Hogwarts Legacy’s latest update has made a controversial change not mentioned in the patch notes: the Unforgivable Curses are no longer usable in the boss fight against Cassandra Mason. Unforgivable Curses have always drawn a great deal of interest fromHogwarts Legacyfans, as many were curious to see how exactly the developers would implement them in the open worldHarry Pottergame.
For those who may be unfamiliar withHarry Potterlore, the Unforgivable Curses are three particularly heinous spells that are illegal to use in the Wizarding World. There’s Crucio, which tortures anyone unlucky enough to get hit with it; Imperio, which puts the target under the spellcaster’s control; and finally, Avada Kedavra, aka the Killing Curse. As it so happens,all three Unforgivable Curses are featured inHogwarts Legacyfor players to learn and wield at their discretion.
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While there were some tweaks to the Unforgivable Curses to make them fit better in a video game, they mostly work like they do in theHarry Potterbooks and movies. This means that anyone hit withAvada Kedavradies instantly, which is something thatHogwarts Legacyplayers have taken advantage of to make quick work of some of the game’s bosses. As of the latest update, though, it seems thatHogwarts Legacyplayers can’t use Unforgivable Curses on Cassandra Mason, something that wasn’t mentioned in the patch notes.
What was mentioned in thelatestHogwarts Legacyupdate patch noteswas that the developers resolved an issue where the game would crash if players used Avada Kedavra on Cassandra Mason at the beginning of the boss fight. It’s possible that this has in turn caused the issues where players are restricted from using Unforgivable Curses on her entirely. It’s also possible that the developers did this on purpose, though the reasons for doing so are unclear. Some have suggested that it’s because an Auror is around when the fight happens so it wouldn’t make lore-sense for the player character to use Unforgivable Curses, but that’s just speculation. Regardless, some fans have taken to social media to express their disapproval of the change.
SomeHogwarts Legacyplayers may be wondering exactly who Cassandra Mason is, and that’s because she may not actually appear in their version of the game. Cassandra Mason appears as part ofHogwarts Legacy’s PlayStation-exclusive Hogsmeade quest, so only those on PS4 and PS5 have had the chance to battle her so far. The quest is expected to make its way to other platforms later, so hopefully any lingering issues with it are ironed out by then.
Hogwarts Legacyis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X with a Nintendo Switch version also available.
