Witch
| Witch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Introduced | Arabian Nights |
| Last used | Obsolete |
| Updated to | Wizard or Warlock |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Witch is an obsolete job 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 other jobs. 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 job 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
- Quetzan of Tyree
- The Witch Kings of Keld.
- The Skin-Witches of Caligo
- The Witch-Priests of Yumok
Eldraine
- Agatha
- Eriette
- Hylda
- The birth mother of Rowan and Will Kenrith.
Innistrad
- Liliana Vess is sometimes described as a witch.[8]
- Hedgewitches, a smattering of covens and druidic cults conducted folk magics across the provinces.[9]
- Deidamia
- Katilda and the Dawnhart Coven.
Muraganda
- The Scar witches
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
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Eldraine Witch concept.
In-game references
- Represented in:
- Accursed Witch
- Baba Lysaga, Night Witch
- Barrow Witches
- Bitterheart Witch
- Bogbrew Witch
- Bog Witch
- Cackling Witch
- Caligo Skin-Witch
- Candlegrove Witch
- Celestine Cave Witch (Mystery Booster)
- Chittering Witch
- Conceited Witch
- Cuombajj Witches
- Cursebound Witch
- Demon-Possessed Witch
- Diminisher Witch
- Divining Witch
- Dreamspoiler Witches
- Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
- Inkfathom Witch
- Knucklebone Witch
- Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
- Malakir Bloodwitch
- Mistmeadow Witch
- Odious Witch
- Plague Witch
- Sedgemoor Witch
- Seedcradle Witch
- Spiteflame Witch
- Sweettooth Witch
- Tasha, the Witch Queen
- Tattermunge Witch
- Tempting Witch
- Thorntooth Witch
- Thoughtpicker Witch
- Twisted Sewer-Witch
- Veinwitch Coven
- Vengeful Bloodwitch
- Warteye Witch
- Wicker Witch
- Witch Enchanter
- Witch Engine
- Witch of the Moors
- Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
- Witch-king of Angmar
- Witch-king, Sky Scourge
- Associated cards:
- Bubbling Cauldron
- Deny the Witch
- Festering Newt
- Fierce Witchstalker
- Hedgewitch's Mask
- Malevolent Witchkite
- Rise of the Witch-king
- Season of the Witch
- Territorial Witchstalker
- The Witch's Vanity
- Witch Hunt
- Witch Hunter
- Witch's Cauldron
- Witch's Clinic
- Witch's Cottage
- Witch's Familiar
- Witch's Mark
- Witch's Mist
- Witch's Oven
- Witch's Vengeance
- Witch's Web
- Witch-Blessed Meadow
- Witch-Maw Nephilim
- Witchcraft
- Witchbane Orb
- Witches' Eye
- Witching Well
- Witchstalker
- Witchstalker Frenzy
and all cards with the Coven mechanic.[12]
References
- ↑ Chris Mooney (October 31, 2019). "Planeswalker's Guide to Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 28, 2023). "Why isn't Witch a type?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 4, 2019). "I don't really see why Witch is a big deal.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ 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 (June 10, 2009). "Graduation Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (March 21, 2012). "The Guardian, the Witch, and the Angel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11.
- ↑ Doug Beyer and Ari Zirulnik (September 9, 2021). "Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 2021-09-06.
