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Rescuing Beasts is one of the most fun activities in Hogwarts Legacy. Players can collect all kinds of adorable creatures in the Hogwarts realm. To learn how to catch Beasts, players must complete The Elf, the Nab-Sack, and the Loom main quest.

Furthermore, catching Beasts is one of the fastest ways to earn some extra money in Hogwarts Legacy. As each creature is sold for 120 Galleons and can be easily hunted from its Den. However, some Beasts are worth keeping, like the Shiny Beasts, which are a rare occurrence in Hogwarts Legacy.

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How To Catch Shiny Beasts In Hogwarts Legacy

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To catch Shiny Beasts in Hogwarts Legacy, players can use the save and load method or the wait method. Additionally, Shiny Beasts can also be born from Shiny parents.

Save And Load Method

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The following steps can be taken to apply this method:

  • Go near the desired Beast Den and check if there is a Shiny Beast
  • If there aren't any, grab the Nab-Sack and collect them
  • Open the settings menu and save the game
  • Then load the game until a Shiny Beast appears in the desired Den

Players can use this method as much as they want.

The save and load technique randomly respawns a new pack of Beasts every time players load the game. This method is the most efficient way to catch a difficult Shiny Beast like the Graphorn and Unicorn in Hogwarts Legacy, as they don’t come in pairs.

The Wait Method

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To use this technique, players should:

  • Go to the desired Beast Den
  • Use the Disillusionment Spell to become invisible
  • Approach the creatures in the Den
  • Catch the Shiny Beast if there are any
  • Go to the nearest Floo Flame
  • Open the map and press wait to respawn the Shiny Beasts again

To automatically collect Beasts with the Nab-Sack and remove the capture meter, players can go to settings and change their Difficulty to Story.

Using this method respawns the exact same Beasts that were found or captured previously. It is preferably used when players encounter a Den full of Shiny Beasts, which is a very rare occasion. However, if players don’t find any Shiny Beasts in their desired Habitat, they should use the save and load technique to respawn a different pack of Beasts in Hogwarts Legacy.

The Dens will not respawn new Beasts if players are standing in them.

Shiny Beasts

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Shiny Beasts are not that different from ordinary Beasts in Hogwarts Legacy. Like the latter, they can also be rescued, petted, bred, and fed. The only thing that differs is the skin, fur, scale, or feather color and the Star next to their gender icon.

To know which Beast is Shiny in Hogwarts Legacy, players must approach them until their information appears on the screen. Next, check the upper part of the screen to see if there is a Star Icon.

Hogwarts Legacy is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions are currently in development.