How To Increase Gear Inventory Space In Hogwarts Legacy

In Hogwarts Legacy, you can collect lots of gear during your travels, and some of you will likely be bumping up against their inventory space limits sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t make it obvious how you can increase inventory space, but it is possible. To get more space for gear, you need to complete specific challenges related to the Merlin Trials that can be found scattered throughout the open world.

Before completing these challenges, it’s worth noting that you can still sell unwanted gear in Hogwarts Legacy to free up inventory space and earn some extra Galleons. In addition, once you have obtained a certain piece of gear, you can use Hogwarts Legacy’s transmog feature to change its appearance to match other items, even if those items have been sold or destroyed. As such, you don’t need to worry about juggling stats and fashion sense. However, once you have lots of gear and access to upgrades, having more inventory space becomes incredibly convenient.

How To Increase Gear Inventory Slots In Hogwarts Legacy

To increase gear inventory space in Hogwarts Legacy, you must complete Exploration Challenges related to the Merlin Trials. By completing specific numbers of Merlin Trials, you will receive inventory space upgrades as rewards. For example, inventory space upgrades are rewarded for completing 2, 6, 10, 14, and 18 Merlin Trials, so you must hop on your broom in Hogwarts Legacy to search the open world.

Working together with Nora, you will discover that Merlin left stone circles throughout the open world, which Mallowsweet leaves can activate. There are several different types of Merlin Trials, but each requires you to complete environmental puzzles such as lighting braziers with Incendio or doing some light platforming. If you want to see an example of a Merlian Trial to increase inventory space, this video by SpookyFairy sums it up well:

Merlin Trials are typically marked on the world map with feather-shaped icons, making them easy to locate and solve. However, you should keep in mind that certain Merlin Trials require learning specific spells. You will learn most of these during the main story, but certain spells, such as the Knockback Jinx Flipendo, can only be learned during assignments in Hogwarts Legacy. As such, if you are looking for extra inventory space, you will have to keep up with your homework.