How to get the Finishing Touches achievement in Hogwarts Legacy

By Jesse Lennox March 13, 2023

For those who want to go above and beyond as a student in Hogwarts Legacy, collecting all the achievements or trophies in the game will be your badge of honor. There are quite a few to earn, many involving collectibles and completing challenges, however there is one that may prove a bit more complicated than the rest. The Finishing Touches achievement is tricky due to it asking you to use specific attacks on every single enemy in the game. If that sounds overwhelming, fear not, as we will walk you through every step of how to get the Finishing Touches achievement in Hogwarts Legacy.

How to complete the Finishing Touches achievement

A student waving a wand in Hogwarts Legacy.

The requirements for this achievement are to use Ancient Magic on every single enemy type in the game. Note that you simply need to hit them with it, not necessarily defeat them with it, which is merciful. Ancient Magic is used by filling up a meter by performing normal attacks and then pressing both shoulder buttons on your controller to unleash a powerful attack. You unlock this ability once you reach Hogsmeade early on in the main story.

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There are a total of 38 enemies you need to use Ancient Magic on to get this achievement. Not every single enemy in the game counts toward this total, specifically enemies that only appear during story missions that can be missed. To help you keep track and locate the enemies you need to unleash your magic on, here’s a full list and where you can find them in the open world.

Acromantula
- Location: North Ford Bog Battle Arena
Armored Troll
- Location: Feldcroft Battle Arena
Ashwinder Assassin
- Location: Bandit Camps
Ashwinder Duelist
- Location: Bandit Camps
Ashwinder Executioner
- Location: Bandit Camps
Ashwinder Ranger
- Location: Bandit Camps
Ashwinder Scout
- Location: Bandit Camps
Ashwinder Soldier
- Location: Bandit Camps
Cottongrass Dugbog
- Location: Dugbog Lairs
Dark Mongrel
- Location: Mongrel lairs or next to San Bakar’s Tower in the North Ford Bog region
Fighter Troll
- Location: Battle Arenas
Forest Troll
- Location: Bandit Camps and Troll Lairs
Fortified Troll
- Location: Bandit Camps and Troll Lairs
Great Spined Dugbog
- Location: Dugbog Lairs
Inferius
- Location: Can be found in Treasure Vaults, Catacombs, Dungeons, and Lairs
Loyalist Assassin
- Location: Goblin Mines
Loyalist Commander
- Location: Goblin Mines
Loyalist Ranger
- Location: Goblin Mines
Loyalist Sentinel
- Location: Goblin Mines
Loyalist Warrior
- Location: Goblin Mines
Mongrel
- Location: Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade Valley
Mountain Troll
- One can be found outside a vault located northeast of the Korrow Ruins
Poacher Animagus and Wolf Form
- Location: Bandit Camps — you must hit the Animagus in both forms.
Poacher Duelist
- Location: Bandit Camps
Poacher Executioner
- Location: Bandit Camps
Poacher Ranger
- Location: Bandit Camps
Poacher Stalker
- Location: Bandit Camps
Poacher Tracker
- Location: Bandit Camps
River Troll
- Location: Bandit Camps and Troll Lairs
Stoneback Dugbog
- Location: Dugbog Lairs
Thornback Ambusher
- Location: Spider Lairs
Thornback Matriarch
- Location: Spider Lairs
Thornback Scurriour
- Location: Spider Lairs
Thornback Shooter
- Location: Spider Lairs
Venomous Ambusher
- Location: Feldcroft Battle Arena
Venomous Matriarch
- Location: Spider Lairs
Venomous Scurriour
- Location: Spider Lairs
Venomous Shooter
- Location: Spider Lairs

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