Witches are an uncommon mob in the world of Minecraft.
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Item[]
If natural spawning is disabled, Witches can only be spawned by players using their fused item, which can be crafted with an Egg, a piece of Gunpowder, a piece of Glowstone Dust, and one Glass Bottle. It takes a total of 38 seconds for the fusion part to be fused, at the cost of 100 mana. After which, you'll have your spawn item to spawn a Witch, which has a chance to spawn as a baby.
Natural[]
If natural spawning is enabled, wild Witches will spawn in any biome at a light level of 0 except for Mushroom Islands and one will spawn inside of every naturally generated Witch Hut. An Engender Witch will also be created if an Engender Villager is struck by Lightning.
Behavior[]
While Witches do not directly attack enemies, they provide big support with their various Potions. Witches will drink Potions to give themselves passive effects as well as throw Splash Potions onto allies to give them the same effects, which include Speed II, Night Vision, Water Breathing, Fire Resistance, Jump Boost II, Regeneration, and Strength II, while if there is an enemy nearby, she will throw Splash Potions at them that inflict Poison II, Instant Damage II, Slowness, and Weakness. If the Witch takes damage, it will drink an Instant Health II Potion to recover. Due to its support with Potions, Witches are very useful to have on a team, as they can protect from fireball attacks from a Blaze with Fire Resistance, or deal chip damage with Poison II against an enemy with a lot of health such as an Elder Guardian. One downside to a Witch is its inability to directly fight back, as if it takes damage, it will constantly try and drink Instant Health Potions to heal, which can lead the Witch into being locked with constant healing until the damage outweighs the healing.
Due to a glitch, Witches can still throw helpful potions even while in their dead animation. Engender Witches are one of the many mobs that have a female model. If an Engender Witch is made into a Hero Witch via use of The Star of Valor, it will gain gain two new powers, it will now be able to throw multiple passive Splash Potions at once instead of just one, and it will also gain an ability where the Witch will occasionally cast a spell that turns all nearby hostile mobs into harmless Pigs.
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