Find all 16 Daedalian Keys and their cabinets across Hogwarts Castle to unlock your House Chest. This guide details every location and how to solve the key-locking minigame.
To begin the Daedalian Keys side quest in Hogwarts Legacy, speak with Nellie Oggsspire in the Transfiguration Courtyard. This quest becomes available after progressing a certain point in the story. Nellie will explain that Daedalian Keys are flying keys that unlock specific cabinets containing House Tokens.
After your initial conversation with Nellie, you'll be directed to the Astronomy Tower to find the first Daedalian Key and its cabinet. Follow the key once it appears, and you'll find its cabinet on the next flight of stairs down. To unlock the cabinet, you'll need to hit the button shown on screen when the key hovers over the center of the lock. This initiates a minigame where precise timing is crucial.
Collecting a House Token from the cabinet allows you to return to Nellie. She will explain that these tokens are used to open your House Chest, located in your Common Room. You need a total of 16 House Tokens to fully open your House Chest, which means finding and unlocking 15 more Daedalian Key cabinets. Some keys may be inaccessible until you acquire specific spells.
- 1Start the Quest: Speak to Nellie Oggsspire in the Transfiguration Courtyard.
- 2First Key & Cabinet: Head to the Astronomy Tower. Follow the Daedalian Key down one flight of stairs to its cabinet.
- 3Unlock Cabinet: Hit the button prompt when the key hovers over the lock's center.
- 4Collect Token: Obtain the House Token from the opened cabinet.
- 5Return to Nellie: Bring the token back to Nellie Oggsspire.
- 6Find More Keys: Locate the remaining 15 Daedalian Keys and their cabinets throughout Hogwarts Castle. The method for unlocking each cabinet is the same.
- You need 16 House Tokens in total to open your House Chest.
- Some Daedalian Keys are locked behind spell progression, so you may need to return to earlier areas later in the game.
- The core mechanic for unlocking cabinets involves timing a button press as the key hovers over the lock.
Collecting House Tokens and using them to open your House Chest provides rewards, including unique gear and cosmetic items.
Daedalian Key Locations:
- Astronomy Wing: Near the Defence Against the Dark Arts Tower Floo Flame. Follow the key down the stairs to a cabinet on the next level.
- Library Annex #1: Use the Potions Classroom Floo Flame. The key is directly in front of you; follow it down the stairs to its cabinet.
- Library Annex #2: Use the Central Hall Floo Flame. Go down two flights of stairs, turn right, then left to find the key. The cabinet is past the fountain on the lower level.
- Central Hall: Use the Central Hall Floo Flame. Go up the left staircase, then right. The key is in a corner. Turn around and go down one set of stairs to find the cabinet on your right.
- Library Annex #3: Use the Library Floo Flame. The key is in the right section of bookshelves. The cabinet is to the left of the initial Floo Flame.
- Great Hall #1: Use the Great Hall Floo Flame. Go through two sets of doors; the key is ahead. Follow the staircase down and to the right for its cabinet.
- Great Hall #2: Use the Great Hall Floo Flame. The key is immediately to your left next to the fireplace.
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