How to find all the Daedalian Keys in Hogwarts Legacy

How to find all the Daedalian Keys in Hogwarts Legacy
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Ben Williams

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15th Feb 2023 10:50

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Any Hogwarts Legacy player trying to find the locations of all the Daedalian Keys will have no trouble thanks to this guide. Finding all 16 to complete the this particular side quest in the game can be daunting at first, but it'll be no problem once you know where to look. 

So, let's dive right into every key location in Hogwarts Legacy.

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Where are all the Daedalian Keys?

You thankfully won't have to search the whole Hogwarts Legacy map for Daedalian Keys, as all of their locations can be found exploring Hogwarts Castle. If you have access to the various Floo Flames to fast travel near to the spots listed below, you'll be able to collect them all and get the special reward in one quick sitting. 

Astronomy Tower

The first of the Daedalian Key locations in Hogwarts Legacy can be found when starting the Daedalian Keys mission given to you by Nellie Oggspire. 

The Daedalian Key location in the Astronomy Tower in Hogwarts Legacy
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The Daedalian Key is spotted near the top of the Astronomy Tower, up the stairs. The key can then be found with the House Cabinet in the classroom downstairs.

Near Potions Classroom

To get Fast travel to Potions Classroom, walk through the double doors and left down the spiral staircase. Since you'll have spotted the Daedalian Key along the way, it can be spotted with the House Cabinet at the end of the hallway. 

The Daedalian Key cabinet location near the Potions Classroom
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Near Arithmancy Puzzle Door (Library Annex)

Fast travel to Central Hall in the Library Annex. Go down the stairs and head left towards the large double door. The key and the House Cabinet can be spotted opposite the Arithmancy Puzzle Door on the right of the large double doors. 

The Daedalian Key location near the Central Hall by the Arithmancy puzzle door in Hogwarts Legacy
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Central Hall

Fast travel to Central Hall in the Libray Annex. Walk up the stairs, do so again, and you'll be atop the stairs in front of a large door. 

One of the Daedalian Key locations near the Central Hall in the Library Annex
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Cast Revelio, and you'll spot the Daedalian Key on your right below another staircase.  Follow the key down the stairs opposite the big door, and the House Cabinet will be on your right. 

Defence Against the Dark Arts Tower

For the fifth Hogwarts Legacy Daedalian Key location, you need to fast travel to Defence Against the Dark Arts tower. Take the stairs in front of you, take three rights, and the key will be seen in front of the Rhinoceros Skeleton.

The Daedalian key cabinet location near the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom in Hogwarts Legacy
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Walk up the stairs the skeleton is facing, take two lefts, and the House Cabinet will be straight ahead. 

The Library Annex

Fast Travel to the Library Floo Flame in The Library Annex. The key will be found near the shelves of books in front of the square-patterned rug nearby in front of you. 

The Daedalian Key location in the Library Annex in Hogwarts Legacy
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Afterwards, the key's House Cabinet can be found to the right of the Library Floo Flame.

Near Map Chamber Floo Flame

Fast Travel to The Map Chamber Floo Flame. Turn around and go up the spiral staircase. Walk straight ahead, up the other spiral staircase, and go through the metal gate. 

The Daedalian Key location near the Map Chamber Floo Flame
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You'll find the key in the dungeons near where you entered. You'll find the House Cabinet after taking a right at the bottom of the stairs, past the locked cell door, and to the left of a second cell door. 

Great Hall

Fast travel to the Great Hall. The Daedalian Key here is located near the fireplace on your left. 

The Daedalian Key location in the Great Hall in Hogwarts Legacy
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If you're facing the Great Hall doors and Floo Flame, the House Cabinet can be found up the stairs on the left. 

Clock Tower Courtyard

Fast travel to the Clock Tower Courtyard in the South Wing. Approach the locked door on the left and cast Alohomora. Climb the stairs to the top and the key can be seen on the left side of the room.

The Daedalian Key location in the Clock Tower Courtyard
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After the key disappears, turn around and take up the other sets of stairs to right. Once at the top, the House Cabinet will be to your left. 

House Point Hourglasses

To get this particular Daedalian Key, fast travel to the Grand Staircase. Go to the right and take the staircase down. Stop when you spot the Arithmancy Puzzle Door. You'll have spotted the key on the way. 

The Daedalian Key location near the House Point Hourglasses in Hogwarts Legacy
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The House Cabinet can be found on the left of the Puzzle Door, in front of the House Point Hourglasses. 

The Faculty Tower

Fast Travel to the Faculty Tower Floo Flame within The South Wing. Walk straight ahead, turn right, and go through the single door past Gladwin Moon. 

The Faculty Tower Daedalian Key location
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The Daedalian key can be found up the stairs on the second floor. Then, walk back down to the House Cabinet on the ground floor where the key will now be. 

Near the Great Hall

You'll once again need to fast travel to the Great Hall and go through the double doors on the right side. Then, follow the outside steps to the right, take another right, and the key can be seen just before some stairs. 

The Daedalian Key location near the Great Hall in Hogwarts Legacy
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Follow it down the stairs to the bottom, take a left past two bunches of white flowers, go straight, and a quick right in front of a single door, and the House Cabinet will be right there. 

Entrance Hall

Fast travel to the Great Hall, turn around and walk through three sets of double doors to the Entrance Hall. The Daedalian Key location will be nearby.

The Daedalian Key location near the Entrance Hall
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Then, the House Cabinet is found to the right of the Entrance Hall doors in the corner, in front of the paintings shown above.

Faculty Tower #2

Fast Travel to the Faculty Tower Floo Flame within The South Wing. Walk straight ahead, turn right, and go through the single door past Gladwin Moon. 

The Daedalian Key location in the Faculty Tower in Hogwarts Legacy
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Walk up three flights of stairs, then another set of stairs to your right until you see a brown tree-man statue. Go up the spiral staircase, then make a left towards the clock room - the end of which you'll spot the key.

Follow the key as it flies back to the House Cabinet next to the Boris the Bewildered statue near the top of the spiral staircase.

Near Bell Tower Courtyard

Fast Travel to the Bell Tower Wing's Bell Tower Courtyard. Go up the stairs to your left and straight ahead to come across the location of the Daedalican Key.

The Daedalian Key location in the Bell Tower Courtyard in Hogwarts Legacy
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Then, turn around and take the right stairs and go all the way up. The House Cabinet will be near the top to the left.

The Dungeons

For the final entry of the Hogwarts Legacy's Daedalian Key locations, you'll need to fast travel to the Bell Tower Courtyard in the Bell Tower Wing. Go left up the stairs, then through the single door into the North Hall. Quickly take a left and down the stairs, then a right through a single door to the Dungeons.

The Daedalian Key location in the Dungeons
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Down the stairs, right, left at the bottom of the stairs, and straight ahead, then the key will be found by the dragon statue.

Follow the key back up the stairs, and the key cabinet will be found straight ahead.

Rewards for collecting all Daedalian Keys

After you put all the Daedalian Key House Tokens you recieve from using the keys into your common room's House Chest, you'll recieve the Relic House Uniform. Return and talk to Nellie Oggspire, the original quest giver, and you'll recieve 180XP with the Daedalian Keys quest now being complete. 

That's all you need to know from our Daedalion Key locations in Hogwarts Legacy guide. For more essentials on the game, find out the exact size of the Hogwarts Legacy map. Alternatively, check out if the game can run on Steam Deck.

Otherwise, check out our Hogwarts Legacy guides homepage for even more essentials right here at GGRecon. 

Ben Williams
About the author
Ben Williams
Ben is a Senior Guides Writer at GGRecon. Alongside his BA (Hons) in Business Management is a wealth of gaming and entertainment writing experience, having previously occupied roles as a Copywriter in e-commerce at Overclockers and Guides & SEO Writer at GameByte and FragHero. When not whipping up guides and reviews, Ben’ll be off playing the latest Pokemon games, Overwatch 2, Spider-Man, The Witcher, and Final Fantasy - all before reading manga and listening to Ice Nine Kills.
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