Overview
A witch throws splash potions of Harming, Poison, Slowness and Weakness, and drinks Healing, Fire Resistance and Swiftness on herself, so a long fight regenerates her faster than you damage her. She is 85% resistant to magic damage, which makes potions and Instant Damage almost useless against her. Close to melee and burst her down. She drops the widest loot table of any common mob, including redstone and glowstone.
Witch is a hostile mob in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. You will need to deal 26 damage — 13 hearts — to kill one. Its attacks do 6 damage on Normal.
Killing one drops 5 experience.
Properties
- Health
- 26 (13 ♥)
- Attack damage
- 6
- Experience dropped
- 5
- Size
- 0.6 × 1.95
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Added in
- 1.4.2
Spawns in
Spawns in darkness anywhere in the Overworld, permanently at swamp huts, in raid waves, and from a villager struck by lightning.
Light level: 0
Only in: Swamp Hut (Witch Hut)
Drops
- Glass Bottle: 0–2
- Glowstone Dust: 0–2
- Gunpowder: 0–2
- Redstone Dust: 0–2
- Spider Eye: 0–2
- Sugar: 0–2
- Stick: 0–2
Frequently asked questions
How much health does Witch have in Minecraft?
Witch has 26 health points, which is 13 hearts.
What does Witch drop?
It drops Glass Bottle, Glowstone Dust, Gunpowder, Redstone Dust and 3 more, plus 5 experience when killed by a player.
Where does Witch spawn?
Spawns in darkness anywhere in the Overworld, permanently at swamp huts, in raid waves, and from a villager struck by lightning.
