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{{Infobox entity
| defaultimagesize = 100px
| image = Witch.png
| image1caption = {{JE}}
| image2 = Witch BE.png
| image2caption = {{BE}}
| invimage = Witch Spawn Egg
| health = {{hp|26}}
| behavior = Hostile
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Monster}}
| damage = '''[[File: Splash Potion of Harming.png|16px]] [[Minecraft:Splash Potion|Splash Potion of Harming]]:''' <br> ''Damage varies by proximity, Maximum:'' 
{{hp|6}}<br> '''[[File: Splash Potion of Poison.png|16px]] [[Minecraft:Splash Potion|Splash Potion of Poison]]:''' <br> ''The duration of the effect varies by proximity, Maximum:'' <br> {{hp|1|poisoned=1}} per 1.25 sec <br> {{EffectLink|Poison}} for max. 45 sec <br> ({{hp|36|poisoned=1|notag=1}})
| size = '''{{IN|Java}}:'''<br>
Height: 1.95 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks<br>'''{{IN|Bedrock}}:'''<br>
Height: 1.9 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks
| speed = 0.25
| spawn = Light level of 0<br>
{{EnvLink|Swamp Hut}}<br>
When lightning strikes near a [[Minecraft:villager]].<br>
Raids
}}
'''Witches''' are hostile mobs that use potions in combat, using various [[Minecraft:Splash Potion|splash potions]] for offense and [[Minecraft:Potion|drinkable potions]] for defense.

==Spawning==
{{main|Tutorial:Witch farming}}
A witch may spawn in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] above opaque blocks at a light level of 0 in all [[Minecraft:biome]]s except for mushroom fields and deep dark. {{IN|Bedrock}}, witches also do not spawn in rivers, frozen rivers, and snowy plains. Witches always spawn individually. Witches are the only mobs that can spawn in the small area around a swamp hut. 

Swamp biomes feature swamp huts, which spawn a witch and a black cat inside during [[Minecraft:world generation]], and both never despawn. After world generation, only witches can spawn in the hut, provided that the entire hut is inside a swamp biome. 

{{IN|java}}, only witches spawn in the 7×7×9 volume that is the hut, which is the size of the roof and one block over the porch, from one level below the floor of the hut to two blocks above the roof. 

{{IN|bedrock}}, the hut has a hardcoded spawn spot on which witches spawn: the spawn spot is the same for every hut.

Some witches always spawn as part of raids starting from wave 4 {{in|bedrock}} or wave 3 or 4 {{in|java}} depending on the world difficulty.

A [[Minecraft:villager]] transforms into a witch when lightning strikes within four blocks from it. A witch transformed from a villager does not despawn naturally and cannot be changed back into a villager. This witch attacks the player with its potions even if the player traded with it before.

{{Mob spawn table}}

<gallery>
Top View of Witch hut.png|The rooftop and scale of a swamp hut, as well as the spawning zone from {{el|java}}. The spawn area matches the roof, plus the porch. 
Vertical Image of Witch hut.png|The side of a swamp hut in {{el|java}}, showing the scale of it and its proper height.
Witch_Hut_Spawn_Spot.png|Witches spawn on the northwest corner of the spawn spot in {{el|bedrock}}, which is marked with a block of lapis lazuli in this picture.
Villager becoming Witch.gif|A villager gets struck by lightning.
</gallery>

==Drops==
{{DropTable
|{{DropLine|name=Redstone Dust|quantity=4-8|lootingquantity=0-1}}
|{{DropLine|name=Glass Bottle|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=0-1|multiplychance=1/7|rolls=1-3}}
|{{DropLine|name=Glowstone Dust|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=0-1|multiplychance=1/7|rolls=1-3}}
|{{DropLine|name=Gunpowder|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=0-1|multiplychance=1/7|rolls=1-3}}
|{{DropLine|name=Spider Eye|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=0-1|multiplychance=1/7|rolls=1-3}}
|{{DropLine|name=Sugar|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=0-1|multiplychance=1/7|rolls=1-3}}
|{{DropLine|name=Stick|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=0-1|multiplychance=2/7|rolls=1-3}}
}}

A witch has an 8.5% chance of dropping a [[Minecraft:potion]], if it is killed while drinking it and kill credit is given to a player or tamed [[Minecraft:wolf]]. The chance is increased by 1% for every level of Looting. The following potions can be drank by a witch and can therefore be dropped:
*{{ItemLink|Potion of Healing}}
*{{ItemLink|Potion of Fire Resistance}}
*{{ItemLink|Potion of Swiftness}}
*{{ItemLink|Potion of Water Breathing}}

{{xp|5}} experience is dropped when kill credit is given to a player or tamed wolf.

==Behavior==
[[File:WitchParticles.png|thumb|The magical effect made of purple [[particle]]s that witches emit from time to time.]]
A witch is occasionally surrounded by purple morning star-shaped particles.  Every second, there is a 1.5% chance for 10 to 44 ornamental particles to appear above its head, representing shining stars named “witch” {{in|Java}} or “witchspell” {{in|Bedrock}}. 

{{IN|java}}, any witch is given the Glowing effect for three seconds when the [[Minecraft:bell]] block is rung within 32 blocks of it, regardless of whether it participates in raids or not. A witch is neither an [[Minecraft:illager]] nor a villager, although it resembles both.

A witch cannot use housing or the equipment in their swamp huts, and cannot open [[Minecraft:door]]s.

Witches don't attack villagers and wandering traders when participating in raids, although their potions can hit one by accident. Witches that participate in a raid seek out [[Minecraft:illager]]s and ravagers to throw splash potions of Regeneration with a duration of 45 seconds near them or Instant Health if they have a low health of {{hp|4}} points or less.

The poison, instant damage, evoker fangs, [[Minecraft:Warden#Attacks|warden's sonic boom]], and Thorns Enchantment magical sources are 85% less effective against witches {{In|Java}} and 95% less effective {{in|Bedrock}}

A witch pursues the player within 16 blocks and uses potions of the first level in combat, throwing splash potions offensively and drinking [[Minecraft:potion]]s defensively. These potions are the same as ones obtainable through [[Minecraft:brewing]], with the same duration. A witch has an infinite stock of potions, even when transformed from a villager or not having had any potions equipped in their [[Minecraft:inventory]]. Each potion chosen by the witch depends on the circumstance and is thrown within ten blocks and in a three-second interval.
*The witch throws a splash potion of Slowness if the target is eight, nine or ten blocks away and does not already have the Slowness effect. This makes it harder for the player or mob to escape if they attempt to.
*The witch throws a splash potion of Poison if the target's health is at least {{hp|8}} and is not already poisoned.
*The witch has a 25% chance of throwing a splash potion of Weakness if a target is less than three blocks away and does not already have the Weakness effect. Also, the target's health has to be at {{hp|8}} or less, or the target has to have the Poison effect. This is used to weaken the player or mob's melee attacks on the witch if they attempt to attack the witch. This can be used to cure a zombie villager into a [[Minecraft:villager]], if the zombie villager is in the range of the splash potion.
*If none of the above conditions are true, the witch defaults to using a splash potion of Harming, which does {{hp|6}} magical damage.

A witch can choose to equip and drink a potion each game tick ({{frac|1|20}} second) if it is not already drinking a potion. Drinking the potion takes 1.6 seconds<ref>In the current Java combat test "8c" version, the witch drinks in one second.</ref> and slows down its moving speed a little. The witch does not attack during this time.
*When the hitbox of the witch is 80% under [[Minecraft:water]] and the witch is lacking the Water Breathing status effect, there is a 15% chance of drinking a potion of Water Breathing.
*When the witch is on fire or the last damage taken by it in the past two seconds was fire damage, there is a 15% chance of drinking a potion of Fire Resistance.
*When the witch is not at full health, there is a 5% chance of drinking a potion of Healing which heals {{hp|4}}.<ref>It heals {{hp|6}} in the current Java combat test version.</ref>
*When the witch is eleven or more blocks from a target and does not have the Speed effect, there is a 50% chance of drinking a potion of Swiftness.

Witches still can be killed through suffocation, cacti, or wither roses, but due to their frequent use of potions of Healing, this requires constant damage output for 40–50 seconds. Additionally, witches cannot drown or die from fire unless they already are at low health. Witches usually die in lava, even at full health, when drinking a potion of Healing first instead of potion of Fire Resistance.

When in a raid, if all the villagers in a village die or all the village [[Minecraft:bed]]s are destroyed, witches jump and play unique sound effects in commemoration to their victory. 

{{IN|bedrock}}, witches attack iron golems and snow golems or any mob that attacks it, including other witches and illagers, throwing harmful splash potions.

{{IN|Java}}, witches drink a beneficial potion, often an instant-health healing potion, when they are attacked by evoker fangs, illager mobs or harming potions from other witches and join an illager patrol if sufficiently near to the pillager, vindicator, evoker and illusioner patrol captain mobs. Even though witches do not attack villagers or wandering traders during raids, the witches that join a patrol are hostile toward villagers, wandering traders and iron golems in the patrol sight.  

With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], the green "lamp" in the witch's hat is emissive similar to spider and enderman eyes.

== Sounds ==
{{JE}}:
{{SoundTable
|type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch idle1.ogg
|sound2=Witch idle2.ogg
|sound3=Witch idle3.ogg
|sound4=Witch idle4.ogg
|sound5=Witch idle5.ogg
|subtitle=Witch giggles
|source=hostile
|description=Randomly
|id=entity.witch.ambient
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.witch.ambient
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2 <ref group=sound>Except for the second copy of {{cd|ambient5}}, which is 0.72-1.08</ref>
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch celebrate.ogg
|sound2=Witch idle1.ogg
|sound3=Witch idle4.ogg
|subtitle=Witch cheers
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch wins a raid
|id=entity.witch.celebrate
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.witch.celebrate
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch drink1.ogg
|sound2=Witch drink2.ogg
|sound3=Witch drink3.ogg
|sound4=Witch drink4.ogg
|subtitle=Witch drinks
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch drinks a potion
|id=entity.witch.drink
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.witch.drink
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch death1.ogg
|sound2=Witch death2.ogg
|sound3=Witch death3.ogg
|subtitle=Witch dies
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch dies
|id=entity.witch.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.witch.death
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Witch hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Witch hurt3.ogg
|subtitle=Witch hurts
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch is damaged
|id=entity.witch.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.witch.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch throw1.ogg
|sound2=Witch throw2.ogg
|sound3=Witch throw3.ogg
|subtitle=Witch throws
|description=When a witch throws a splash potion
|source=hostile
|id=entity.witch.throw
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.witch.throw
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{BE}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Witch idle5.ogg<!--sound is duplicated in sound_definitions.json-->
|sound2=Witch idle1.ogg
|sound3=Witch idle2.ogg
|sound4=Witch idle3.ogg
|sound5=Witch idle4.ogg
|sound6=Witch idle5.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=Randomly
|id=mob.witch.ambient
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies''<ref group="sound" name="variesambient">0.8-1.2 for all except the copy of <code>ambient5</code>, the first sound in the list, which is 0.56-0.84</ref>}}
| {{SoundLine
|source=hostile
|description=Randomly while in a raid
|id=mob.witch.ambient
|volume=3.0
|pitch=''varies''<ref group="sound" name="variesambient"/>}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch celebrate.ogg
|sound2=Witch idle1.ogg
|sound3=Witch idle4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch has won a raid
|id=mob.witch.celebrate
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch drink1.ogg
|sound2=Witch drink2.ogg
|sound3=Witch drink3.ogg
|sound4=Witch drink4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch drinks a potion
|id=mob.witch.drink
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch death1.ogg
|sound2=Witch death2.ogg
|sound3=Witch death3.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch dies
|id=mob.witch.death
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Witch hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Witch hurt3.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch is damaged
|id=mob.witch.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Witch throw1.ogg
|sound2=Witch throw2.ogg
|sound3=Witch throw3.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a witch throws a splash potion
|id=mob.witch.throw
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Witch
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=witch
|entitytags=raiders
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Witch
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=witch
|showentityfamily=y
|entityfamily=mob,monster,witch
|id=45
|foot=1}}

===Entity data===
Witches have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
<section begin="entity data"/><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Entity data
** {{nbt inherit/entity}}
** {{nbt inherit/mob}}
** {{nbt inherit/raidable}}
</div><section end="entity data"/>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Taste of your own Medicine;Monster Hunter;We're being attacked!;It Spreads}}

Achievements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load achievements|Overkill;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Monster Hunter;Monsters Hunted;It Spreads;Very Very Frightening;Hero of the Village}}

Advancements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load advancements|Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== History ==
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||September 13, 2012|Nathan Adams hints about adding the witch [[Minecraft:mob]] in the Pretty Scary Update because it is a halloween-themed mob that would act as the second ranged mob to be added to the game's [[Minecraft:Overworld]]<ref>{{Tweet|dinnerbone|246183173145387008|While talking with @jeb_ about some stuff he's doing, I realized the perfect mob to add for halloween; it'd be our second ranged one too!|September 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|dinnerbone|246183485675540480|Uhh. Second overworld ranged mob!|September 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|dinnerbone|247990344317300736|How do you even draw a witch anyway? Pointy nose? In a blocky world it'd look like Pinocchio!|September 18, 2012}}</ref> and that the witch's texture would be some variation of the [[Minecraft:villager|villager’s]] to give it an "outcast villager" feeling.<ref>{{Tweet|dinnerbone|248054501494370304|I decided to go for a less traditional witch look and have an "offshoot villager" kinda thing. It has a magical nose that wiggles, too.|September 18, 2012}}</ref>|link=none}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 21, 2012|As witches are based on the Slavic folk tales, Nathan Adams confirmed a suggestion made by {{w|Reddit}} user Mr_Pennybags in the Minecraft {{w|Reddit#Subreddits|Reddit community}} that witches are to live in swamp witch huts.
|link=http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/108s0s/witches_out_of_place/c6bcgy5}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|[[File:Witch Revision 1.png|32px]] Added witches, hostile monster mobs based on the witch found in the Baba Yaga folk tale from Eastern Europe.<ref>{{ytl|sriHoJkuDUw|The Last Ten Years: Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft|Minecraft|May 31, 2019}}</ref> The witch from Slavic folklore also lives in a swamp hut with foundations that resemble "chicken legs". When the subject of witches dropping [[Minecraft:stick]]s to represent magic wands was brought up, Nathan Adams jokingly replied that it is because witches are made of [[Minecraft:wood]].<ref>{{reddit|6dzw5k/do_witches_drop_sticks_to_represent_magic_wands|di6kuop|Don't you know that witches are made out of wood?|Dinnerbone}}</ref> He later explained<ref>{{reddit|6dzw5k/do_witches_drop_sticks_to_represent_magic_wands|di72swb|You almost got the joke!|Dinnerbone}}</ref> that it was a reference to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}dtDUmD9MYNg this scene] from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
|[[File:Witch drinking potion 12w38a.png|32px]] Witches do not have unique sounds, fit through two block tall gaps despite being taller than two blocks with their hats and protect themselves from damage by drinking ordinary [[Minecraft:potion]]s.
|Witches do not naturally spawn and can be spawned only in Creative mode using spawn eggs.
|Witches use splash potions, such as Poison, Weakness, Instant Harming or Slowness to fight the player.
|When drinking a potion, a witch's nose lifts and points forward. A witch's nose slightly wiggles when idle. Witches have small mouths hidden under their noses. During their potion-drinking animation, this mouth becomes visible from the side. Though witches are modeled after [[Minecraft:villager]]s, they do not share any attributes of villagers; they cannot utilize housing and cannot open [[Minecraft:door]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w38b|Besides the rare equipment drops, witches now have common drops, including water bottles, glass bottles, [[Minecraft:stick]]s, redstone dust, glowstone dust, [[Minecraft:sugar]],  [[Minecraft:gunpowder]] and spider eyes.
|Witches can no longer hurt themselves.
|[[File:Witch Revision 2.png|32px]] The texture of witches has been changed slightly. Their skin color is now pale.
|[[File:Witch drinking potion 12w38b.png|32px]] With the texture change of the witch's skin color, witches potion-drinking position are now also pale.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w39a|The texture size for the witch has been changed from 64×126 to 64×128.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w40a|Witches can now spawn in witch huts. This makes them present in the survival mode.
|Witches no longer drop water bottles.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w18a|Witches no longer attack when provoked by players in Creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w23a|The witch’s regeneration rate has been decreased because the Instant Health status effect heals less, albeit this was reverted during the Java Edition Combat Tests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w37a|Witches can now drink and drop [[Minecraft:potion]]s of Water Breathing, an effect added in this same version.
|[[File:Witch drinking potion 1.7.2.png|32px]] The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w42a|One or two witches can now spawn anywhere where the light level is 7 or less, including any [[Minecraft:biome]] at night and in poorly-lit [[Minecraft:cave]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w42b|The spawn rate for the witch has been decreased a bit. They became rarer than endermen.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w03a|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s now turn into witches when struck by lightning.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w11a|Witches now run away from creepers that are about to explode.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|[[File:Witch drinking potion 14w25a.png|32px]] The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w29a|[[File:Witch drinking potion 14w29a.png|32px]] The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w30a|[[File:Witch drinking potion 14w30a.png|32px]] The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed, yet again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w34d|The witch hut’s spawning zone has been decreased or eliminated depending on the altitude of the hut.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.1|dev=pre1|Witches no longer run away from creepers that are about to explode due to performance issues.
|The witch hut's spawning zone height has been increased by 2.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Witches now spawn individually and have a 50% chance of choosing a [[Minecraft:potion]] of Swiftness when relevant instead of a 43.75% chance.<!-- 25% chance twice-->|[[File:Witch drinking potion 15w31a.png|32px]] The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w47b|Added sounds for witches idling, taking damage, dying, drinking and throwing potions.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=pre1|Now additionally drink a [[Minecraft:potion]] of Fire Resistance if the most recent damage taken (within the past 2 seconds) was [[Minecraft:fire]] damage instead of only when burning.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w42a|Witches that spawn upon the world generation of witch huts no longer despawn.<ref>{{bug|MC-108664|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Witch.png|32px]] The texture of witches has been changed.
|[[File:Witch drinking 1.14.png|32px]] With the texture change of witches, the witch’s potion-drinking position has now also been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|Witches can now spawn as part of raids.
|Witches no longer attack each other.<ref>{{bug|MC-248071||Witches no longer attack each other after 1.14|WAI}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Witches are now neutral [[Minecraft:mob]]s. This was confirmed by Slicedlime to be an unintentional change.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjI9JISe0Wg&lc=UgzdWx9REsLZcJDmQIh4AaABAg.8onKc7qCsPC8onNcrWpObE Comment by Slicedlime on his 18w50a update video.]</ref>
|[[File:18w50a witch.png‎|32px]] The appearance of witches have been changed, adding a purple cowl. This was confirmed by Jasper Boerstra to be an unintentional change. The cowl was always in the texture map but it just was not rendered. Due to the new villager model system now it did.<ref>{{tweet|JasperBoerstra|1073198417361424384|The cowl on the witch is not intended. The cowl was always in the texture map but it just wasn't rendered. Due to the new villager model system now it does.|December 13, 2018}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w02a|Witches are once again hostile mobs.
|[[File:Witch.png|32px]] The texture changes of the witch from 18w50a have been reverted.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|[[File:Witch celebrating.gif|32px]] If a raid kills all the villagers or destroys all the [[Minecraft:bed]]s in a village, raiding witches celebrate their victory by jumping and showing unique sounds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w42a|[[File:Witch drinking potion 19w42a.png|32px]] The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w44a|[[File:Witch drinking potion 19w44a.png|32px]] The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed again. The potions now float above their arms.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w45a|[[File:Witch drinking.png|32px]] The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed, yet again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w22a|When a [[Minecraft:villager]] that has been traded with is struck by lightning, the witch it becomes no longer despawns.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|When a villager is struck by lightning, the witch it becomes no longer despawns, regardless of if it has been traded with.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=pre5|Changed the texture, to remove its hood.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w17a|[[File:Witch Revision 4.png|32px]] Changed its models, now the last two rows of pixels on its robes can render.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=23w31a|Witches drinking potions now emit an <code>entity_action</code> [[Minecraft:vibration]] of frequency <code>4</code>.<ref>{{bug|MC-261420||Sculk sensor and calibrated sculk sensor don't detect a witch drinking a potion|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=24w20a|Witches now always drop 4-8 redstone dust on death.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Witch BE Revision 1.png|32px]] Added witches after a teaser from Jason Major on Twitter. The hat model and head position are different from [[Minecraft:Java Edition|Java Edition’s]] witches.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 2|[[File:Witch BE Revision 2.png|32px]] The model of witches has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 3|Witches now avoid [[Minecraft:water]] unless they have a target.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Witches now have an 8.5% chance to drop a [[Minecraft:potion]] when drinking. Prior to this, they would always drop a potion when drinking.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Witch BE.png|32px]] The texture of witches has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Witches can now spawn as part of raids.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|[[File:Witch celebrating.gif|32px]] When a raid kills all the [[Minecraft:villager]]s or destroys all the [[Minecraft:bed|beds]] in a village, raiding witches celebrate their victory by jumping and laughing.}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|The targeting range of witches has been increased from 16 to 64 blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.10|dev=beta 1.18.10.22|Changed the texture by removing the hood.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.40|dev=Preview 1.20.40.22|The targeting range of witches has been reverted back to 16 blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.10.20|Witches now always drop 4-8 redstone dust on death.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Witch Revision 2.png|32px]] Added witches.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU20|xbone=CU8|ps3=1.13|psvita=1.13|ps4=1.13|One or two witches can now spawn anywhere where the light level is 7 or less, including any [[Minecraft:biome]] at night and in poorly-lit [[Minecraft:cave]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Witches can now drink and drop [[Minecraft:Potion|potions]] of water breathing.
|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s now turn into witches when struck by lightning.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|Sounds for witches have been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:18w50a witch.png|32px]] The texture of witches has been changed. They now use the texture from 18w50a.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Witch.png|32px]] Added witches.}}
}}

<gallery>
Window Witch.jpg|The first image of a witch in ''Bedrock Edition''.
Witch First Version.webp|Witches drank potions with transparent textures before The Update that Changed the World.
Witch in 18w50a.png|The witch with a cowl in Java Edition 18w50a.
PS4 Weird Witch.jpg|The witch with a cowl from 18w50a on PlayStation 4 Edition.
Pretty Scary Update poster.png|A witch in promotional artwork for the Pretty Scary Update.
Village and Pillage banner.png|A witch seen in the Village and Pillage artwork.
Witch in Buzzy Bees Official Trailer.jpg|A witch stealing honey from a [[Minecraft:beehive]] in the Buzzy Bees update trailer.
</gallery>

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from <code>Witch</code> to <code>witch</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Numeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version.{{info needed|what was this entity's numeric ID?}}}}
}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Under specific circumstances, a witch can attack itself. This can be achieved by trapping a "Johnny" leader vindicator near the witch. However, the witch will only use healing and regeneration potions when attacking itself.<ref>{{bug|MC-110386}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-268709||Ravagers and witches attack themselves when a "Johnny" patrol leader is nearby}}</ref>

==Gallery==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Witch drinking.png|Witch drinking in {{JE}}.
Witch drinking BE.png|Witch drinking in {{BE}}.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Witch throw.png|A witch throwing a potion at the player.
Witch at Home.png|A witch in its witch hut.
Witch Brawl.png|7 witches fighting in a thunderstorm.
WitchFight.png|Witches fighting in a witch farm.
WitchWithItems.png|Three witches holding items.
Witch And Villager.png|Witch and villager difference.
Witch with Black Cat.png|Witch with a black cat.
Minecraft 1.12.2 1 16 2018 8 59 26 PM.png|A top view of the top of a witch farm where the mobs are raised up by the water and sign tube, then pushed off the edge with water.
WitchesMagic.png|Witches standing on lilypads in a swamp.
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
Window Witch.jpg|First image of a witch in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Witch (texture).png|Witch texture file.
</gallery>

===In other media===
<gallery>
File:Pretty Scary Update poster.png|A witch in promotional artwork for the Pretty Scary Update.
File:Witch Minecraft Instagram.jpg|Artwork of a witch.
File:Village and Pillage banner.png|A witch seen in the Village and Pillage artwork.
File:Witch in Buzzy Bees Official Trailer.jpg|A witch stealing honey from a [[Minecraft:beehive]] in the Buzzy Bees update trailer
File:MME Witch.jpg|[[Minecraft:Efe]] encounters a witch, in  Mobspotter's Encyclopedia.
File:MCSSS-NPotB 6-7.png|A witch as it appears in {{WSC|3|2}}
File:Witch's Robe.png|[[Minecraft:Character Creator|Witch's Robe]], unlocked by completing Time for Stew.
File:MCSMHostileMobs.jpg|A Witch as it appears in Minecraft Story Mode.
File:Witch (Dungeons).png|A Witch as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons]].
File:MCE Witch Artwork.jpg|Witch artwork in {{MCE}}.
File:Witch Render MCL.png|Witch as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Legends]].
File:Viler Witch.png|The Viler Witch, a unique variation that appears in Minecraft Earth.
File:Healing Witch Boost Mini.png|The Healing Witch Boost figure for Minecraft Earth.
File:City Witch.png|City texture pack
File:Halloween Green Hag.png|[[Minecraft:Mash-up pack|Halloween mash-up pack]]
File:LEGO Witch.png|LEGO minifigure
File:Oh My.png|"Phantoms, Witches, and Ghasts, OH MY!" an official T-Shirt.
File:Witch Toy.png|A witch toy
File:Beware of Witch.png
File:Witch Bag.png
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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