# Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 30–60 minutes and is meant for ages 11 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 96 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $17.19 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 11+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Variable Player Powers, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Legacy Game
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 96 reviews
- **Owned by:** 233 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,284
- **Unique players:** 474

**Designers:** Andrew Wolf, Forrest-Pruzan Creative, Kami Mandell, Sean Fletcher

**Artists:** Joe Van Wetering

**Publishers:** The Op Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 44.95 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle/ |
| Rampi Games | 44.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle/ |
| Ludifolie | 44.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/8482-harry-potter-hogwarts-battle.html |
| Gameology | 75.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle |
| Magia de Tinta | 48.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/3485-harry-potter-hogwards-battle-3558380065906.html |
| Hyggeonkel | 369.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle |
| Mono de Juegos | 50 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle/ |
| Games Empire | 81.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle |
| Reflexshop | 19990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/harry-potter-roxforti-csata-tarsasjatek |
| TLAMA games | 1449 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/harry-potter-boj-o-bradavice/ |
| Alphaspel | 699 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/78103-harry-potter-hogwarts-battle |
| Spielezar | 64.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/harry-potter-kampf-um-hogwarts |
| Fantasiapelit | 80.6 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_179180 |

## Expansions

- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-the-monster-box-of-monsters-expansion)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Charms and Potions Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-the-charms-and-potions-expansion)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Ally: The Dursleys](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-ally-the-dursleys)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Spell: Sunshine Daisy, Butter Mellow, Turn This Stupid Fat Rat Yellow!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-spell-sunshine-daisy-butter-mellow-turn-this)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Item: Basilisk Fang](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-item-basilisk-fang)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Spell: Silencio!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-spell-silencio)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Ally: Seamus Finnigan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-ally-seamus-finnigan)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Spell: Eye of Rabbit, Harp String Hum, Turn This Water Into Rum!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-spell-eye-of-rabbit-harp-string-hum-turn-this)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Item: Quibbler](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-item-quibbler)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Spell: Reducto!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-spell-reducto)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Ally: Xenophilius Lovegood](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-ally-xenophilius-lovegood)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – 2020 Promo Card Set](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-2020-promo-card-set)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Ally: Scabbers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-ally-scabbers)

## Similar games

- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – Defence Against the Dark Arts](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle-defence-against-the-dark-arts)
- [Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic](https://www.ludoya.com/games/clank-legacy-2-acquisitions-incorporated-darkest-magic)
- [Shadowrun: Crossfire – Prime Runner Edition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shadowrun-crossfire-prime-runner-edition)
- [Regicide Legacy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/regicide-legacy)
- [Aeon's End: Legacy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/aeons-end-legacy)
- [Aeon's End: Legacy of Gravehold](https://www.ludoya.com/games/aeons-end-legacy-of-gravehold)
- [Shadowrun: Crossfire](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shadowrun-crossfire)
- [Avatar: The Last Airbender – Aang's Destiny](https://www.ludoya.com/games/avatar-the-last-airbender-aangs-destiny)
- [Dragonfire](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dragonfire-2)
- [Arkeis](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkeis)
- [The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-lord-of-the-rings-adventure-book-game)
- [Undaunted: Stalingrad](https://www.ludoya.com/games/undaunted-stalingrad)

## Rules questions

### How do I set up the HOGWARTS market and the hero decks for Game 1?

Shuffle the HOGWARTS cards face down and place the top 6 face up in the market; separate and prepare the Location, Dark Arts, and Villain stacks as shown, then give each player their 10-card starting Hero deck, shuffle it, and draw 5 cards (Rulebook pp. 4–5).

### Can I save Attack or Influence tokens for later turns?

No — cards and resources (Attack and Influence) cannot be saved from one turn to the next, so use them during your active Hero turn (Rulebook p. 8).

### Can I spend Influence to damage a Villain, or use Attack to buy cards?

No — Attack tokens are assigned to Villains to deal damage, and Influence is used only to acquire HOGWARTS cards; they are distinct resources with different uses (Rulebook p. 8).

### What exactly happens when a Dark Arts card is revealed?

Reveal the number of Dark Arts events the Location indicates, resolving each event immediately (they may add control tokens, damage Heroes, etc.); if the Dark Arts deck runs out, reshuffle the discard pile to form a new deck (Rulebook p. 6).

### How do Villains gain control of Locations and what are the win/lose conditions?

Dark Arts events and Villain abilities add Control tokens to the current Location; if the required Control tokens remain at the end of the turn the Villains control that Location (it’s discarded), and the Heroes lose if all Locations are controlled — Heroes win by defeating all Villains (Rulebook pp. 12, 11).

### If my Hero is reduced to 0 Health, what happens (Stunned)?

When stunned you cannot lose or gain more Health that turn, you discard any saved tokens, discard half your hand (rounded down, keeping discard effects), add one Villain Control token to the Location, you may still play cards if it’s your turn, and you recover to your maximum Health at the end of the active Hero’s turn (Rulebook p. 13).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle)
- [Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199042)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._