 and the Dark Arts Pack at $19.99, as our Hogwarts Legacy Switch 2 page explains. On PS5, the PlayStation Store had it for $10.49 instead of $69.99 when we checked on Oct. 18, also until Oct. 22, and the game is part of PlayStation Plus Extra.

A student in robes walks along a sunny forest path toward a round stone hut
Image: Warner Bros. Games

Hogwarts Legacy has sold more than 40 million copies, according to Warner Bros., and the company’s announced follow-up is the sequel rather than new DLC.

This page is updated as soon as Warner Bros. announces Hogwarts Legacy DLC or a new update.

FAQ

Does Hogwarts Legacy have DLC?

Hogwarts Legacy has one paid DLC, the $19.99 Dark Arts Pack, and no story expansion. The pack adds a Thestral mount, the Dark Arts Cosmetic Set and the Dark Arts Battle Arena.

Is Hogwarts Legacy DLC coming?

Warner Bros. hasn’t announced any story DLC. Its announced Hogwarts Legacy project is the sequel, confirmed on Aug. 6, 2026. Expected price for a story DLC: about $29.99, our estimate.

What's in the Hogwarts Legacy Dark Arts Pack?

A Thestral mount, the Dark Arts Cosmetic Set and the Dark Arts Battle Arena. It costs $19.99 on its own and comes in the Digital Deluxe Edition with the Dark Arts Garrison Hat.

Is the Dark Arts Pack worth it?

At $1.99 on Steam until Oct. 22, it’s an easy pick for the Thestral and the Battle Arena. At the full $19.99, it’s a set of extras rather than new story, and the Deluxe Edition is the better deal.

What's the difference between Hogwarts Legacy Standard and Deluxe?

The $69.99 Digital Deluxe Edition adds the Dark Arts Pack and the Dark Arts Garrison Hat to the $59.99 Standard Edition. On Steam until Oct. 22, they cost $6.99 and $5.99.

How do you get the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop quest?

It’s free on every platform. The quest was a PlayStation exclusive until the June 5, 2024, update unlocked it everywhere, along with the Onyx Hippogriff mount, the Felix Felicis Potion and the Shopkeeper Cosmetic Set.

How do you get the Onyx Hippogriff in Hogwarts Legacy?

The June 5, 2024, update unlocked it for all players on every platform, together with the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop quest and the other former PlayStation exclusives.

Can you use mods in Hogwarts Legacy?

On PC, yes. The free update of Jan. 30, 2025, added an in-game Mod Manager, and modders build content with the official Creator Kit from the Epic Games Store.

When is the Hogwarts Legacy DLSS 5 update?

On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, on PC, according to Nvidia. It works on GeForce RTX 50 Series cards, RTX Spark laptops and GeForce NOW.

How did you get the Astronomer's Hat in Hogwarts Legacy?

Warner Bros. gave it free to every player for Back to Hogwarts, with claims open until Sept. 30, 2026.

How much is Hogwarts Legacy?

$5.99 on Steam until Oct. 22, 2026, instead of $59.99. On the Nintendo US eShop, the Switch 2 edition lists at $59.99, the Deluxe Edition at $69.99 and the Dark Arts Pack at $19.99.

Is there a Hogwarts Legacy Definitive Edition?

Warner Bros. hasn’t announced one, or a remaster. The PC version gets its DLSS 5 graphics update on Nov. 5, 2026.

Is Hogwarts Legacy 2 coming?

Yes. Warner Bros. Discovery named the second installment of Hogwarts Legacy in its games pipeline on Aug. 6, 2026, without a release date, platforms or price.

Does Hogwarts Legacy give anything in Quidditch Champions?

Hogwarts Legacy owners who link a WB Games account get a free Legacy Pack in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, with a Sebastian Sallow Hero Skin, a Moontrimmer Broom Skin and a matching wand.

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