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{{redirect|Wizard|the spell-casting illager|Evoker|the other unimplemented spell-casting illager|Illusioner|the mob in {{ | {{redirect|Wizard|the spell-casting illager|Evoker|the other unimplemented spell-casting illager|Illusioner|the mob in {{MCD}}|Dungeons:Soul Wizard}} | ||
{{Infobox entity | {{Infobox entity | ||
| defaultimagesize = 100px | | defaultimagesize = 100px | ||
| image = Witch.png | | image = Witch.png | ||
| image1caption = {{ | | image1caption = {{JE}} | ||
| image2 = Witch BE.png | | image2 = Witch BE.png | ||
| image2caption = {{ | | image2caption = {{BE}} | ||
| invimage = Witch Spawn Egg | | invimage = Witch Spawn Egg | ||
| health = {{hp|26}} | | health = {{hp|26}} | ||
| behavior = Hostile | | behavior = Hostile | ||
| mobtype = {{ | | mobtype = {{EntityLink|Monster}} | ||
| damage = '''[[File: Splash Potion of Harming.png|16px]] [[Minecraft:Splash Potion|Splash Potion of Harming]]:''' <br> ''Damage varies by proximity, Maximum:'' | | 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> {{ | {{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 = '''{{ | | equipment = {{drop|Item|Potion of Healing}}<br> | ||
Height: 1.95 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks<br>'''{{ | {{drop|Item|Potion of Fire Resistance}}<br> | ||
{{drop|Item|Potion of Swiftness}}<br> | |||
{{drop|Item|Potion of Water Breathing}} | |||
| 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 | Height: 1.9 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks | ||
| speed = 0.25 | | speed = 0.25 | ||
| spawn = Light level of 0<br> | | spawn = [[Minecraft:Light level]] of 0<br> | ||
{{ | {{EnvLink|Swamp Hut}}<br> | ||
When lightning strikes near a [[Minecraft:villager]].<br> | When [[Minecraft:lightning]] strikes near a [[Minecraft:villager]].<br> | ||
[[Minecraft:Raid]]s | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''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. | '''Witches''' are [[Minecraft:hostile mob|hostile mobs]] that use potions in [[Minecraft:combat]], using various [[Minecraft:Splash Potion|splash potions]] for offense and [[Minecraft:Potion|drinkable potions]] for defense. | ||
==Spawning== | ==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. {{ | A witch may [[Minecraft:Mob spawning|spawn]] in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] above [[Minecraft:Opacity|opaque]] blocks at a [[Minecraft:Light#Light level|light level]] of 0 in all [[Minecraft:biome]]s except for [[Minecraft:mushroom fields]] and [[Minecraft:deep dark]]. {{IN|Bedrock}}, witches also do not spawn in [[Minecraft:River|rivers]], [[Minecraft:Frozen River|frozen rivers]], and [[Minecraft:Snowy Plains|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 | [[Minecraft:Swamp]] biomes feature [[Minecraft:swamp hut]]s, which spawn a witch and a black [[Minecraft: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 {{ | Some witches always spawn as part of [[Minecraft:raids]] starting from wave 4 {{in|bedrock}} or wave 3 or 4 {{in|java}} depending on the world [[Minecraft:Difficulty#World settings|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. | A [[Minecraft:villager]] transforms into a witch when [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:trading|traded]] with it before. | ||
{{Mob spawn table}} | {{Mob spawn table}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Top View of Witch hut.png|The rooftop and scale of a swamp hut, as well as the spawning zone from {{ | 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 {{ | 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 {{ | Witch_Hut_Spawn_Spot.png|Witches spawn on the northwest corner of the spawn spot in {{el|bedrock}}, which is marked with a [[Minecraft:block of lapis lazuli]] in this picture. | ||
Villager becoming Witch.gif|A villager gets struck by lightning. | Villager becoming Witch.gif|A villager gets struck by lightning. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Drops== | ==Drops== | ||
{{DropTable | {{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: | 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 [[Minecraft: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}} [[Minecraft:experience]] is dropped when kill credit is given to a player or tamed wolf. | ||
==Behavior== | ==Behavior== | ||
[[File:WitchParticles.png|thumb|The magical effect made of purple [[particle]]s that witches emit from time to time.]] | [[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” {{ | 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 [[Minecraft:Glowing]] [[Minecraft: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 | A witch cannot use housing or the equipment in their [[Minecraft:swamp hut]]s, and cannot open [[Minecraft:door]]s. | ||
Witches don't attack villagers and wandering | Witches don't attack villagers and [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s when participating in raids, although their potions can hit one by accident. Witches that participate in a raid seek out [[Minecraft:illager]]s and [[Minecraft:ravager]]s to throw splash potions of [[Minecraft:Regeneration]] with a duration of 45 seconds near them or [[Minecraft: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 {{ | The [[Minecraft:poison]], [[Minecraft:instant damage]], [[Minecraft:evoker fangs]], [[Minecraft:Warden#Attacks|warden's sonic boom]], and [[Minecraft: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 | A witch pursues the player within 16 blocks and uses potions of the first level in [[Minecraft:combat]], throwing [[Minecraft:splash potion]]s 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 [[Minecraft: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 throws a splash potion of [[Minecraft: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 | *The witch has a 25% chance of throwing a [[Minecraft:splash potion]] of [[Minecraft:Weakness]] if a target is less than three blocks away and does not already have the Weakness effect. Also, the target's [[Minecraft:health]] has to be at {{hp|8}} or less, or the target has to have the [[Minecraft:Poison]] effect. This is used to weaken the player or mob's [[Minecraft:melee attack]]s on the witch if they attempt to attack the witch. This can be used to cure a [[Minecraft: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. | *If none of the above conditions are true, the witch defaults to using a splash potion of [[Minecraft:Harming]], which does {{hp|6}} magical [[Minecraft: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. | A witch can choose to equip and drink a potion each [[Minecraft:game tick]] ({{frac|1|20}} second) if it is not already drinking a potion. Drinking the potion takes 1.6 seconds<ref>In the [[Minecraft:Java Edition Combat Test 8c|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 [[Minecraft:hitbox]] of the witch is 80% under [[Minecraft:water]] and the witch is lacking the [[Minecraft: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 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 [[Minecraft: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 not at full health, there is a 5% chance of drinking a [[Minecraft:potion of Healing]] which heals {{hp|4}}.<ref>It heals {{hp|6}} in the [[Minecraft:Java Edition Combat Test 8c|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. | *When the witch is eleven or more blocks from a target and does not have the [[Minecraft:Speed]] effect, there is a 50% chance of drinking a potion of Swiftness. | ||
Witches still can be killed through suffocation, cacti, or wither | Witches still can be killed through [[Minecraft:suffocation]], [[Minecraft:cacti]], or [[Minecraft:wither rose]]s, 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 [[Minecraft: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. | When in a raid, if all the villagers in a [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:iron golem]]s and [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s 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 [[Minecraft:evoker fangs]], illager mobs or harming potions from other witches and join an illager patrol if sufficiently near to the [[Minecraft:pillager]], [[Minecraft:vindicator]], [[Minecraft:evoker]] and [[Minecraft:illusioner]] patrol captain mobs. Even though witches do not attack villagers or wandering traders during raids, the witches that join a [[Minecraft: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. | With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], the green "lamp" in the witch's hat is emissive similar to spider and enderman eyes. | ||
== Sounds == | == Sounds == | ||
{{ | {{JE}}: | ||
{{SoundTable | {{SoundTable | ||
|type = java | |type = java | ||
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|translationkey=subtitles.entity.witch.ambient | |translationkey=subtitles.entity.witch.ambient | ||
|volume=1.0 | |volume=1.0 | ||
|pitch=0.8-1.2 <ref group=sound>Except for the second copy of {{ | |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}} | |distance=16}} | ||
| {{SoundLine | | {{SoundLine | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{ | {{BE}}: | ||
{{SoundTable | {{SoundTable | ||
| type = bedrock | | type = bedrock | ||
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==Data values== | ==Data values== | ||
===ID=== | ===ID=== | ||
{{ | {{edition|java}}: | ||
{{ID table | {{ID table | ||
|edition=java | |edition=java | ||
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|foot=1}} | |foot=1}} | ||
{{ | {{edition|bedrock}}: | ||
{{ID table | {{ID table | ||
|edition=bedrock | |edition=bedrock | ||
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===Entity data=== | ===Entity data=== | ||
Witches have entity data associated with them that contains various properties. | Witches have entity data associated with them that contains various properties. | ||
{{ | {{el|java}}: | ||
{{ | {{main|Entity format}} | ||
<section begin="entity data"/><div class="treeview"> | <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"/> | </div><section end="entity data"/> | ||
{{ | {{el|bedrock}}: | ||
: See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]]. | : See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]]. | ||
==Achievements== | ==Achievements== | ||
{{ | {{load achievements|Taste of your own Medicine;Monster Hunter;We're being attacked!;It Spreads}} | ||
Achievements that apply to all mobs: | Achievements that apply to all mobs: | ||
{{collapse|content={{ | {{collapse|content={{load achievements|Overkill;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Advancements== | ==Advancements== | ||
{{ | {{load advancements|Monster Hunter;Monsters Hunted;It Spreads;Very Very Frightening;Hero of the Village}} | ||
Advancements that apply to all mobs: | Advancements that apply to all mobs: | ||
{{collapse|content={{ | {{collapse|content={{load advancements|Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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=== Development === | === Development === | ||
{{HistoryTable | {{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 13, 2012|[[Minecraft:Nathan Adams]] hints about adding the witch [[Minecraft:mob]] in the [[Minecraft: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 {{ | |{{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}} | |link=http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/108s0s/witches_out_of_place/c6bcgy5}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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=== ''Java Edition'' === | === ''Java Edition'' === | ||
{{HistoryTable | {{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>{{ | |{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|[[File:Witch Revision 1.png|32px]] Added witches, hostile monster mobs based on the witch found in the [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Baba Yaga|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 [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]. | ||
|[[File:Witch drinking potion 12w38a.png|32px]] Witches do not have unique | |[[File:Witch drinking potion 12w38a.png|32px]] Witches do not have unique [[Minecraft:sound]]s, fit through two block tall gaps despite being taller than two blocks with their hats and protect themselves from [[Minecraft:damage]] by drinking ordinary [[Minecraft:potion]]s. | ||
|Witches do not naturally spawn and can be spawned only in Creative mode using spawn | |Witches do not naturally [[Minecraft:Mob spawning|spawn]] and can be spawned only in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode using [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]s. | ||
|Witches use splash | |Witches use [[Minecraft:splash potion]]s, such as [[Minecraft:Poison]], [[Minecraft:Weakness]], [[Minecraft:Instant Damage|Instant Harming]] or [[Minecraft:Slowness]] to fight [[Minecraft: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.}} | |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 [[Minecraft:drops]], including [[Minecraft:water bottle]]s, [[Minecraft:glass bottle]]s, [[Minecraft:stick]]s, [[Minecraft:redstone dust]], [[Minecraft:glowstone dust]], [[Minecraft:sugar]], [[Minecraft:gunpowder]] and [[Minecraft:spider eye]]s. | ||
|Witches can no longer hurt themselves. | |Witches can no longer [[Minecraft:damage|hurt]] themselves. | ||
|[[File:Witch Revision 2.png|32px]] The texture of witches has been changed slightly. Their skin color is now pale. | |[[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.}} | |[[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 [[Minecraft:witch hut]]s. This makes them present in the [[Minecraft:survival mode]]. | ||
|Witches no longer drop water | |Witches no longer drop [[Minecraft:water bottle]]s.}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w18a|Witches no longer attack when provoked by players in [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:Java Edition Combat Tests]].}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w37a|Witches can now drink and drop [[Minecraft:potion]]s of [[Minecraft: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.}} | |[[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 [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:endermen]].}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w03a|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s now turn into witches when struck by [[Minecraft:lightning]].}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w11a|Witches now run away from [[Minecraft:creeper]]s 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 [[Minecraft:witch hut|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 [[Minecraft:creeper]]s that are about to explode due to performance issues. | ||
|The witch hut's spawning zone height has been increased by 2.}} | |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 [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:sound]]s for witches idling, taking [[Minecraft:damage]], [[Minecraft:death|dying]], drinking and throwing potions.}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=pre1|Now additionally drink a [[Minecraft:potion]] of [[Minecraft:Fire Resistance]] if the most recent [[Minecraft: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 | |{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w42a|Witches that spawn upon the world generation of [[Minecraft:swamp hut|witch hut]]s 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.}} | |[[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 | |{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|Witches can now spawn as part of [[Minecraft:raid]]s. | ||
|Witches no longer attack each other.<ref>{{bug|MC-248071||Witches no longer attack each other after 1.14|WAI}}</ref>}} | |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> | |{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Witches are now neutral [[Minecraft:mob]]s. This was confirmed by [[Minecraft: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>}} | |[[File:18w50a witch.png|32px]] The appearance of witches have been changed, adding a purple cowl. This was confirmed by [[Minecraft: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.}} | |[[File:Witch.png|32px]] The texture changes of the witch from [[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w50a|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 [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:trading|traded]] with is struck by [[Minecraft: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||1.20.2|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'' === | === ''Bedrock Edition'' === | ||
{{HistoryTable | {{HistoryTable | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Witch BE Revision 1.png|32px]] Added witches after a teaser from [[Minecraft:Jason Major]] on Twitter. The hat [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:drops|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 [[Minecraft:raid|raids]].}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|[[File:Witch celebrating.gif|32px]] When a [[Minecraft:raid]] kills all the [[Minecraft:villager]]s or destroys all the [[Minecraft:bed|beds]] in a [[Minecraft: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 === | === Legacy Console Edition === | ||
{{HistoryTable | {{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 [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:water breathing]]. | ||
|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s now turn into witches when struck by lightning.}} | |[[Minecraft:Villager]]s now turn into witches when struck by [[Minecraft:lightning]].}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|[[Minecraft:Sound]]s 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 [[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w50a|18w50a]].}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' === | === ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' === | ||
{{HistoryTable | {{HistoryTable | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}} | ||
|{{ | |{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Witch.png|32px]] Added witches.}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Window Witch.jpg|The first image of a witch in ''Bedrock Edition''. | 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 First Version.webp|Witches drank potions with transparent textures before [[Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World]]. | ||
Witch in 18w50a.png|The witch with a cowl in Java Edition 18w50a. | Witch in 18w50a.png|The witch with a cowl in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w50a]]. | ||
PS4 Weird Witch.jpg|The witch with a cowl from 18w50a on PlayStation 4 Edition. | PS4 Weird Witch.jpg|The witch with a cowl from [[Minecraft:Java Edition 18w50a|18w50a]] on [[Minecraft:PlayStation 4 Edition]]. | ||
Pretty Scary Update poster.png|A witch in promotional artwork for the Pretty Scary Update. | Pretty Scary Update poster.png|A witch in promotional artwork for the [[Minecraft:Pretty Scary Update]]. | ||
Village and Pillage banner.png|A witch seen in the Village and Pillage artwork. | Village and Pillage banner.png|A witch seen in the [[Minecraft: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. | Witch in Buzzy Bees Official Trailer.jpg|A witch stealing [[Minecraft:honey]] from a [[Minecraft:beehive]] in the [[Minecraft:Buzzy Bees]] update trailer. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== Data history === | === Data history === | ||
{{HistoryTable | {{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.{{ | |{{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== | ==Issues== | ||
{{ | {{issue list}} | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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=== Renders === | === Renders === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Witch drinking.png|Witch drinking in {{ | Witch drinking.png|Witch drinking in {{JE}}. | ||
Witch drinking BE.png|Witch drinking in {{ | Witch drinking BE.png|Witch drinking in {{BE}}. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Witch throw.png|A witch throwing a potion at the player. | Witch throw.png|A witch throwing a potion at the player. | ||
Witch at Home.png|A witch in its witch hut. | Witch at Home.png|A witch in its [[Minecraft:witch hut]]. | ||
Witch Brawl.png|7 witches fighting in a thunderstorm. | Witch Brawl.png|7 witches fighting in a [[Minecraft:thunderstorm]]. | ||
WitchFight.png|Witches fighting in a witch farm. | WitchFight.png|Witches fighting in a witch farm. | ||
WitchWithItems.png|Three witches holding items. | WitchWithItems.png|Three witches holding items. | ||
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===In other media=== | ===In other media=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Pretty Scary Update poster.png|A witch in promotional artwork for the Pretty Scary Update. | File:Pretty Scary Update poster.png|A witch in promotional artwork for the [[Minecraft:Pretty Scary Update]]. | ||
File:Witch Minecraft Instagram.jpg|Artwork of a witch. | 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:Village and Pillage banner.png|A witch seen in the [[Minecraft: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:Witch in Buzzy Bees Official Trailer.jpg|A witch stealing honey from a [[Minecraft:beehive]] in the [[Minecraft:Buzzy Bees: Official Trailer|Buzzy Bees update trailer]] | ||
File:MME Witch.jpg|[[Minecraft:Efe]] encounters a witch, in | File:MME Witch.jpg|[[Minecraft:Efe]] encounters a witch, in [[Minecraft: Mobspotter's Encyclopedia]]. | ||
File:MCSSS-NPotB 6-7.png|A witch as it appears in {{ | 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:Witch's Robe.png|[[Minecraft:Character Creator|Witch's Robe]], unlocked by completing [[Minecraft:Time for Stew]]. | ||
File:MCSMHostileMobs.jpg|A Witch as it appears in Minecraft Story Mode. | File:MCSMHostileMobs.jpg|A [[Minecraft:Minecraft Story Mode:Witch|Witch]] as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Story Mode]]. | ||
File:Witch (Dungeons).png|A Witch as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons]]. | File:Witch (Dungeons).png|A [[Minecraft:MCD:Witch|Witch]] as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons]]. | ||
File:MCE Witch Artwork.jpg|Witch artwork in {{ | File:MCE Witch Artwork.jpg|Witch artwork in {{MCE}}. | ||
File:Witch Render MCL.png|Witch as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Legends]]. | 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:Viler Witch.png|The [[Minecraft:MCE:Viler Witch|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:Healing Witch Boost Mini.png|The Healing Witch [[Minecraft:MCE:Boost|Boost figure]] for Minecraft Earth. | ||
File:City Witch.png|City texture pack | File:City Witch.png|[[Minecraft:Texture Pack DLC|City texture pack]] | ||
File:Halloween Green Hag.png|[[Minecraft:Mash-up pack|Halloween mash-up pack]] | File:Halloween Green Hag.png|[[Minecraft:Mash-up pack|Halloween mash-up pack]] | ||
File:LEGO Witch.png|LEGO minifigure | File:LEGO Witch.png|[[Minecraft:LEGO]] minifigure | ||
File:Oh My.png|"Phantoms, Witches, and Ghasts, OH MY!" an official T-Shirt. | File:Oh My.png|"Phantoms, Witches, and Ghasts, OH MY!" an official T-Shirt. | ||
File:Witch Toy.png|A witch toy | File:Witch Toy.png|A witch toy | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{reflist}} | ||
== Navigation == | == Navigation == | ||
{{ | {{Navbox entities|mobs}} | ||
{{ | {{Navbox villagers}} | ||
[[Category:Hostile mobs]] | [[Category:Hostile mobs]] | ||
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[[Category:Humanoid mobs]] | [[Category:Humanoid mobs]] | ||
cs:Čarodějnice | [[Minecraft:cs:Čarodějnice]] | ||
de:Hexe | [[Minecraft:de:Hexe]] | ||
es:Bruja | [[Minecraft:es:Bruja]] | ||
fr:Sorcière | [[Minecraft:fr:Sorcière]] | ||
it:Strega | [[Minecraft:it:Strega]] | ||
ja:ウィッチ | [[Minecraft:ja:ウィッチ]] | ||
ko:마녀 | [[Minecraft:ko:마녀]] | ||
lzh:巫 | [[Minecraft:lzh:巫]] | ||
nl:Heks | [[Minecraft:nl:Heks]] | ||
pl:Wiedźma | [[Minecraft:pl:Wiedźma]] | ||
pt:Bruxa | [[Minecraft:pt:Bruxa]] | ||
ru:Ведьма | [[Minecraft:ru:Ведьма]] | ||
uk:Відьма | [[Minecraft:uk:Відьма]] | ||
zh:女巫 | [[Minecraft:zh:女巫]] | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 30 April 2026
Template:For Template:Redirect Template:Infobox entity Witches are hostile mobs that use potions in Minecraft:combat, using various splash potions for offense and drinkable potions for defense.
Spawning
Template:Main A witch may spawn in the Minecraft:Overworld above opaque blocks at a light level of 0 in all Minecraft:biomes except for Minecraft:mushroom fields and Minecraft:deep dark. Template:IN, 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.
Minecraft:Swamp biomes feature Minecraft:swamp huts, which spawn a witch and a black Minecraft: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.
Template:IN, 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.
Template:IN, 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 Minecraft:raids starting from wave 4 Template:In or wave 3 or 4 Template:In depending on the world difficulty.
A Minecraft:villager transforms into a witch when Minecraft: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.
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The rooftop and scale of a swamp hut, as well as the spawning zone from Template:El. The spawn area matches the roof, plus the porch.
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The side of a swamp hut in Template:El, showing the scale of it and its proper height.
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Witches spawn on the northwest corner of the spawn spot in Template:El, which is marked with a Minecraft:block of lapis lazuli in this picture.
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A villager gets struck by lightning.
Drops
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 Minecraft: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:
Template:Xp Minecraft:experience is dropped when kill credit is given to a player or tamed wolf.
Behavior
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” Template:In or “witchspell” Template:In.
Template:IN, any witch is given the Minecraft:Glowing Minecraft: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 Minecraft:swamp huts, and cannot open Minecraft:doors.
Witches don't attack villagers and Minecraft:wandering traders when participating in raids, although their potions can hit one by accident. Witches that participate in a raid seek out Minecraft:illagers and Minecraft:ravagers to throw splash potions of Minecraft:Regeneration with a duration of 45 seconds near them or Minecraft:Instant Health if they have a low health of Template:Hp points or less.
The Minecraft:poison, Minecraft:instant damage, Minecraft:evoker fangs, warden's sonic boom, and Minecraft:Thorns Enchantment magical sources are 85% less effective against witches Template:In and 95% less effective Template:In
A witch pursues the player within 16 blocks and uses potions of the first level in Minecraft:combat, throwing Minecraft:splash potions offensively and drinking Minecraft:potions 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 Minecraft: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 Minecraft:Poison if the target's health is at least Template:Hp and is not already poisoned.
- The witch has a 25% chance of throwing a Minecraft:splash potion of Minecraft:Weakness if a target is less than three blocks away and does not already have the Weakness effect. Also, the target's Minecraft:health has to be at Template:Hp or less, or the target has to have the Minecraft:Poison effect. This is used to weaken the player or mob's Minecraft:melee attacks on the witch if they attempt to attack the witch. This can be used to cure a Minecraft: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 Minecraft:Harming, which does Template:Hp magical Minecraft:damage.
A witch can choose to equip and drink a potion each Minecraft:game tick (Template:Frac 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 Minecraft:hitbox of the witch is 80% under Minecraft:water and the witch is lacking the Minecraft: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 Minecraft:Fire Resistance.
- When the witch is not at full health, there is a 5% chance of drinking a Minecraft:potion of Healing which heals Template:Hp.<ref>It heals Template:Hp in the current Java combat test version.</ref>
- When the witch is eleven or more blocks from a target and does not have the Minecraft:Speed effect, there is a 50% chance of drinking a potion of Swiftness.
Witches still can be killed through Minecraft:suffocation, Minecraft:cacti, or Minecraft: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 Minecraft:potion of Fire Resistance.
When in a raid, if all the villagers in a Minecraft:village die or all the village Minecraft:beds are destroyed, witches jump and play unique sound effects in commemoration to their victory.
Template:IN, witches attack Minecraft:iron golems and Minecraft:snow golems or any mob that attacks it, including other witches and illagers, throwing harmful splash potions.
Template:IN, witches drink a beneficial potion, often an instant-health healing potion, when they are attacked by Minecraft:evoker fangs, illager mobs or harming potions from other witches and join an illager patrol if sufficiently near to the Minecraft:pillager, Minecraft:vindicator, Minecraft:evoker and Minecraft:illusioner patrol captain mobs. Even though witches do not attack villagers or wandering traders during raids, the witches that join a Minecraft: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
Data values
ID
Template:Edition: Template:ID table
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Entity data
Witches have entity data associated with them that contains various properties. Template:El: Template:Main
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Achievements
Achievements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse
Advancements
Advancements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse
History
Development
Java Edition
Bedrock Edition
Legacy Console Edition
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
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The first image of a witch in Bedrock Edition.
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Witches drank potions with transparent textures before Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World.
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The witch with a cowl in Minecraft:Java Edition 18w50a.
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The witch with a cowl from 18w50a on Minecraft:PlayStation 4 Edition.
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A witch in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Pretty Scary Update.
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A witch seen in the Minecraft:Village and Pillage artwork.
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A witch stealing Minecraft:honey from a Minecraft:beehive in the Minecraft:Buzzy Bees update trailer.
Data history
Issues
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>Template:Bug</ref><ref>Template:Bug</ref>
Gallery
Renders
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Witch drinking in Template:JE.
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Witch drinking in Template:BE.
Screenshots
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A witch throwing a potion at the player.
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A witch in its Minecraft:witch hut.
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7 witches fighting in a Minecraft:thunderstorm.
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Witches fighting in a witch farm.
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Three witches holding items.
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Witch and villager difference.
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Witch with a black cat.
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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.
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Witches standing on lilypads in a swamp.
Mojang screenshots
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First image of a witch in Bedrock Edition.
Textures
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Witch texture file.
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In other media
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A witch in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Pretty Scary Update.
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Artwork of a witch.
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A witch seen in the Minecraft:Village and Pillage artwork.
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A witch stealing honey from a Minecraft:beehive in the Buzzy Bees update trailer
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Minecraft:Efe encounters a witch, in Minecraft: Mobspotter's Encyclopedia.
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A witch as it appears in Template:WSC
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Witch's Robe, unlocked by completing Minecraft:Time for Stew.
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A Witch as it appears in Minecraft:Minecraft Story Mode.
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A Witch as it appears in Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons.
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Witch artwork in Template:MCE.
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Witch as it appears in Minecraft:Minecraft Legends.
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The Viler Witch, a unique variation that appears in Minecraft Earth.
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The Healing Witch Boost figure for Minecraft Earth.
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Minecraft:LEGO minifigure
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"Phantoms, Witches, and Ghasts, OH MY!" an official T-Shirt.
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A witch toy
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References
Template:Navbox entities Template:Navbox villagers
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