To speed up travel around the game's open world, Hogwarts Legacy players need to get their hands a broom, purchasable from a shop in Hogsmeade after certain requirements are met. Brooms are a common form of transportation in the Harry Potter franchise, and so it makes sense to use them as a sort of mount in the Hogwarts Legacy game.
It's not possible to get a broom right away in Hogwarts Legacy. Players will need to progress through Hogwarts Legacy's main story until they are given the quest to attend Flying Class. As one might imagine, Flying Class acts as a broom flying tutorial in Hogwarts Legacy, teaching players the basics of how to use their broom. Unfortunately, Hogwarts Legacy players don't get to keep their brooms when class is done, but they can purchase a broom of their own.
How to Get a Broom in Hogwarts Legacy
After Flying Class is cover, players can travel to Hogsmeade and head to Spintwitch's Sporting Needs store. Assuming the prerequisites are met, players will have the opportunity to purchase a broom for 600 gold. Unless one has been blowing all their money on potions and things, they should have plenty to buy a broom, but if not, they will want to open more chests or sell any gear they don't need.
How to Equip and Mount Broom in Hogwarts Legacy
Once players buy their broom in Hogwarts Legacy, they are free to fly around the open world with it at their leisure. However, there are a few areas where broom flying is restricted, like inside Hogwarts castle and Hogsmeade. To equip the broom, players simply need to push the left bumper and then Circle on PlayStation or B on Xbox.
How to Customize Broom
Hogwarts Legacy players can't purchase brand-new broom models, but they can customize the look of their broom at Spintwich's Sporting Needs in Hogsmeade. They can also complete a series of broom racing quests that unlock broom upgrades. Completing the races is just one step to upgrading one's broom, though; players also have to fork over some gold to actually get the next upgrade. In total, Hogwarts Legacy players can upgrade their broom three times.
Once Hogwarts Legacy players have a broom at their disposal, they will find it much easier to explore the game's massive open world. With their broom, Hogwarts Legacy players can quickly travel around the vast countryside surrounding Hogwarts castle, activating Floo Flame fast-travel locations as they go to speed up later quests. And those that want to make their broom flying even more efficient should definitely consider prioritizing the broom flying races.
Hogwarts Legacy is available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. It's coming on April 4 for PS4 and Xbox One and July 25 for Nintendo Switch.