It's day two of a world with Harry Potter: Wizards Unite which means witches and wizards around the world are ranking up quickly and taking on new and exciting challenges. Things are progressing quickly since the game released a day early and many magic users are now ready to start battling in the game to earn special rewards.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite battles require players to visit a Fortress. This is the same basic concept as Gyms and Battle Raids in Pokemon GO, but the combat itself plays out much differently. Unlike Pokemon GO, which uses repeated tapping as a combat mechanic against a single foe, Wizards Unite Fortresses are going to task players with strategically working together to cast a series of offensive and defensive spells to work up through multiple levels of enemies.

We'll revisit specific strategies and how to use your Profession to your advantage in future guides, but first let's cover the basics...

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How To Battle

  • First, players need to physically go to the location of a Fortress on the game map. Yes, that means likely leaving your house and walking or driving to one.
  • At the Fortress, players need to spend a Runestone to enter the first level. Up to 5 players can enter at a time, but they'll each need their own Runestone.
  • The higher the level of your used Runestone, the higher the level of the enemies inside and the higher the level of the Rewards. So, lower Runestones are great when you're starting out and you aren't very powerful yet.
  • Once the enemy appears, you'll be guided to draw offensive spells to attack the enemy. There is also a timed-defensive spell that allows you to avoid some damage. This works much better than PoGO's dodge and is pretty easy to time correctly and draw.
  • After defeating the enemy, you'll claim your rewards and have the chance to decide if you want to move up to the next chamber, assuming you or someone in your party meets the minimum level requirements.

Those are the basics! Keep in mind that the difficulty scales up pretty quickly, so try to bring a friend along and don't enter the advanced chambers until you've Ranked up a bit.

Be sure to check back in the comings hours and days for more Harry Potter: Wizards Unite strategy guides, news and updates. Until then, keep your wands at the ready, witches and wizards!

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.

Source: Wizards Unite Hub