Hogwarts Legacy focuses on the life of a new student at Hogwarts beginning in their fifth year, but the game is more than just attending classes and exploring the school. Inevitably, players will come across various enemies that mean to harm them, and when this happens, it's important to know how to protect oneself.
Although the player starts with knowledge of Protego, the shielding charm, dodge rolling is another method of avoiding damage from attacks. This is particularly useful when enemies launch attacks that are too powerful to be blocked with Protego, as it is the only way to avoid damage from unblockable attacks.
When players think of dodge rolling, they probably conjure up thoughts of hardcore games like Dark Souls or bullet hell-style games like Enter the Gungeon, but dodge rolling is an integral feature in Hogwarts Legacy. This ability is available to the player at the start and will be used nonstop throughout the rest of the game.
How to Dodge Roll in Hogwarts Legacy
Hogwarts Legacy is currently available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X, with Switch, PS4, and Xbox One versions on the way. The control for dodge rolling is different on each system but equally important.
- To dodge roll on PS5, press circle.
- To dodge roll on Xbox, press B.
- To dodge roll on PC, press CTRL
Players can change the direction of their dodge roll by moving the analog stick or using WASD on PC. The controls for Hogwarts Legacy on Switch are not yet known, but dodge roll will most likely be the A button.
Getting the Most out of Dodge Rolling in Hogwarts Legacy
Whenever the player is targeted with an attack, a ring will appear above the character's head. Yellow rings indicate attacks that can be blocked by using Protego, but red rings indicate unblockable attacks that must be dodged.
When dodge rolling, the player is invincible, making it useful when stuck in a corner or to dive through attacks like the swing of a troll's club. After progressing far enough in the story, Hogwarts Legacy players will unlock Talent Points. Two of these talents improve the effectiveness of dodge rolling.
The level 5 Core Talent, Swift, allows players to hold down the dodge roll button to teleport a short distance, increasing the range and invulnerability time of the dodge roll. At level 16, players can purchase the Core Talent Evasion Absorption, which makes successfully evading unblockable attacks fill the Ancient Magic meter.
Hogwarts Legacy is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. PS4 and Xbox One ports are scheduled to release on April 4, and the Nintendo Switch version arrives on July 25, 2023.