For other uses, see Witch (disambiguation).
"Wizard" redirects here. For the spell-casting illager, see Evoker. For the other unimplemented spell-casting illager, see Illusioner. For the mob in Minecraft Dungeons, see Dungeons:Soul Wizard.Witch
| Health points | 26HP × 13
|
|---|---|
| Behavior | Hostile |
| Mob type |  Monster
|
| Attack strength |
 Splash Potion of Harming: Damage varies by proximity, Maximum: 6HP |
| Hitbox size | In Java Edition: Height: 1.95 blocks |
| Speed | 0.25 |
| Spawn | Light level of 0 |
Witches are hostile mobs that use potions in combat, using various splash potions for offense and drinkable potions for defense.
Spawning
A witch may spawn in the Overworld above opaque blocks at a light level of 0 in all biomes except for mushroom fields and deep dark. In Bedrock Edition, 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 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 Edition, 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 Edition, 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 Edition or wave 3 or 4 in Java Edition depending on the world difficulty.
A 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.
Witch spawns in:
| Category: Monster | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spawn area | Spawn weight | Spawn chance | Group size | Spawn weight | Group size |
 Sulfur Caves | 5⁄315 | 1.59% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Grove | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Meadow | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Windswept Hills | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Bamboo Jungle | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Jungle | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Snowy Beach | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Wooded Badlands | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Cherry Grove | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Eroded Badlands | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Flower Forest | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Sparse Jungle | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Birch Forest | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Stony Peaks | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Beach | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Taiga | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Lush Caves | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Stony Shore | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Dappled Forest | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Snowy Taiga | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Badlands | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Old Growth Birch Forest | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Old Growth Spruce Taiga | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Windswept Forest | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Desert | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Dark Forest | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Pale Garden | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Windswept Gravelly Hills | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Forest | 5⁄515 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Mangrove Swamp | 5⁄516 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Swamp | 5⁄516 | 0.97% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Ocean | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Windswept Savanna | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Warm Ocean | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Deep Cold Ocean | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Lukewarm Ocean | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Cold Ocean | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Sunflower Plains | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Plains | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Savanna Plateau | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Savanna | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Deep Ocean | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Deep Lukewarm Ocean | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Ice Caves | 5⁄520 | 0.96% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Jagged Peaks | 5⁄525 | 0.95% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Snowy Slopes | 5⁄525 | 0.95% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Snowy Plains | 5⁄530 | 0.94% | 1 | — | — |
 Old Growth Pine Taiga | 5⁄540 | 0.93% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Frozen Peaks | 5⁄540 | 0.93% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Ice Spikes | 5⁄540 | 0.93% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Frozen River | 5⁄541 | 0.92% | 1 | — | — |
 Deep Frozen Ocean | 5⁄545 | 0.92% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Frozen Ocean | 5⁄545 | 0.92% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Dripstone Caves | 5⁄610 | 0.82% | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 River | 5⁄615 | 0.81% | 1 | — | — |
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The rooftop and scale of a swamp hut, as well as the spawning zone from Java Edition. The spawn area matches the roof, plus the porch. -
The side of a swamp hut in Java Edition, showing the scale of it and its proper height -
Witches spawn on the northwest corner of the spawn spot in Bedrock Edition, which is marked with a block of lapis lazuli in this picture. -
A villager gets struck by lightning.
Drops
With the exception of the redstone, the items share the same pool, so the dropped items are not independent. The pool rolls 1 to 3 times, and each entry yields 0 to 2 items, with each loot level adding one item per entry. Stick has a weight of 2.
| Item | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
 | Redstone Dust | 4–8 | 100.00% | 6.00 | 4–9 | 100.00% | 6.50 | 4–10 | 100.00% | 7.00 | 4–11 | 100.00% | 7.50 |
 | Glass Bottle | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 21.98% | 0.43 | 0–12 | 23.98% | 0.57 | 0–15 | 24.64% | 0.71 |
 | Glowstone Dust | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 21.98% | 0.43 | 0–12 | 23.98% | 0.57 | 0–15 | 24.64% | 0.71 |
 | Gunpowder | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 21.98% | 0.43 | 0–12 | 23.98% | 0.57 | 0–15 | 24.64% | 0.71 |
 | Spider Eye | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 21.98% | 0.43 | 0–12 | 23.98% | 0.57 | 0–15 | 24.64% | 0.71 |
 | Sugar | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 21.98% | 0.43 | 0–12 | 23.98% | 0.57 | 0–15 | 24.64% | 0.71 |
 | Stick | 0–6 | 33.49% | 0.57 | 0–9 | 40.51% | 0.86 | 0–12 | 43.83% | 1.14 | 0–15 | 44.91% | 1.43 |
| Item | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Redstone Dust | 4–8 | 1 | 6 | 4–9 | 1 | 13⁄2 | 4–10 | 1 | 7 | 4–11 | 1 | 15⁄2 |
| Glass Bottle | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 48845⁄222264 | 3⁄7 | 0–12 | 426371⁄1778112 | 4⁄7 | 0–15 | 1478609⁄6001128 | 5⁄7 |
| Glowstone Dust | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 48845⁄222264 | 3⁄7 | 0–12 | 426371⁄1778112 | 4⁄7 | 0–15 | 1478609⁄6001128 | 5⁄7 |
| Gunpowder | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 48845⁄222264 | 3⁄7 | 0–12 | 426371⁄1778112 | 4⁄7 | 0–15 | 1478609⁄6001128 | 5⁄7 |
| Spider Eye | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 48845⁄222264 | 3⁄7 | 0–12 | 426371⁄1778112 | 4⁄7 | 0–15 | 1478609⁄6001128 | 5⁄7 |
| Sugar | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 48845⁄222264 | 3⁄7 | 0–12 | 426371⁄1778112 | 4⁄7 | 0–15 | 1478609⁄6001128 | 5⁄7 |
| Stick | 0–6 | 9304⁄27783 | 4⁄7 | 0–9 | 11255⁄27783 | 6⁄7 | 0–12 | 97427⁄222264 | 8⁄7 | 0–15 | 336923⁄750141 | 10⁄7 |
| Item | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Redstone Dust | 4 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄10 (10.00%) | 1⁄20 (5.00%) | 1⁄30 (3.33%) |
| 5 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 3⁄20 (15.00%) | 1⁄10 (10.00%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 7 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | ||
| 8 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄10 (10.00%) | 3⁄20 (15.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄20 (5.00%) | 1⁄10 (10.00%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 (3.33%) | ||
| Average | 6 (6.00) | 13⁄2 (6.50) | 7 (7.00) | 15⁄2 (7.50) | ||
| Glass Bottle | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 173419⁄222264 (78.02%) | 1351741⁄1778112 (76.02%) | 4522519⁄6001128 (75.36%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 2993⁄37044 (8.08%) | 3923⁄65856 (5.96%) | 26329⁄666792 (3.95%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 3095⁄37044 (8.35%) | 2285⁄28224 (8.10%) | 33251⁄500094 (6.65%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 10211⁄222264 (4.59%) | 3145⁄49392 (6.37%) | 17023⁄250047 (6.81%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 52⁄9261 (0.56%) | 311⁄12096 (2.57%) | 87337⁄2000376 (4.37%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 115⁄21952 (0.52%) | 12239⁄666792 (1.84%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 185⁄222264 (0.08%) | 2729⁄889056 (0.31%) | 28289⁄6001128 (0.47%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1⁄12348 (0.01%) | 235⁄197568 (0.12%) | 2113⁄666792 (0.32%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 19⁄65856 (0.03%) | 1063⁄666792 (0.16%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄16464 (0.01%) | 3539⁄6001128 (0.06%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄592704 (0.00%) | 113⁄666792 (0.02%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 103⁄2000376 (0.01%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 11⁄500094 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄142884 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 3⁄7 (0.43) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 5⁄7 (0.71) | ||
| Glowstone Dust | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 173419⁄222264 (78.02%) | 1351741⁄1778112 (76.02%) | 4522519⁄6001128 (75.36%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 2993⁄37044 (8.08%) | 3923⁄65856 (5.96%) | 26329⁄666792 (3.95%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 3095⁄37044 (8.35%) | 2285⁄28224 (8.10%) | 33251⁄500094 (6.65%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 10211⁄222264 (4.59%) | 3145⁄49392 (6.37%) | 17023⁄250047 (6.81%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 52⁄9261 (0.56%) | 311⁄12096 (2.57%) | 87337⁄2000376 (4.37%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 115⁄21952 (0.52%) | 12239⁄666792 (1.84%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 185⁄222264 (0.08%) | 2729⁄889056 (0.31%) | 28289⁄6001128 (0.47%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1⁄12348 (0.01%) | 235⁄197568 (0.12%) | 2113⁄666792 (0.32%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 19⁄65856 (0.03%) | 1063⁄666792 (0.16%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄16464 (0.01%) | 3539⁄6001128 (0.06%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄592704 (0.00%) | 113⁄666792 (0.02%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 103⁄2000376 (0.01%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 11⁄500094 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄142884 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 3⁄7 (0.43) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 5⁄7 (0.71) | ||
| Gunpowder | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 173419⁄222264 (78.02%) | 1351741⁄1778112 (76.02%) | 4522519⁄6001128 (75.36%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 2993⁄37044 (8.08%) | 3923⁄65856 (5.96%) | 26329⁄666792 (3.95%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 3095⁄37044 (8.35%) | 2285⁄28224 (8.10%) | 33251⁄500094 (6.65%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 10211⁄222264 (4.59%) | 3145⁄49392 (6.37%) | 17023⁄250047 (6.81%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 52⁄9261 (0.56%) | 311⁄12096 (2.57%) | 87337⁄2000376 (4.37%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 115⁄21952 (0.52%) | 12239⁄666792 (1.84%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 185⁄222264 (0.08%) | 2729⁄889056 (0.31%) | 28289⁄6001128 (0.47%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1⁄12348 (0.01%) | 235⁄197568 (0.12%) | 2113⁄666792 (0.32%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 19⁄65856 (0.03%) | 1063⁄666792 (0.16%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄16464 (0.01%) | 3539⁄6001128 (0.06%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄592704 (0.00%) | 113⁄666792 (0.02%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 103⁄2000376 (0.01%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 11⁄500094 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄142884 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 3⁄7 (0.43) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 5⁄7 (0.71) | ||
| Spider Eye | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 173419⁄222264 (78.02%) | 1351741⁄1778112 (76.02%) | 4522519⁄6001128 (75.36%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 2993⁄37044 (8.08%) | 3923⁄65856 (5.96%) | 26329⁄666792 (3.95%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 3095⁄37044 (8.35%) | 2285⁄28224 (8.10%) | 33251⁄500094 (6.65%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 10211⁄222264 (4.59%) | 3145⁄49392 (6.37%) | 17023⁄250047 (6.81%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 52⁄9261 (0.56%) | 311⁄12096 (2.57%) | 87337⁄2000376 (4.37%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 115⁄21952 (0.52%) | 12239⁄666792 (1.84%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 185⁄222264 (0.08%) | 2729⁄889056 (0.31%) | 28289⁄6001128 (0.47%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1⁄12348 (0.01%) | 235⁄197568 (0.12%) | 2113⁄666792 (0.32%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 19⁄65856 (0.03%) | 1063⁄666792 (0.16%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄16464 (0.01%) | 3539⁄6001128 (0.06%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄592704 (0.00%) | 113⁄666792 (0.02%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 103⁄2000376 (0.01%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 11⁄500094 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄142884 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 3⁄7 (0.43) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 5⁄7 (0.71) | ||
| Sugar | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 173419⁄222264 (78.02%) | 1351741⁄1778112 (76.02%) | 4522519⁄6001128 (75.36%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 2993⁄37044 (8.08%) | 3923⁄65856 (5.96%) | 26329⁄666792 (3.95%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 3095⁄37044 (8.35%) | 2285⁄28224 (8.10%) | 33251⁄500094 (6.65%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 10211⁄222264 (4.59%) | 3145⁄49392 (6.37%) | 17023⁄250047 (6.81%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 52⁄9261 (0.56%) | 311⁄12096 (2.57%) | 87337⁄2000376 (4.37%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 115⁄21952 (0.52%) | 12239⁄666792 (1.84%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 185⁄222264 (0.08%) | 2729⁄889056 (0.31%) | 28289⁄6001128 (0.47%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1⁄12348 (0.01%) | 235⁄197568 (0.12%) | 2113⁄666792 (0.32%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 19⁄65856 (0.03%) | 1063⁄666792 (0.16%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄16464 (0.01%) | 3539⁄6001128 (0.06%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄592704 (0.00%) | 113⁄666792 (0.02%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 103⁄2000376 (0.01%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 11⁄500094 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄142884 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 3⁄7 (0.43) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 5⁄7 (0.71) | ||
| Stick | 0 | 18479⁄27783 (66.51%) | 16528⁄27783 (59.49%) | 124837⁄222264 (56.17%) | 413218⁄750141 (55.09%) |
| 1 | 1348⁄9261 (14.56%) | 418⁄3087 (13.54%) | 2417⁄24696 (9.79%) | 5371⁄83349 (6.44%) | ||
| 2 | 1444⁄9261 (15.59%) | 1346⁄9261 (14.53%) | 1439⁄10584 (13.60%) | 27458⁄250047 (10.98%) | ||
| 3 | 584⁄27783 (2.10%) | 2441⁄27783 (8.79%) | 695⁄6174 (11.26%) | 28874⁄250047 (11.55%) | ||
| 4 | 104⁄9261 (1.12%) | 64⁄3087 (2.07%) | 569⁄10584 (5.38%) | 19843⁄250047 (7.94%) | ||
| 5 | 8⁄9261 (0.09%) | 104⁄9261 (1.12%) | 475⁄24696 (1.92%) | 3349⁄83349 (4.02%) | ||
| 6 | 8⁄27783 (0.03%) | 101⁄27783 (0.36%) | 1301⁄111132 (1.17%) | 12917⁄750141 (1.72%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 2⁄3087 (0.06%) | 41⁄8232 (0.50%) | 331⁄27783 (1.19%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 2⁄9261 (0.02%) | 115⁄74088 (0.16%) | 59⁄9261 (0.64%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 1⁄2058 (0.05%) | 2027⁄750141 (0.27%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄74088 (0.02%) | 85⁄83349 (0.10%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24696 (0.00%) | 103⁄250047 (0.04%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 44⁄250047 (0.02%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2⁄35721 (0.01%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄83349 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄750141 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 6⁄7 (0.86) | 8⁄7 (1.14) | 10⁄7 (1.43) | ||
| Killed | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Expected Drops | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| Redstone Dust | 6.00 | 6.50 | 7.00 | 7.50 |
| Glass Bottle | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.71 |
| Glowstone Dust | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.71 |
| Gunpowder | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.71 |
| Spider Eye | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.71 |
| Sugar | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.71 |
| Stick | 0.57 | 0.86 | 1.14 | 1.43 |
| Item | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Redstone Dust | 4–8 | 100.00% | 6.00 | 4–9 | 100.00% | 6.50 | 4–10 | 100.00% | 7.00 | 4–11 | 100.00% | 7.50 |
| Glass Bottle | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 17.87% | 0.38 | 0–12 | 17.87% | 0.48 | 0–15 | 17.87% | 0.57 |
| Glowstone Dust | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 17.87% | 0.38 | 0–12 | 17.87% | 0.48 | 0–15 | 17.87% | 0.57 |
| Gunpowder | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 17.87% | 0.38 | 0–12 | 17.87% | 0.48 | 0–15 | 17.87% | 0.57 |
| Spider Eye | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 17.87% | 0.38 | 0–12 | 17.87% | 0.48 | 0–15 | 17.87% | 0.57 |
| Sugar | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 17.87% | 0.38 | 0–12 | 17.87% | 0.48 | 0–15 | 17.87% | 0.57 |
| Stick | 0–6 | 33.49% | 0.57 | 0–9 | 33.49% | 0.76 | 0–12 | 33.49% | 0.95 | 0–15 | 33.49% | 1.14 |
| Item | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Redstone Dust | 4–8 | 1 | 6 | 4–9 | 1 | 13⁄2 | 4–10 | 1 | 7 | 4–11 | 1 | 15⁄2 |
| Glass Bottle | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 4964⁄27783 | 8⁄21 | 0–12 | 4964⁄27783 | 10⁄21 | 0–15 | 4964⁄27783 | 4⁄7 |
| Glowstone Dust | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 4964⁄27783 | 8⁄21 | 0–12 | 4964⁄27783 | 10⁄21 | 0–15 | 4964⁄27783 | 4⁄7 |
| Gunpowder | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 4964⁄27783 | 8⁄21 | 0–12 | 4964⁄27783 | 10⁄21 | 0–15 | 4964⁄27783 | 4⁄7 |
| Spider Eye | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 4964⁄27783 | 8⁄21 | 0–12 | 4964⁄27783 | 10⁄21 | 0–15 | 4964⁄27783 | 4⁄7 |
| Sugar | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 4964⁄27783 | 8⁄21 | 0–12 | 4964⁄27783 | 10⁄21 | 0–15 | 4964⁄27783 | 4⁄7 |
| Stick | 0–6 | 9304⁄27783 | 4⁄7 | 0–9 | 9304⁄27783 | 16⁄21 | 0–12 | 9304⁄27783 | 20⁄21 | 0–15 | 9304⁄27783 | 8⁄7 |
| Item | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Redstone Dust | 4 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄10 (10.00%) | 1⁄20 (5.00%) | 1⁄30 (3.33%) |
| 5 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 3⁄20 (15.00%) | 1⁄10 (10.00%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 7 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | ||
| 8 | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | 1⁄5 (20.00%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄10 (10.00%) | 3⁄20 (15.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄20 (5.00%) | 1⁄10 (10.00%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 (3.33%) | ||
| Average | 6 (6.00) | 13⁄2 (6.50) | 7 (7.00) | 15⁄2 (7.50) | ||
| Glass Bottle | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 43⁄1029 (4.18%) | 43⁄2058 (2.09%) | 43⁄3087 (1.39%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 223⁄2646 (8.43%) | 4657⁄74088 (6.29%) | 997⁄23814 (4.19%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 9913⁄222264 (4.46%) | 113329⁄1778112 (6.37%) | 337177⁄6001128 (5.62%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 157⁄37044 (0.42%) | 4649⁄197568 (2.35%) | 1369⁄31752 (4.31%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 71⁄24696 (0.29%) | 523⁄148176 (0.35%) | 4651⁄285768 (1.63%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 22⁄27783 (0.08%) | 397⁄148176 (0.27%) | 157⁄55566 (0.28%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 5⁄74088 (0.01%) | 37⁄32928 (0.11%) | 4751⁄2000376 (0.24%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 73⁄296352 (0.02%) | 919⁄666792 (0.14%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄21168 (0.00%) | 1583⁄3000564 (0.05%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄49392 (0.00%) | 29⁄222264 (0.01%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 71⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 1⁄55566 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 8⁄21 (0.38) | 10⁄21 (0.48) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | ||
| Glowstone Dust | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 43⁄1029 (4.18%) | 43⁄2058 (2.09%) | 43⁄3087 (1.39%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 223⁄2646 (8.43%) | 4657⁄74088 (6.29%) | 997⁄23814 (4.19%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 9913⁄222264 (4.46%) | 113329⁄1778112 (6.37%) | 337177⁄6001128 (5.62%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 157⁄37044 (0.42%) | 4649⁄197568 (2.35%) | 1369⁄31752 (4.31%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 71⁄24696 (0.29%) | 523⁄148176 (0.35%) | 4651⁄285768 (1.63%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 22⁄27783 (0.08%) | 397⁄148176 (0.27%) | 157⁄55566 (0.28%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 5⁄74088 (0.01%) | 37⁄32928 (0.11%) | 4751⁄2000376 (0.24%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 73⁄296352 (0.02%) | 919⁄666792 (0.14%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄21168 (0.00%) | 1583⁄3000564 (0.05%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄49392 (0.00%) | 29⁄222264 (0.01%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 71⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 1⁄55566 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 8⁄21 (0.38) | 10⁄21 (0.48) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | ||
| Gunpowder | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 43⁄1029 (4.18%) | 43⁄2058 (2.09%) | 43⁄3087 (1.39%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 223⁄2646 (8.43%) | 4657⁄74088 (6.29%) | 997⁄23814 (4.19%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 9913⁄222264 (4.46%) | 113329⁄1778112 (6.37%) | 337177⁄6001128 (5.62%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 157⁄37044 (0.42%) | 4649⁄197568 (2.35%) | 1369⁄31752 (4.31%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 71⁄24696 (0.29%) | 523⁄148176 (0.35%) | 4651⁄285768 (1.63%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 22⁄27783 (0.08%) | 397⁄148176 (0.27%) | 157⁄55566 (0.28%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 5⁄74088 (0.01%) | 37⁄32928 (0.11%) | 4751⁄2000376 (0.24%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 73⁄296352 (0.02%) | 919⁄666792 (0.14%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄21168 (0.00%) | 1583⁄3000564 (0.05%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄49392 (0.00%) | 29⁄222264 (0.01%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 71⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 1⁄55566 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 8⁄21 (0.38) | 10⁄21 (0.48) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | ||
| Spider Eye | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 43⁄1029 (4.18%) | 43⁄2058 (2.09%) | 43⁄3087 (1.39%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 223⁄2646 (8.43%) | 4657⁄74088 (6.29%) | 997⁄23814 (4.19%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 9913⁄222264 (4.46%) | 113329⁄1778112 (6.37%) | 337177⁄6001128 (5.62%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 157⁄37044 (0.42%) | 4649⁄197568 (2.35%) | 1369⁄31752 (4.31%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 71⁄24696 (0.29%) | 523⁄148176 (0.35%) | 4651⁄285768 (1.63%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 22⁄27783 (0.08%) | 397⁄148176 (0.27%) | 157⁄55566 (0.28%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 5⁄74088 (0.01%) | 37⁄32928 (0.11%) | 4751⁄2000376 (0.24%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 73⁄296352 (0.02%) | 919⁄666792 (0.14%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄21168 (0.00%) | 1583⁄3000564 (0.05%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄49392 (0.00%) | 29⁄222264 (0.01%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 71⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 1⁄55566 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 8⁄21 (0.38) | 10⁄21 (0.48) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | ||
| Sugar | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 43⁄1029 (4.18%) | 43⁄2058 (2.09%) | 43⁄3087 (1.39%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 223⁄2646 (8.43%) | 4657⁄74088 (6.29%) | 997⁄23814 (4.19%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 9913⁄222264 (4.46%) | 113329⁄1778112 (6.37%) | 337177⁄6001128 (5.62%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 157⁄37044 (0.42%) | 4649⁄197568 (2.35%) | 1369⁄31752 (4.31%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 71⁄24696 (0.29%) | 523⁄148176 (0.35%) | 4651⁄285768 (1.63%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 22⁄27783 (0.08%) | 397⁄148176 (0.27%) | 157⁄55566 (0.28%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 5⁄74088 (0.01%) | 37⁄32928 (0.11%) | 4751⁄2000376 (0.24%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 73⁄296352 (0.02%) | 919⁄666792 (0.14%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄21168 (0.00%) | 1583⁄3000564 (0.05%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄49392 (0.00%) | 29⁄222264 (0.01%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 71⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 1⁄55566 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 8⁄21 (0.38) | 10⁄21 (0.48) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | ||
| Stick | 0 | 18479⁄27783 (66.51%) | 18479⁄27783 (66.51%) | 18479⁄27783 (66.51%) | 18479⁄27783 (66.51%) |
| 1 | 1348⁄9261 (14.56%) | 674⁄9261 (7.28%) | 337⁄9261 (3.64%) | 674⁄27783 (2.43%) | ||
| 2 | 1444⁄9261 (15.59%) | 4⁄27 (14.81%) | 113⁄1029 (10.98%) | 290⁄3969 (7.31%) | ||
| 3 | 584⁄27783 (2.10%) | 2311⁄27783 (8.32%) | 25129⁄222264 (11.31%) | 74089⁄750141 (9.88%) | ||
| 4 | 104⁄9261 (1.12%) | 146⁄9261 (1.58%) | 3419⁄74088 (4.61%) | 925⁄11907 (7.77%) | ||
| 5 | 8⁄9261 (0.09%) | 101⁄9261 (1.09%) | 9⁄686 (1.31%) | 1177⁄35721 (3.29%) | ||
| 6 | 8⁄27783 (0.03%) | 92⁄27783 (0.33%) | 187⁄18522 (1.01%) | 292⁄27783 (1.05%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 5⁄9261 (0.05%) | 55⁄12348 (0.45%) | 2231⁄250047 (0.89%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 2⁄9261 (0.02%) | 5⁄4116 (0.12%) | 443⁄83349 (0.53%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 1⁄2646 (0.04%) | 1654⁄750141 (0.22%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6174 (0.02%) | 59⁄83349 (0.07%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24696 (0.00%) | 71⁄250047 (0.03%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 4⁄27783 (0.01%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄250047 (0.01%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄83349 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄750141 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 16⁄21 (0.76) | 20⁄21 (0.95) | 8⁄7 (1.14) | ||
| Killed | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Expected Drops | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| Redstone Dust | 6.00 | 6.50 | 7.00 | 7.50 |
| Glass Bottle | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.57 |
| Glowstone Dust | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.57 |
| Gunpowder | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.57 |
| Spider Eye | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.57 |
| Sugar | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.57 |
| Stick | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.95 | 1.14 |
A witch has an 8.5%[JE only]/25%[BE only] chance of dropping a potion, if it is killed while drinking it and kill credit is given to a player or tamed 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:
5XP 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” in Java Edition or “witchspell” in Bedrock Edition.
In Java Edition, any witch is given the Glowing effect for three seconds when the bell block is rung within 32 blocks of it, regardless of whether it participates in raids or not. A witch is neither an illager nor a villager, although it resembles both.
A witch cannot use housing or the equipment in their swamp huts, and unlike villagers and vindicators,[Java Edition only] they cannot open doors.
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 illagers 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 4HP points or less.
The poison, instant damage, evoker fangs, warden's sonic boom,[JE only] and Thorns enchantment magical sources are 85% less effective against witches in Java Edition and 95% less effective in Bedrock Edition.
A witch pursues the player within 16[JE only]/10[BE only] blocks and uses potions of the first level in combat, throwing splash potions offensively and drinking potions defensively. The targeting range increases to 64 blocks if attacked.[BE only] These potions are the same as ones obtainable through 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 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 8HP 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 8HP 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 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 6HP magical damage.
A witch can choose to equip and drink a potion each game tick (1⁄20 second) if it is not already drinking a potion. Drinking the potion takes 1.6 seconds[2] 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 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 4HP.[3]
- 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 beds are destroyed, witches jump and play unique sound effects in commemoration to their victory.
In Bedrock Edition, witches attack iron golems and snow golems or any mob that attacks it, including other witches and illagers, throwing harmful splash potions.
In Java Edition, 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 Vibrant Visuals, the green "lamp" in the witch's hat is emissive similar to spider and enderman eyes.
Sounds
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Witch giggles | Hostile Mobs | Randomly | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 [sound 1] | 16 | |
| Witch cheers | Hostile Mobs | When a witch wins a raid | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | 16 | |
| Witch drinks | Hostile Mobs | When a witch drinks a potion | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | 16 | |
| Witch dies | Hostile Mobs | When a witch dies | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | 16 | |
| Witch hurts[until: JE 26.4] | Hostile Mobs | When a witch is damaged | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | 16 | |
| Witch throws | Hostile Mobs | When a witch throws a splash potion | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | 16 | |
- ↑ Except for the second copy of
ambient5, which is 0.72-1.08
| Sounds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| ? | Hostile Mobs | Randomly | mob | ? | 1.0 | varies[sound 1] | |
| ? | Hostile Mobs | Randomly while in a raid | mob | ? | 3.0 | varies[sound 1] | |
| ? | Hostile Mobs | When a witch has won a raid | mob | ? | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | |
| ? | Hostile Mobs | When a witch drinks a potion | mob | ? | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| ? | Hostile Mobs | When a witch dies | mob | ? | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | |
| ? | Hostile Mobs | When a witch is damaged | mob | ? | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | |
| ? | Hostile Mobs | When a witch throws a splash potion | mob | ? | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Entity tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
 Witch | witch | raiders |
entity |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Family | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witch | witch | 45 |
mobmonsterwitch | entity |
Entity data
Witches have entity data associated with them that contains various properties. Java Edition:
Main article: Entity format
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
- Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
- Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template
- Tags common to all mobs spawnable in raids see Template:Nbt inherit/raidable/template
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
 |  | Monster Hunter | Attack and destroy a monster. | Kill one of these 41 monsters:
| 15 | Bronze |
 |  | We're being attacked! | Trigger a Pillager Raid. | Walk in a village with the Raid Omen effect applied in 30 seconds. | 20 | Bronze |
 |  | Taste of Your Own Medicine | Poison a witch with a splash potion. | Throw a splash potion of poison at a witch (by facing the witch and pressing the use key). | 20 | Silver |
 |  | It Spreads | Kill a mob next to a catalyst | Kill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this achievement. | 10 | Bronze |
Achievements that apply to all mobs:
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
 |  | Overkill | Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit. | Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall. | 30 | Bronze |
 |  | Over-Overkill | Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace | Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall. | 20 | Silver |
 |  | Mob Kabob | Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear | Armor stands and players also count for this achievement as they are technically mobs. | 10 | Bronze |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
  | Monster Hunter | Kill any hostile monster |
|
  | Hero of the Village | Successfully defend a village from a raid | Kill at least one raid mob during a raid and wait until it ends in victory. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed. |
 | It Spreads | Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst | Kill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this advancement. |
 | Monsters Hunted | Kill one of every hostile monster |
|
 | Very Very Frightening | Strike a Villager with lightning | Hit a villager with lightning created by a trident with the Channeling enchantment, turning it into a witch. |
Advancements that apply to all mobs:
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Adventure | Adventure, exploration and combat | Kill any mob, or be killed by any living entity. |
| A Throwaway Joke | Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea. | Hit a mob with a thrown trident. |
 | Take Aim | Shoot something with an Arrow | Using a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow. |
  | Mob Kabob | Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear |  Armor Stand and  Mannequin also count for this advancement. |
 | Arbalistic | Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot | Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed. |
 | Over-Overkill | Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace | Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall. |
History
Development
| September 13, 2012 | Nathan Adams hints about adding the witch 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 Overworld[4][5][6] and that the witch's texture would be some variation of the villager’s to give it an "outcast villager" feeling.[7] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2012 | As witches are based on the Slavic folk tales, Nathan Adams confirmed a suggestion made by Reddit user Mr_Pennybags in the Minecraft Reddit community that witches are to live in swamp witch huts. | ||||||
Java Edition
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| 1.4.2 | 12w38a |  Added witches, hostile monster mobs based on the witch found in the Baba Yaga folk tale from Eastern Europe.[8] The witch from Slavic folklore also lives in a swamp hut with foundations that resemble "chicken legs". When the subject of witches dropping sticks to represent magic wands was brought up, Nathan Adams jokingly replied that it is because witches are made of wood.[9] He later explained[10] that it was a reference to this scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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 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 potions.
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| 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 villagers, they do not share any attributes of villagers; they cannot utilize housing and cannot open doors. | |||||||
| 12w38b | Besides the rare equipment drops, witches now have common drops, including water bottles, glass bottles, sticks, redstone dust, glowstone dust, sugar, gunpowder and spider eyes. | ||||||
| Witches can no longer hurt themselves. | |||||||
 The texture of witches has been changed slightly. Their skin color is now pale.
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 With the texture change of the witch's skin color, witches potion-drinking position are now also pale. | |||||||
| 12w39a | The texture size for the witch has been changed from 64×126 to 64×128. | ||||||
| 12w40a | Witches can now spawn in witch huts. This makes them present in the survival mode. | ||||||
| Witches no longer drop water bottles. | |||||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w18a | Witches no longer attack when provoked by players in Creative mode. | |||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 1.7.2 | 13w37a | Witches can now drink and drop potions of Water Breathing, an effect added in this same version. | |||||
 The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed. | |||||||
| 13w42a | One or two witches can now spawn anywhere where the light level is 7 or less, including any biome at night and in poorly-lit caves. | ||||||
| 13w42b | The spawn rate for the witch has been decreased a bit. They became rarer than endermen. | ||||||
| 1.8 | 14w03a | Villagers now turn into witches when struck by lightning. | |||||
| 14w11a | Witches now run away from creepers that are about to explode. | ||||||
| 14w25a |  The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed. | ||||||
| 14w29a |  The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed again. | ||||||
| 14w30a |  The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed, yet again. | ||||||
| 14w34d | The witch hut’s spawning zone has been decreased or eliminated depending on the altitude of the hut. | ||||||
| 1.8.1 | 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. | |||||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Witches now spawn individually and have a 50% chance of choosing a potion of Swiftness when relevant instead of a 43.75% chance. | |||||
 The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed. | |||||||
| 1.9 | 15w47b | Added sounds for witches idling, taking damage, dying, drinking and throwing potions. | |||||
| 1.10 | pre1 | Now additionally drink a potion of Fire Resistance if the most recent damage taken (within the past 2 seconds) was fire damage instead of only when burning. | |||||
| 1.11 | 16w42a | Witches that spawn upon the world generation of witch huts no longer despawn.[11] | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of witches has been changed.
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 With the texture change of witches, the witch’s potion-drinking position has now also been changed. | |||||||
| 18w47a | Witches can now spawn as part of raids. | ||||||
| Witches no longer attack each other.[12] | |||||||
| 18w50a | Witches are now neutral mobs. This was confirmed by Slicedlime to be an unintentional change.[13] | ||||||
 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.[14] | |||||||
| 19w02a | Witches are once again hostile mobs. | ||||||
| The texture changes of the witch from 18w50a have been reverted. | |||||||
| 19w13a |  If a raid kills all the villagers or destroys all the beds in a village, raiding witches celebrate their victory by jumping and showing unique sounds. | ||||||
| 1.15 | 19w42a |  The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed. | |||||
| 19w44a |  The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed again. The potions now float above their arms. | ||||||
| 19w45a |  The potion-drinking position of witches has been changed, yet again. | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w22a | When a villager that has been traded with is struck by lightning, the witch it becomes no longer despawns. | |||||
| pre1 | When a villager is struck by lightning, the witch it becomes no longer despawns, regardless of if it has been traded with. | ||||||
| 1.18 | pre5 | Changed the texture, to remove its hood. | |||||
| 1.19 | 22w17a |  Changed its models, now the last two rows of pixels on its robes can render. | |||||
| 1.20.2 | 23w31a | Witches drinking potions now emit an entity_action vibration of frequency 4.[15] | |||||
| 1.21 | 24w20a | Witches now always drop 4-8 redstone dust on death. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
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| v0.14.0 | build 1 |  Added witches after a teaser from Jason Major on Twitter. The hat model and head position are different from Java Edition’s witches. | |||||
| build 2 |  The model of witches has been changed. | ||||||
| build 3 | Witches now avoid water unless they have a target. | ||||||
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| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Witches now have an 8.5% chance to drop a potion when drinking. Prior to this, they would always drop a potion when drinking. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 |  The texture of witches has been changed. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Witches can now spawn as part of raids. | |||||
| 1.13.0 | beta 1.13.0.9 | When a raid kills all the villagers or destroys all the beds in a village, raiding witches celebrate their victory by jumping and laughing. | |||||
| 1.18.10 | beta 1.18.10.22 | The unused hood in the witch's texture has been removed. | |||||
| 1.19.70 | Preview 1.19.70.20 | Witch's drinking potion and throwing splash potions behavior is now defined in behavior_pack/entities/witch.json. | |||||
| 1.21.20 | Preview 1.21.10.20 | Witches now always drop 4-8 redstone dust on death. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
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| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added witches. |
| TU20 | CU8 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | One or two witches can now spawn anywhere where the light level is 7 or less, including any biome at night and in poorly-lit caves. | ||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Witches can now drink and drop potions of water breathing. | |
| Villagers now turn into witches when struck by lightning. | |||||||
| TU43 | CU33 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | Patch 13 | Sounds for witches have been added. | |
| 1.90 | The texture of witches has been changed. They now use the texture from 18w50a. | ||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
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| 0.1.0 | Added witches. | ||||||
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The first image of a witch in Bedrock Edition -
Witches drank potions with transparent textures before The Update that Changed the World. -
The witch with a cowl in Java Edition 18w50a -
The witch with a cowl in PlayStation 4 Edition
Data history
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| 1.11 | 16w32a | The entity ID has been changed from Witch to witch. | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this entity's numeral IDs was 66. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Witch" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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.[16][17]
- The LEGO piece for a witch's hat was reused for a Santa themed villager in 21280 Advent Calendar 2025.
Gallery
Renders
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Witch drinking in Java Edition -
Witch drinking in Bedrock Edition
Screenshots
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A witch throwing a potion at the player -
A witch in its witch hut -
7 witches fighting in a thunderstorm -
Witches fighting in a witch farm -
Three witches holding items -
Witch and swamp villager difference -
Witch with a black cat -
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 -
Witches standing on lily pads in a swamp
Textures
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Witch texture file
In other media
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A witch in promotional artwork for the Pretty Scary Update -
Artwork of a witch -
A witch seen in the Village and Pillage artwork -
A witch stealing honey from a beehive in the Buzzy Bees update trailer -
Efe encounters a witch, in Minecraft: Mobspotter's Encyclopedia -
A witch as it appears in New Pets on the Block! -
Witch's Robe, unlocked by completing Time for Stew -
A Witch as it appears in Minecraft Story Mode -
A Witch as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons -
Witch artwork in Minecraft Earth -
Witch as it appears in Minecraft Legends -
The Viler Witch, a unique variation that appears in Minecraft Earth -
The Healing Witch Boost figure for Minecraft Earth -
A witch (barista) in the City Texture Pack -
A witch in the Halloween Mash-up -
LEGO witch minifigure -
A Toppezz witch figure -
"Phantoms, Witches, and Ghasts, OH MY!" official T-shirt -
A witch toy -
"Beware of Witch" official T-shirt design -
"Happy Carving and Crafting" official bag design -
Some hostile mobs including witches in MINECON 2016
References
- ↑ MCPE-155044 – Evoker/villager/witch robes don't render the last two rows of pixels
- ↑ In the current Java combat test "8c" version, the witch drinks in one second.
- ↑ It heals 6HP in the current Java combat test version.
- ↑ "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!" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), September 13, 2012
- ↑ "Uhh. Second overworld ranged mob!" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), September 13, 2012
- ↑ "How do you even draw a witch anyway? Pointy nose? In a blocky world it'd look like Pinocchio!" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), September 18, 2012
- ↑ "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." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), September 18, 2012
- ↑ "The Last Ten Years: Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft" – Minecraft on YouTube, May 31, 2019
- ↑ "Don't you know that witches are made out of wood?" – u/Dinnerbone on Reddit
- ↑ "You almost got the joke!" – u/Dinnerbone on Reddit
- ↑ MC-108664 – resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MC-248071 – Witches no longer attack each other after 1.14 – resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ Comment by Slicedlime on his 18w50a update video.
- ↑ "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." – @JasperBoerstra (Jasper Boerstra) on X (formerly Twitter), December 13, 2018
- ↑ MC-261420 – Sculk sensor and calibrated sculk sensor don't detect a witch drinking a potion – resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MC-110386
- ↑ MC-268709 – Ravagers and witches attack themselves when a "Johnny" patrol leader is nearby
![YUNG's Better Witch Huts (NeoForge) [1.20.4 - 1.21.1 ONLY]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/992/739/256/256/638507120849888245.png)