While exploring the area around Hogwarts, players must have seen strange spiral pedestals on the ground. These pedestals are actually gateways to one of the challenges in the game, Merlin Trials. If you are looking to expand your inventory slots, these Hogwarts Legacy Merlin Trials are the only way to achieve that.
Players need different magical items, enchantments, and spells to complete these challenges. Each Merlin Trial requires players to spend a Mallowsweet Leaf. However, players cannot spend these leaves to take up the trials before they have completed the side quest: Trials of Merlin for Nora Treadwell.
How to unlock Merlin Trials
After your adventure in the Restricted Section, Natty will ask players to meet her in Lower Hogsfield. After talking to Natty, you will hear someone arguing nearby. Go to the source of the sound and you will see Nora arguing with some Ashwinder wizards.
Help her out and eventually, she will explain how to complete a merlin trial and conclude the quest. Nora gives 5 Mallowsweet leaves as a gift to players, but players need to purchase or find the rest themselves.
Mallowsweet leaves are an easy-to-craft item in Hogwarts Legacy. Fortunately, players can start planting them as soon as they have taken their first Herbology class. Players can also pot a small plant in the Room of Requirement.
The seed required to grow Mallowsweet leaves is a purchasable item in Hogwarts Legacy and can be purchased from Magic Neep. The good thing is that players can grow five such Mallowsweet Leaves every ten minutes, which is quite a good speed. Therefore, players don’t need to wait much.
Hogwarts Legacy Merlin Trial locations
Merlin Trials are scattered everywhere in the world in Hogwarts Legacy. There are almost no Merlin Trials found in the Hogsmeade Village or Hogwarts Castle area; therefore, players, instead of wasting time looking for Merlin Trials there, should rather look for the leaf symbol on the mini-map.
Here are all the locations where players can find Merlin Trials. Since there are 95 Merlin Trials in total in Hogwarts Legacy, we will be updating their detailed locations and solutions over time so keep checking back
| Location | No. of Merlin Trials |
|---|---|
| Forbidden Forest | 3 |
| North Ford Bog | 4 |
| Hogsmeade Valley | 5 |
| North Hogwarts Region | 5 |
| South Hogwarts Region | 15 |
| Hogwarts Valley | 16 |
| Feldcroft Region | 16 |
| South Sea Bog | 2 |
| Poidsear Coast | 10 |
| Marunweem Lake | 4 |
| Manor Cape | 5 |
| Cragcroft Shire | 5 |
| Clagmar Coast | 5 |
North Ford Bog
You get to solve four different type of Merlin Trials in this region of Hogwarts Legacy.
- 1x Giant Ball Trial (2)
- 1x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 1x Stone Jumping Trial (7)
- 1x Square Symbol Block Trial (8)
Forbidden Forest
You can solve three Marlin Trials while exploring the area of Forbbiden Forest in Hogwarts Legacy.
- 1x Light Caludron Trial (1)
- 1x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 1x Stone Jumping Trial (7)
Hogsmeade Valley
The Hogsmeade valley is not only known for its shops but it also provides you with the opportunity to solve five Marlin Trials and gain rewards.
- 1x Light Caludron Trial (1)
- 1x Giant Ball Trial (2)
- 1x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 2x Butterflies Trial (4)
North Hogwarts Region
In the North Hogwarts Region, you can solve five different Merlin Trials. The trials are spread throughout the region.
- 1x Light Cauldron Trial (1)
- 1x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 1x Balls on Pillar Trials (5)
- 1x Square Symbol Block Trial (8)
- 1x Broken Statues Trial (9)
South Hogwarts Region
This area contains multiple Marlin Trials that are easy to access and you can solve them with ease to gain multiple items.
- 1x Light Caludron Trial (1)
- 3x Giant Ball Trial (2)
- 2x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 4x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 2x Balls on Pillar Trials (5)
- 2x Balls in Slot Trials (6)
- 1x Stone Jumping Trial (7)
Hogwarts Valley
You can solve up to 16 Merlin trials in the Hogwarts Valley. These trials can provide you with some good items.
- 2x Light Cauldron Trial (1)
- 3x Giant Ball Trial (2)
- 1x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 2x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 2x Balls on Pillar Trials (5)
- 2x Balls in Slot Trials (6)
- 3x Stone Jumping Trial (7)
- 1x Broken Statues Trial (9)
Feldcroft Region
There are 16 Merlin Trials that you can attempt in this region while playing the Hogwarts Legacy.
- 2x Light Cauldron Trial (1)
- 1x Giant Ball Trial (2)
- 5x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 1x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 3x Balls on Pillar Trials (5)
- 2x Stone Jumping Trial (7)
- 1x Square Symbol Block Trial (8)
- 1x Broken Statues Trial (9)
South Sea Bog
There are only two Merlin Trials in this area for you to complete.
- 1x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 1x Balls on Pillar Trials (5)
Poidsear Coast
You get the opportunity to complete 10 Merlin Trials in this area.
- 1x Light Cauldron Trial (1)
- 1x Giant Ball Trial (2)
- 1x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 2x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 1x Balls in Slot Trials (6)
- 1x Stone Jumping Trial (7)
- 1x Square Symbol Block Trial (8)
- 1x Broken Statues Trial (9)
Marunweem Lake
You can find four Merlin Trials in this region.
- 1x Giant Ball Trial (2)
- 1x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 1x Stone Jumping Trial (7)
- 1x Square Symbol Block Trial (8)
Manor Cape
This region allows you to complete five Merlin Trials and gain the rewards.
- 1x Light Cauldron Trial (1)
- 1x Giant Ball Trial (2)
- 1x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 1x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 1x Square Symbol Block Trial (8)
Cragcroftshire
You can solve five Merlin Trials in this area.
- 1x Light Cauldron Trial (1)
- 1x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 1x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 1x Balls on Pillar Trials (5)
- 1x Stone Jumping Trial (7)
Clagmar Coast
There are five Merlin Trials for you to solve in this area.
- 1x Cracked Slab Trials (3)
- 1x Butterflies Trial (4)
- 1x Balls on Pillar Trials (5)
- 1x Square Symbol Block Trial (8)
- 1x Broken Statues Trial (9)
At all the aforementioned locations, players find Merlin trials of different types. These trials require various types of spells to be solved. We have categorized Merlin trials according to the category they need. You can find their details below.
How to solve all types of Merlin Trials
Once players reach the locations of a merlin trial, they need to think about which spell they require to complete this trial. For this, look at the stones surrounding the area. The stone structure may be balls, platforms, or pillars.
Here are all the types of Merlin Trials in Hogwarts Legacy and a detailed solution regarding how to solve them.
- Lighting Cauldrons Trials
- Giant Ball Trials
- Cracked Slab Trials
- Butterflies Trials
- Balls on Pillar Trials
- Balls in Slot Trials
- Stone Jumping Trials
- Square Symbol Blocks Trials
- Broken Statues Trials
Solving a Merlin Trial ends up summoning a vine-covered structure and a green glowing silhouette of Merlin in the area for a short while.
Lighting Cauldrons Trials
The Incendio spell is required for the trials where players see a pillar around that has a cauldron on the top. In this trial, players must set all the cauldrons on fire using Indendio.
Players will get Incendio spell as soon as they complete Professor Hecat’s Assignment 1. They can then use it to complete the trial. In the trial, players must find the pillars with Revelio and set them on fire. Once all the pillars are burnt, the challenge will be completed.
Giant Ball Trials
You will need Accio to bring the ball-like stone close to the trial’s location. In this trial, players must bring that huge gigantic ball to a platform. You can learn the Accio’s spell by attending the Charms class, and it helps bring enemies closer to you.
Once players see the giant ball, they need to find the platform. After that, use Accio to continue hitting the ball until you have brought it to the platform. Your trial will be completed as soon as the ball is on the platform.
Cracked Slab Trials
Players need a Confringo spell where they find a cracked slab near a Merlin trial location. Players can learn this spell by completing the “In The Shadow of the Undercroft” quest. Confringo is a great spell to cause damage and has a range longer than Incendio.
In these trials, players need to destroy all the slabs they find using Revelio. To destroy them, you can use the Confringo spell.
Butterflies Trials
As players enter the location of these trials, they will be captivated by a beautiful scene with butterflies flying all around, which may give you a little “Alice in Wonderland” vibe but don’t get too much into it. These trials require players to use Lumos.
Players get Lumos as they reveal the statue inside the room in Vault 112 at the start of the game. Once players have Lumos, they can then be used to solve puzzles as it reveals the picture on the frame and illuminates the area.
Players in this trial need to lead all the butterflies into a diamond shape hole in a nearby pillar. Players need to illuminate the area with Lumos and then lead butterflies. Keep doing it until the trial is completed.
Balls on Pillar Trials
This is comparatively the simplest Merlin Trial. If you see a huge pillar around the trial area with a ball on it, it indicates that it is this trial. Here all players need to do is hit the balls around the pillar and destroy them.
This Trial requires no spell, and therefore players are relieved. Keep looking for such pillars with Revelio, then destroy the balls until the trial is completed.
Balls in Slot Trials
In this trial, players need to find the balls and then roll down these balls into the slots on the platform.
Players should know that there’s no error if the trial isn’t completed even after filling the slots of one platform. In this trial, players have to fill the slots of multiple platforms; therefore, keep doing until the trial is completed. If you have difficulty finding the balls, find them with the help of the Indendio spell.
Therefore, find the balls with Indendio and then use Accio to roll them down into the slots.
Stone Jumping Trials
You need to complete a jumping puzzle by moving from one stone platform to another. To complete the trial, you must jump to all the stones in the area without falling.
Square Symbol Blocks Trials
To solve this trial, you have to rotate three cubes sitting on three stone pillars to match their symbol marking. You need to utilize Flipendo spell to change the direction of the cube and match the symbol with the pillar one. Do this for all the sides of the pillars to complete the trial.
Broken Statues Trials
You need to use Reparo to restructure three statues in Hogwarts Legacy. You will find several broken statues on the ground, so you must complete the reconstruction of three statues to complete this trial.
Merlin Trials rewards
Merlin Trials are an excellent opportunity for Hogwarts Legacy players. Players get an extra inventory space of great use on completing all the Merlin Trials in the game. Here is the list of inventory slots players get as they complete these trials:
| Merlin Trials | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 2 Merlin Trials | 4 Gear Inventory Slot |
| 6 Merlin Trials | 4 Gear Inventory Slot |
| 10 Merlin Trials | 4 Gear Inventory Slot |
Other than this, players completing all these Merlin Trials get Merlin Beard achievement.
