As a long-time fan of magic, potion-making, and herbology, I couldn‘t wait to get my hands on Hogwarts Legacy. I spent hours eagerly watching every trailer and gameplay preview as release day approached.
Now, having already sunk 50+ hours into exploring the halls of Hogwarts, one feature stands out for me above all others – the humble, yet magical potting table.
This remarkably handy piece of enchanted furniture perfectly encapsulates why I‘m so passionate about Hogwarts Legacy. It enables me to fully immerse myself in one of my favorite wizarding world pastimes – harvesting rare magical plants and using them to brew powerful potions!
In this comprehensive guide from a passionate gamer‘s perspective, I‘ll be sharing everything I‘ve discovered about acquiring, optimizing and mastering potting tables in Hogwarts Legacy.
Why Potting Tables are Cruicial
While potting tables may seem mundane compared the flashier aspects of combat spells and flying on brooms, they are actually an essential tool for any witch or wizard.
Here‘s why potting tables should be one of the first investments you make after arriving at Hogwarts:
- Craft Better Potions: Potting tables allow the cultivation of plants and ingredients needed for high level potions recipes. These potions have incredibly useful buff and damage boosting effects.
- Effective Health Recovery: Several plants, like Dittany, provide strong healing effects and status recovery when consumed. No self-respecting wizard would explore dangerous dungeons without a ready supply!
- Earn More Experience: Tending to your plants earns solid Gardening XP to unlock additional potting table upgrades.
- Complete Assignments: Many Herbology and Potions class assignments require ingredients only obtainable via potting tables.
- Decoration enjoyment: Who doesn‘t appreciate having attractively decorated magical vegetation flourishing around their wizarding abode!
Simply put, potting tables are absolutely invaluable tools rather than just mundane bits of furniture. Spend those hard-earned Galleons, invest in quality potting gear early on, and you‘ll reap rewards throughout your entire adventure.
Next, let‘s cover the various methods of acquiring this essential magical apparatus within Hogwarts Legacy…
Where to Buy, Loot or Craft Potting Tables
There are a several ways to get your hands on precious potting tables:
Purchase Blueprints
- By far the most reliable method is purchasing magical blueprints from the Tomes and Scrolls shop in Hogsmeade. This should be every new student‘s top priority on their first visit!
- Prices range from 400 Galleons for a basic single pot table, up to 3000 Galleons for an advanced 3-pot design.
- I recommend buying both a basic and advanced blueprint right away – you‘ll quickly reap returns on the investment!
Quest Rewards
- The Hogwarts professors kindly provide potting table blueprints as rewards for completing early game Herbology assignments.
- However, don‘t expect to acquire premium quality tables this way – they provide quite basic, if serviceable, models.
- Check the exact requirements for these starter Herbology quest blueprints and prioritize wrapping them up ASAP!
Loot Drops
- On your explorations, be sure to pummel any magical creatures or bandits you encounter thoroughly!
- The savages occasionally drop starter quality potting table blueprints which can be learned for free. Don‘t hold back!
- Again, tables obtained this way tend to be basic, but still provide excellent utility early on if lady luck smiles upon you.
Craft at High Level
- Once your Gardening skill reaches level 6, the ability unlocks to craft potting tables entirely from scratch using moonstones.
- Expect costs of ~10 moonstones for a basic quality table, up to ~25 for a premium model containing multiple large pots.
- Given skyrocketing blueprint prices at shops, crafting becomes very worthwhile late in the game!
Now, let‘s dive deeper into conjuring, placing and wielding these invaluable engines of herbology excellence!
Conjuring and Placing Potting Tables
Once you‘ve got your hands on some blueprints, conjuring potting tables is a magical moment! But first, a couple of critical points:
- The Room of Requirement is the ONLY location in Hogwarts where potting tables can be positioned. So completing the related unlock quest needs to be a top priority.
- When conjuring, you‘ll be able to browse through and select ANY table blueprints you have in your collection, provided you meet the required Gardening level.
Here are the exact steps to manifest your magical gardening apparatus:
- Access the Room of Requirement and stand on the Conjuration Symbol marked on the floor
- Open your Spellbook and find the Conjuration Charm
- Select the Herbology category from the menu – this displays all your available Potting Table blueprints
- Choose whichever blueprint your heart desires! The magnificent table will materialize before you!
- Use locomotion charms to position the table how you please within the room. Maybe add some attractive yet protective barriers too…
- Stand back and admire your new beautiful Engine of Magical Plant Productivity!
Growing Magical Plants
Operating potting tables is tremendously straightforward:
- Simply interact with the table and a menu displays all plant seeds in your inventory
- Select any seed type to plant it. The seed‘s expected growth duration will be shown.
- Once the countdown timer expires, glowing particles appear indicating your plant, tree or flower has fully matured!
- Harvest your fresh crop by again interacting with the table. The final produce is directly deposited into your pockets for immediate use!
Now, as tempting as it may be, I strongly advise against camping at your table and harvesting plants the millisecond they finish growing. During my research, I noticed allowing crops an extra minute or two before harvesting tends to increase the amount of plant matter, seeds and ingredients yielded. This allows their magical growth essence to fully stabilize. So patience brings its own rewards!
Fertilizer for Rapid Plant Growth
Now, while potting tables already provide exceptionally accelerated plant growth, true masters of Herbology learn how to amplify their power even further with Fertilizer!
This magical plant food can be purchased for 300 Galleons from the Magic Neep store near Hogsmeade. Simply use a scoop on your planted pots and growth speed receives a very useful +25% boost!
However, do note that the mystical forces within fertilizer rapidly drain soil energy. You‘ll need to periodically refill potting tables with moonstones to counteract this.
Still, keeping my tables thoroughly doused in the good stuff at all times proved 1000% worthwhile. The hours I saved rapidly propagating Mandrakes, Venomous Tentaculas and Chinese Chomping Cabbages more than justified the extra moonstone costs.
So don‘t hold back on splurging for fertilizer once coffers allow it. Just be prepared to gather extra moonstones as required to keep your potting productivity humming!
Hunting for Rare Seeds
Now that we‘ve covered the basics of acquiring and operating potting tables, let‘s discuss acquiring seeds – the essential ingredients needed to actually GROW something!
As outlined previously, Hogsmeade hosts two dedicated seed vendors:
- The Magic Neep offers starter seeds like Dittany, Knotgrass, Fluxweed and Shrivelfig. These are mainly used to craft basic potions.
- Dogweed & Deathcap stocks more advanced combat-related seeds – Chinese Chomping Cabbage, Mandrakes and Venomous Tentacula plants.
However, beyond vendor supplies, dedicated herbalists like myself delight in tracking down Ultra Rare Specialist Seeds from obscure sources!
And so here I reveal some hidden tricks for locating exotic, undocumented seeds to grow wildcards like Snapdragons, Fire Lilies, Wolfsbane and Crystal Orchids at your potting benches:
- The Hogwarts Grounds frequently gift small seed hauls to explorers who leave no stone unturned.
- Unique seeds can also be pilfered when raiding bandit encampments if you thoroughly ransack ALL containers.
- Assignments for select Advanced Herbology classes reward special seeds upon completion – but only IF you achieve an Outstanding grade!
- And veteran Hogwarts explorers whisper of a hidden cave dubbed the Grotto of Secrets located somewhere off the main map… Obtaining the seeds found within will ultimately mark you as a true master virtuoso of harvesting!
Right, on that note, I shall say no more, dear reader! The path of a specialist Herbology savant requires intense dedication. But I trust this primer contains everything you need to begin your journey in mastering Hogwarts Legacy‘s deceptively essential Potting Tables!
Now, as a final bonus before we depart, let‘s briefly visit some elevated techniques for upgrading your tables…
Ultimate Customization and Optimization Tricks
As your Gardening expertise increases while religiously tending to your potting duties, additional options will unlock for aesthetically and functionally enhancing your tables.
Color Schemes
Embellish any table with a wide spectrum of colorful finishes – either to cheer up the ambiance or suitably intimidate adversaries!
I‘m rather partial to cobalt blue with luminescent toxic green trimmings… But decorating tastes assuredly differ!
Resizing
Shrink tables right down to compact dimensions or enlarge them to epic proportions! Upsize massively when expecting bumper harvests. Or minimize to fit the greatest quantity inside your room. The choice is yours!
Just note: the number of plant pots is fixed per table blueprint. So don‘t expect enlarging or shrinking to increase capacity.
Theming
Apply various visual styles – Botanical, Scientific, Eclectic or Gothic. I personally consider the fundamentals of ancient herbology itself to be quite… Gothic. So, manifesting a full set of properly themed tables proved irresistible!
In summary – harvest and create whatever looks coolest to you! Just remember, enhancing aesthetics should never undermine ultimate plant growing productivity…
Comparing Potting Table Sizes and Configurations
To conclude this exhaustive guide, let‘s directly compare and contrast the available Potting Table types:
| Table Type | No. of Pots | Recommended Use Cases |
| Small Pot Table | 1 small pot | Good starter table for Dittany, Knotgrass, etc. |
| 3 Small Pots Table | 3 small pots | Craft multiple basic plant types. E.g. Dittany + Fluxweed + Mallowsweet |
| Medium Pots Table | Up to 2 medium pots | Grow Snargaluffs, Bulbadox Juice, etc. |
| Large Pot Table | 1 extra large pot | Essential for Mandrakes, Alihotsy, Tentacula! |
| 2 Large Pots Table | 2 extra large pots | Grow 2 mega crops like Mandrakes. Saves time. |
Hopefully the guidance above steers you to make informed investments tailored to your exact herbology needs! Personally, I‘m rather fond of the 3 medium pot design – it strikes an ideal balance between flexibility and higher level plant capacity.
Right – I shall leave you now to embark on your destiny as a Master of Magical Flora! Do send an owl my way if you uncover any insider Herbology tips I‘ve yet to document!
This passionately devoted gamer bids you the very best on your path to Hogwarts potting greatness!
