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Witch is an obsolete creature type that originally appeared on the card Cuombajj Witches.
Description[]
Witches are practitioners of witchcraft. They can be male or female and usually possess malignant supernatural powers, often casting curses. They may have the aid of a devil or a familiar. Witches are considered vile and cruel, taking great joy in their evil deeds.[1]
History[]
Within the game of Magic: The Gathering, witches have been represented by various creature classes. The more supernaturally ugly, old women used the type Hag, but humanoid witches could also be a Wizard (e.g. Mistmeadow Witch), a spellshaper (e.g. Cackling Witch), a Shaman (e.g. Bitterheart Witch), a Cleric (e.g. Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch) or a Scarecrow (e.g. Wicker Witch)
With the introduction of the gender neutral subtype Warlock, that became the preferred creature class for witches.[2][3][4]
Notable witches[]
- Liliana Vess is sometimes described as witch.[5]
Dominaria[]
Eldraine[]
The birth-mother of Rowan and Will Kenrith.
Innistrad[]
- Hedgewitches, a smattering of covens and druidic cults conducted folk magics across the provinces.[6]
- Katilda and the Dawnhart Coven.
Ravnica[]
- The Blood-Witches of the Cult of Rakdos. They are undead.
- The razorwitches of the Cult of Rakdos. Able to conjure double-ended, diamond-shaped, knives out of thin air.[7]
Theros[]
- The "Sea Witch" met by Dack Fayden. She had powerful water magic and was able to summon a giant kraken to attack him.[8]
Zendikar[]
Associated cards[]
- Represented in:
- Associated cards:
and all cards with the Coven mechanic.[9]
References[]
- ↑ Chris Mooney (October 31, 2019). "Planeswalker's Guide to Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 06, 2019). "Still confused as to how warlock won out over witch.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 05, 2019). "I get that warlock is the new subtype". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 04, 2019). "Why was Warlock chosen over Witch?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (March 21, 2012). "The Guardian, the Witch, and the Angel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer and Ari Zirulnik (September 9, 2021). "Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Django Wexler (July 3, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Five.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering - Theros Issue #2
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 6, 2021). "Happy Hunt-ing, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
