Today is the day, witches and wizards! Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is now available worldwide for all to play and enjoy. In this update we’ll introduce you to some of the game’s features and talk through a number of the updates and improvements made to the game following Soft Launch. We’ll also discuss all the goodies you have coming your way for being one of the first players to download and play the game. Finally, we’ll set you on your way to enjoy your time at Hogwarts with your friends and House Team members! 

Collect Cards and Improve your Skills

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is the first Collectible Card Game (CCG) that takes place in the wizarding world. As you progress, you’ll unlock exciting new spells and charms that can be used in duels with other players as well as various other adventures at Hogwarts. Each unique spell is represented by a card which is added to your collection of spells when found. 

Play a Role

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is also a Role Playing Game (RPG) that places you into the shoes of a new student attending Hogwarts ten years after the events of the Battle of Hogwarts. While the school itself may seem familiar, your journey is a unique one, with an exciting new narrative that unravels as you advance. Converse with familiar characters and new students alike as you uncover the mysteries of the game’s story all while attending classes and improving your aptitude for spellcasting.

Explore and Challenge Others

As a Massively Multiplayer Online game (MMO), you’ll encounter other witches and wizards who are also attending Hogwarts at the same time as you are. There are numerous activities to participate in with other players, from sharing a dormitory with your friends and navigating the Forbidden Forest as a team, to attending classes and twirling in the Dance Club. Most of the in-game activities available in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened can be done with others, so be sure to join up and experience as much as you can with friends new and old.  As you advance, your spellbook will grow in power through natural progression and gameplay and eventually you’ll be able to build the perfect deck for every occasion. Do you opt for a highly aggressive deck that deals direct damage to your opponent? Or, do you build a deck filled with magical creatures that can aid you in combat? How you play and the wizard or witch that you become is entirely up to you.

Challenge the Unknown 

Throughout your adventures, you’ll also be attending classes like Defense Against the Dark Arts and Creature Care which will provide you with further opportunities to work together with other players in order to hone your new abilities. Head into the Forbidden Forest alone or with friends to test out new spells and companions in your collection. The Forbidden Forest is home to all sorts of rare and dangerous creatures that don’t take kindly to trespassers. As you explore, difficult decisions will also be presented that can yield both surprising and disastrous results. Rewards for your bravery include new abilities that can only be found through exploration.

Climb the Ladder

If competition is what you crave, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened has both 1v1, 2v2 , as well as special limited-time game modes. The Duelling Club is where you’ll face off against witches and wizards from around the world for a multitude of rewards. Duels task players with building a deck to compete against opponents in fast-paced wizard battles that are both highly tactical and visually visceral. Work together with your classmates and combine your cards to create some truly magical spell combinations.  

Attend Classes

Your classes at Hogwarts give you an opportunity to immerse yourself in the wizarding world while you improve your character’s spells and teamwork. Each of the classes at Hogwarts offers a unique mini-game that can be played for a multitude of rewards. For example, History of Magic tasks you with answering questions about the wizarding world, while Potions class gives you the skills to concoct valuable potions with rare ingredients discovered on your adventures. Extracurricular activities such as dancing are also available for players looking to take a break from their studies and blow off some steam. 

Pre-registration Rewards

Thanks to everyone who pre-registered for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened! We were able to reach several Pre-Registration milestones and are happy to share that all players that install the game during launch week will receive the following rewards as a special thank you from the game team! We very much appreciate your patience and support.  

• Baby Manticores & Niffler Card Pack
• Nimbus 2000 + 1,000 Gold
• 10 Silver Keys + 1,500 Gold
• 100 Gems + 2,000 Gold
• 1 Golden Key + 50 Gems
• 1 Golden Key + 1 Epic Card  

Patch Notes

We wanted to give a special shout out to our Soft Launch community of players. Thanks in large part to your feedback, we’ve made several changes to the game as we arrive at our Worldwide Release. Our teams are very interested in your feedback, so be sure to visit our Discord community [HERE] and talk through everything alongside your fellow community members. 

Key Updates 

The following events will be coming to the game this season! Check out Campus Activities throughout the season for more details when these events go live.

• Global Launch Week Celebration:
  • Earn up to 30 Ruby Keys by completing Yearbook Stories between 1-1 and 2-1. This event "Ruby Key Rewards" will be an ongoing event for all players and will continue until all event rewards are claimed.
  • Complete Yearbook stories up to 2-1 before 8:59am GMT on July 4th for an additional 20 Ruby Keys (these Ruby Keys will be distributed following our server maintenance on July 11th). as part of the global launch week celebration event.
• Seasonal Cards: Increased earn rate for Baby Antipodean Opaleye & Whomping Willow cards
• Social Club Challenge: Join a Social Club and participate in various tasks to earn Social Club Points and bountiful rewards during this event once the server maintenance is complete to July 11th 1:59 am local server time.
  • Compete against Social Clubs of the same region to see who earns the most Points!
  • Additional rewards will be available for all Social Club members who meet the required Personal Points threshold.
• Dance Club Updates
  • New Dance Practice mode available any weekday between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m local server time.
  • Dance Performance mode will be available during the weekends between 6pm Friday and 5am Monday local server time.
  • New Dance Club tutorial story.
  • Optimized score display during dances.
  • Adjusted the unlock condition for Companion outfits. A dance outfit will now be available at Affinity level 30 for each Companion. Players who have already unlocked Companion outfits will not be affected."
• New Player Card Pool: 60 pull card pool with an increased earn rate for Ron Weasley 
• Geminio: Obtain a random card from your opponents’ Deck every 3 wins at the Duelling Club! This card copying event will be available for 7 days beginning on July 4th, 2023.

Seasonal Updates

• Seasonal Card Pool
  • Baby Antipodean Opaleye & Whomping Willow cards have an increased earn rate until 02:59 p.m. GMT on July 11th.
  • Obtain Gluttony Whelp, a Baby Antipodean Opaleye Card Skin on the 100th Card Pull, and additional Ruby Keys for the 30th and 60th Card pull!
• Seasonal Tasks: Players can now complete up to 6 Season Tasks every 2 weeks for a total of 24 tasks per season. Bountiful rewards will be distributed based on how many tasks you complete per season. Rewards include new hair styles, portraits, snapshot backgrounds, portrait frames, emojis, emotes, and personal space furniture.
• Ranked Tier Reset: Rewards for the Duelling Club ranked tiers have been reset. Reach specific tiers on the leaderboard for new portrait frames, seasonal nameplates, and other various rewards.
• Season Records: Your Season Records are ready!  Check out your performance during the previous season with an easy-to-digest score system, now available to all participants of the Hogwarts Holiday season. Your Season Records scores will not affect season rewards.
• New Event: Social Club Challenge
  • Join a Social Club and participate in various tasks to earn Social Club Points and bountiful rewards during this event from June 27th to July 11th 1:59 am local server time.
  • Compete against Social Clubs of the same region to see who earns the most Points!
  • Additional rewards will be available for all Social Club members who meet the required Personal Points threshold.
  • Fantastic Fireworks
    • Enjoy a night of vibrant colours and bountiful rewards!
    • During the 7-day event, a fireworks show will be available between 9:30 pm and 10:00 pm nightly from June 27th to July 3rd local server time
    • Observe this nighttime celebration above the Hogwarts Castle and receive a reward for every minute you are present! As many as 5 rewards can be obtained during the event
  • New Collection Album
    • See how far you've gone with your Personal Space with the all-new Collection Album, available starting June 27th. Read about all your furniture collections and past visitors in the album, accessible while in your Personal Space.
    • You can also explore background stories for characters from your Personal Space journey via the new Personal Space furniture, Deep Into Memories, which will be distributed to all players after maintenance. Remember to check your mail!
    • Reach collection milestones within your Collection Album for bountiful rewards. Currently, milestone rewards are available for collecting the Air of Aristocracy furniture set, as well as background stories for Simon, Cosa, and Gwydion.

• Customized Duels: Back by popular demand, Customized Duels can be initiated by tapping the button in the bottom left corner of the Duelling Club screen.
• Lore Related Adjustments
  • The Enchanted Car is now referred to as the Flying Ford Anglia. Its size, location, and lore have been adjusted as well.
  • Texts for the Dobby Echo's tutorial have been adjusted.
  • Combat VFX Adjustments
    • A pre-cast VFX has been added for all Summons and Spells.
    • Casting animation and VFX for certain Cards have been adjusted as well.
  • Exam Week Adjustments
    • The difficulty of the exams will no longer change based on player Spellbook level.
    • Exam Week can now be unlocked by completing any 30 classes or unlocking advanced classes.
  • Monthly Card Now Available: Purchase the all-new Monthly Card to instantly get 300 Jewels. While the Monthly Card is active, players will receive 80 Gems every day if they sign in
  • First Echo Conversion Free: Further enhance your Echoes with 1 free Conversion on your first try! One free Conversion is also granted for those who have tried this feature before.
  • Social Club Adjustments
    • A new Social Club interior has been added for Clubs with members from different Houses.
    • House-specific Club interior settings are available by configuring the House requirement for Social Club members.
• Forbidden Forest Adjustments: Increased the Echo drop rate for the Deathly Dell Team Exploration.
• Potion Adjustments
  • Potion of Invisibility: Players can now skip to the boss stage by consuming a Potion of Invisibility during stage selection, triggering all bonus effect events in the process. One Potion of Invisibility can be consumed per battle, its effect applicable for all participants. Teams/players at the boss stage will not be able to consume Potions of Invisibility.
  • Befuddlement Draught: Using a Befuddlement Draught during Forbidden Forest battles will confuse opposing units in the vicinity, enhance them, and turn them against their side. The number of units affected, duration, and enhancement effects are determined by the size of the Befuddlement Draught.
  • Scintillation Solution: Consume a Scintillation Solution to increase your MP regen speed in combat. The duration of the effect is determined by the size of the Scintillation Solution.
  • Healing Potion: The Healing Potion now recovers Health based on your total Health percentage. Healing potency is determined by the size of the Healing Potion.
  • Beautification Potion: Use a Beautification Potion for a bonus in your next 4-star or below dance, turning as many as 20 Greats and Outstandings into Perfects. This bonus effect expires in one dance.
  • Baruffio's Brain Elixir: Consume a Baruffio's Brain Elixir during History of Magic, Muggle Studies, or Social Club Quiz to eliminate 3 wrong answers for yourself and 1 wrong answer for all other participants. Duration of this effect is determined by the size of the elixir. As many as 2 Baruffio's Brain Elixirs can take effect at the same time.
  • Hair-Raising Potion: Use at the Duelling Club on duellists to change their hairstyle until the end of the duel. Use in the Forbidden Forest to briefly stun non-Boss opposing units.
• All-New Dance Practice: Practice your moves at the Dance Club any weekday between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m local server time! See you on the dance floor.
• Dance Club Adjustments: 
  • New Dance Club tutorial story.
  • Optimized score display during dances.
  • Adjusted the unlock condition for Companion outfits. A dance outfit will now be available at Affinity level 30 for each Companion. Players who have already unlocked Companion outfits will not be affected.
• All-new Welcome to Hogwarts Vanity Boxes: The Welcome to Hogwarts Vanity Boxes will be available for purchase from 7:00 am, July 4th to 5:00 am, July 17th local server time! Bonus rewards on your 2nd/4th/6th purchases!  
• Balance Updates: Adjustments have been made to the following Cards and Echoes for balancing purposes:
  • Echo of Hermione Granger: Hermione's Echo now has a 35/40/45/50% chance to increase Card Level by 1, based on its rarity.
  • Expelliarmus: Increased damage done by Expelliarmus by 14%.
• Diversity Updates
  • 12 new skin colours have been added for character creation.
  • Adjusted the skin colour icons so that they match the colours better.
  • 2 new face shapes, 4 new iris colours, and 2 new hair styles have been added. The face shapes and hair styles are available for purchase at Madam Malkin's.
• New Magic Pass: A new Magic Pass has been added to the game. Aside from regular rewards, owners of the Deluxe and Premium passes will also receive the following:
  • Deluxe Magic Pass: Purchase the Deluxe Magic Pass to instantly receive the all-new Epic outfit, Free Spirit.
  • Raise your Magic Pass level for a limited-edition makeup item!
  • Premium Magic Pass: Purchase the Premium Magic Pass for all Deluxe pass rewards, the Legendary Gardener's Hat, and a Memoria Card, which will prove extremely useful in your Wizarding journey!
  • Additional Bonus: Owners of Deluxe and Premium Passes will also obtain a 30%increased Gold obtain rate during daily activities as well as 5 instant Magic Pass levels.
• New Player Card Pool:
  • In this 60-draw card pool, you will have a higher chance to get the Ron Weasley and Bludger cards.
  • Free Ruby Keys used in time-limited Card Pools will be available on your 10th and 30th draws, and Quidditch Tryouts, a free Card Skin for Young Ron will be available on your 60th draw.
  • This card pool is only available for 60 draws, and comes with [red+]two guaranteed Ron Weasley Cards.
• Card Pool Updates
  • Icons for Silver Keys and Ruby Keys have been adjusted.
  • Draw guarantee count for the current Seasonal Card Pool will be recorded for the next seasonal pool.
  • New Cards will be obtainable in all card pools. Epic and above new cards can be obtained in seasonal and advanced card pools, while below-epic new cards can be obtained in seasonal, basic, and advanced card pools.
• Optimization
  • Optimized the camera display when teaming up for Forbidden Forest team explorations so that selection buttons are no longer blocked.
  • Optimized the Forbidden Forest team exploration reward issue flow so that players can now choose to automatically convert Echoes obtained in settings.
  • Optimized some narrative elements and gameplay rules text for Yearbook Stories.
  • Added a redirect feature in the main HUD so that players can quickly go to the scenes of certain gameplay.
  • Optimized the companion dialogues in certain scenes.
  • Optimized how emoji, emotes, and small items are displayed in their usage UI.
  • Optimized match-finding status display so that players can see the match-finding scope in real-time.
  • Optimized the first-time user experience at Madam Malkin's to make it clearer and smoother.
  • Unforgivable Curses (Avada Kedavra, Crucio) are now cast by a mirage of Lord Voldemort instead of the player.

Welcome to Hogwarts!  

In Harry Potter: Magic Awakened you can duel against a rival student, attend a celebratory fireworks display or help Hagrid round up some pesky Nifflers as new events and objectives big and small roll out on a regular basis. From spending time with your fellow classmates in your dorms, to shopping in Diagon Alley for a new wand skin, we can’t wait for you to join us at Hogwarts! 

Be sure to join the Harry Potter: Magic Awakened community on our official Discord [HERE], where you can discuss the latest Harry Potter: Magic Awakened news and strategies with other players around the world in real-time. Also, we’d love to hear what you’re excited about the most, drop by our other social channels and let us know!