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===History===
===History===
Within the game of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', witches have been represented by various [[class]]es. The more traditional ugly, old women used the type [[hag]], but witches could also be a [[wizard]] (e.g. <c>Mistmeadow Witch</c>), a [[spellshaper]] (e.g. <c>Cackling Witch</c>), a [[shaman]] (e.g. <c>Bitterheart Witch</c>), a [[cleric]] (e.g. <c>Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch</c>) or a [[scarecrow]] (e.g. <c>Wicker Witch</c>)
Within the game of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', witches have been represented by various [[creature class]]es. The more supernaturally ugly, old women used the type [[Hag]], but humanoid witches could also be a [[Wizard]] (e.g. <c>Mistmeadow Witch</c>), a [[spellshaper]] (e.g. <c>Cackling Witch</c>), a [[Shaman]] (e.g. <c>Bitterheart Witch</c>), a [[Cleric]] (e.g. <c>Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch</c>) or a [[Scarecrow]] (e.g. <c>Wicker Witch</c>)


With the introduction of the gender neutral subtype [[warlock]], that became the preferred creature class for witches and hags.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187532146948/still-confused-as-to-how-warlock-won-out-over|title=Still confused as to how warlock won out over witch.|September 06, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187520429823/i-get-that-warlock-is-the-new-subtype-and-i-love|title=I get that warlock is the new subtype|September 05, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187492200148/im-confused-so-this-means-we-can-say-for-certain|title=Why was Warlock chosen over Witch?|September 04, 2019}}</ref>
As [[Wikipedia:Wicca|witch]] is a real world religious identifier, R&D chose to avoid it as a creature type.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/729737836072452096|title=Why isn't Witch a type?|September 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187499183308|title=I don't really see why Witch is a big deal.|September 4, 2019}}</ref> With the introduction of the gender neutral subtype [[Warlock]], that became the preferred creature class for witches.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187532146948/still-confused-as-to-how-warlock-won-out-over|title=Still confused as to how warlock won out over witch.|September 06, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187520429823/i-get-that-warlock-is-the-new-subtype-and-i-love|title=I get that warlock is the new subtype|September 05, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187492200148/im-confused-so-this-means-we-can-say-for-certain|title=Why was Warlock chosen over Witch?|September 04, 2019}}</ref>


==Notable witches==
==Notable witches==
* [[Liliana Vess]] is sometimes described as a witch.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/guardian-witch-and-angel-2012-03-21|The Guardian, the Witch, and the Angel|[[Doug Beyer]]|March 21, 2012}}</ref>
 
===Alara===
The Split-Eye Coven is a group of [[Grixis]] witch-prophets. They serve [[Nicol Bolas]] by spreading rumors of Grixis's future overflowing with the life energy known as [[vis]], so as to motivate [[necromancer]]s and [[lich]] [[lord]]s to march on the other shards after the [[Conflux (event)|Conflux]].<ref name="Graduation">{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/graduation-day-2009-06-10|Graduation Day|[[Doug Beyer]]|June 10, 2009}}</ref>


===Dominaria===
===Dominaria===
* The Witch Kings of [[Keld]].
*The Witch Kings of [[Keld]].
* The Skin-Witches of [[Caligo]]
*The Skin-Witches of [[Caligo]]
* The Witch-Priests of [[Yumok]]
*The Witch-Priests of [[Yumok]]


===Eldraine===
===Eldraine===
The birth-mother of [[Rowan]] and [[Will Kenrith]].
*[[Agatha]]
*[[Eriette]]
*[[Hylda]]
*The birth mother of [[Rowan]] and [[Will Kenrith]].
 
===Innistrad===
*[[Liliana Vess]] is sometimes described as a witch.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/guardian-witch-and-angel-2012-03-21|The Guardian, the Witch, and the Angel|[[Doug Beyer]]|March 21, 2012}}</ref>
*Hedgewitches, a smattering of covens and druidic cults conducted folk magics across the provinces.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-innistrad-midnight-hunt-2021-09-09|Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt|[[Doug Beyer]] and [[Ari Zirulnik]]|September 9, 2021}}</ref>
**[[Katilda]] and the [[Dawnhart Coven]].
 
===Rabiah===
*[[Cuombajj witches]]


===Ravnica===
===Ravnica===
* The Blood-Witches of the [[Cult of Rakdos]]. They are [[undead]].
*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.<ref name="Chapter Five">[[Django Wexler]] (July 3, 2019), ''[[The Gathering Storm]]'', Chapter Five.</ref>
*The razorwitches of the Cult of Rakdos. Able to conjure double-ended, diamond-shaped, knives out of thin air.<ref name="Chapter Five">[[Django Wexler]] (July 3, 2019), ''[[The Gathering Storm]]'', Chapter Five.</ref>


===Theros===
===Theros===
* The "Sea Witch" met by [[Dack Fayden]]. She had powerful water magic and was able to summon a giant [[kraken]] to attack him.<ref>[[Magic: The Gathering - Theros]] Issue #2</ref>
*The "Sea Witch" met by [[Dack Fayden]]. She had powerful water magic and was able to summon a giant [[kraken]] to attack him.<ref>[[Magic: The Gathering - Theros]] Issue #2</ref>


===Zendikar===
===Zendikar===
* The [[vampire]] bloodwitches of [[Malakir]].
*The [[vampire]] bloodwitches of [[Malakir]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WitchConcept.png|Eldraine Witch concept.
</gallery>


==Associated cards==
==Associated cards==
* <c>Festering Newt</c> or <c>Bubbling Cauldron</c>, as used by the <c>Bogbrew Witch</c>
{{In-game
|cards=
*<c>Bogbrew Witch</c>
*<c>Bog Witch</c>
*<c>Cackling Witch</c>
*<c>Cuombajj Witches</c>
*<c>Odious Witch</c>
*<c>Tempting Witch</c>
*<c>Wicker Witch</c>
*<c>Witch of the Moors</c>
|associated=
*<c>Bubbling Cauldron</c>
*<c>Festering Newt</c> or, as used by the
*<c>Season of the Witch</c>
*<c>Season of the Witch</c>
*<c>Witchbane Orb</c>
*<c>Witchbane Orb</c>
*<c>Witches' Eye</c>
*<c>Witches' Eye</c>
*<c>Witch Hunt</c> and <c>Witch Hunter</c>
*<c>Witch Hunt</c>  
*<c>Witch Hunter</c>
*<c>Witching Well</c>
*<c>Witch's Cauldron</c>
*<c>Witch's Clinic</c>
*<c>Witch's Cottage</c>
*<c>Witch's Familiar</c>
*<c>Witch's Familiar</c>
*<c>Witch's Mist</c>
*<c>Witch's Mist</c>
*<c>Witch's Oven</c>
*<c>Witch's Vengeance</c>
*<c>Witch's Web</c>
*<c>Witchstalker</c>
*<c>Witchstalker</c>
}}
and all cards with the [[Coven]] mechanic.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/happy-hunt-ing-part-2-2021-09-06|Happy Hunt-ing, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 6, 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Creature types}}
{{Creature types|Obsolete}}
[[Category:Classes]]
[[Category:Classes]]
[[Category:Obsolete]]

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Witch
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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)

As witch is a real world religious identifier, R&D chose to avoid it as a creature type.[2][3] With the introduction of the gender neutral subtype Warlock, that became the preferred creature class for witches.[4][5][6]

Notable witches

Alara

The Split-Eye Coven is a group of Grixis witch-prophets. They serve Nicol Bolas by spreading rumors of Grixis's future overflowing with the life energy known as vis, so as to motivate necromancers and lich lords to march on the other shards after the Conflux.[7]

Dominaria

  • The Witch Kings of Keld.
  • The Skin-Witches of Caligo
  • The Witch-Priests of Yumok

Eldraine

Innistrad

Rabiah

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.[10]

Theros

  • The "Sea Witch" met by Dack Fayden. She had powerful water magic and was able to summon a giant kraken to attack him.[11]

Zendikar

Gallery

  • Eldraine Witch concept.

    Eldraine Witch concept.

Associated cards

Represented in:
Associated cards:

and all cards with the Coven mechanic.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Chris Mooney (October 31, 2019). "Planeswalker's Guide to Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 28, 2023). "Why isn't Witch a type?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 4, 2019). "I don't really see why Witch is a big deal.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  4. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 06, 2019). "Still confused as to how warlock won out over witch.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  5. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 05, 2019). "I get that warlock is the new subtype". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  6. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 04, 2019). "Why was Warlock chosen over Witch?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  7. ↑ Doug Beyer (June 10, 2009). "Graduation Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Doug Beyer (March 21, 2012). "The Guardian, the Witch, and the Angel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Doug Beyer and Ari Zirulnik (September 9, 2021). "Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Django Wexler (July 3, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Five.
  11. ↑ Magic: The Gathering - Theros Issue #2
  12. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 6, 2021). "Happy Hunt-ing, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
 
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