Best combat spell loadouts
You get 4 spell hotbars with 4 spells each (16 total). Here are loadouts that have been tested through end-game combat.
Hotbar 1 — Crowd Control
- Levioso — float enemies
- Accio — pull them in
- Glacius — freeze airborne or grouped enemies
- Bombarda — AoE damage on frozen/grouped
This is your bread-and-butter — Levioso a Maledict, Accio them close, Glacius the next attacker, Bombarda the cluster.
Hotbar 2 — Burst damage
- Diffindo — bleed stack
- Confringo — fire damage
- Expelliarmus — disarm + counter
- Stupefy — stun for opener
Hotbar 3 — Stealth + utility
- Disillusionment — invisibility
- Petrificus Totalus — stealth one-shot
- Lumos — attract moths / reveal
- Revelio — find hidden
Hotbar 4 — Unforgivables (if learned)
- Crucio — DoT
- Imperio — control enemy temporarily
- Avada Kedavra — instant kill (requires hex sequence first)
- Diffindo — bleed combo
Talent points priority
- Stupefy Mastery (Core tree) — auto-stun on Stupefy
- Spell Knowledge (Core) — increases capacity
- Glacius Mastery (Spells tree) — slow on hit
- Bombarda Mastery — bigger AoE
- Avada Kedavra mastery — affordable cooldown reduction
If stuck: if combat feels overwhelming at level 15+, check your gear traits. Three pieces with Cooldown Reduction trait = much smoother combat.