Minecraft wiki entry for Combat, associated text: Witches are hostile mobs with an appearance similar to villagers that spawn in raids, swamp huts, rarely during the night in the Overworld. They throw negative splash potions at the player and will drink Water Breathing, Fire Resistance and Instant Health potions to protect themselves, making them one of the more dangerous mobs in Minecraft. Witches often start their attacks by throwing splash potions of poison or slowness, following up with harming or weakness and have 26 × 13.