# Witch overview

1d8 per witch level  
Light armor  
Simple weapons, blowguns, shortswords, and whips  
Alchemist supplies, poisoner’s kit  
Charisma, Wisdom  
Choose two from Arcana, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, Nature, and Religion  
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:  
• (a) a whip and blowgun, (b) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or, (c) any simple weapon  
• (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus  
• (a) a scholar’s pack or (b) a dungeoneer’s pack  
• Leather armor, any simple weapon, and a dagger

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[known](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/hexes)</td><td rowspan="2" style="height: 65px; width: 74px;">[cantrips](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-cantrips-%280-level%29)  
[ known](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-cantrips-%280-level%29)</td><td rowspan="2" style="height: 65px; width: 63px;">[spells ](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list)  
[known](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list)</td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 18px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 47px;"><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[1st](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-1st-level)</td><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[2nd](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-2nd-level)</td><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[3rd](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-3rd-level)</td><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[4th](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-4th-level)</td><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[5th](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-5th-level)</td><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[6th](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-6th-level)</td><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[7th](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-7th-level)</td><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[8th](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-8th-level)</td><td style="height: 47px; width: 33px;">[9th](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-spell-list#bkmrk-9th-level)</td></tr><tr style="height: 57px;"><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 57px; width: 211px;">[Hexes](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-hexes), Spellcasting, [Witch’s Curse](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-witch%E2%80%99s-curse)</td><td style="height: 57px; width: 57px;">2</td><td style="height: 57px; width: 74px;">4</td><td style="height: 57px; width: 63px;">2</td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 57px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Cackle](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-cackle), [Familiar](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-familiar)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Witch's Craft](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-witch%E2%80%99s-craft)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">Ability Score Improvement</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Insidious Spell](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-insidious-spell)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Craft feature](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-witch%E2%80%99s-craft)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">7</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">7</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Improved Familiar](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-improved-familiar)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">8</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">8</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">Ability Score Improvement</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">9</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">9</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Dying Curse](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-dying-curse)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">10</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">10</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Craft feature](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-witch%E2%80%99s-craft)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">11</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">11</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Grand Hex](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-grand-hex)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">12</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">12</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">Ability Score Improvement</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">12</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">13</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Grand Hex](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-grand-hex)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">13</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">14</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Craft feature](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-witch%E2%80%99s-craft)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">13</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">15</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Grand Hex](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-grand-hex)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">14</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">16</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">5</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">Ability Score Improvement</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">14</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">17</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">-</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">7</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">15</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">18</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Grand Hex](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-grand-hex)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">7</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">15</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">19</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">Ability Score Improvement</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">7</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">15</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">20</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 211px;">[Hexmaster](https://dnd.andrej-katic.from.hr/books/classes/page/witch-features#bkmrk-hexmaster)</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 57px;">7</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 74px;">6</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 63px;">15</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">4</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">3</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">2</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td><td style="height: 29px; width: 33px;">1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Creating a witch necessarily involves a powerful, malicious curse in your backstory. Who cast it? Did you take a curse upon yourself for power? Was your entire lineage cursed generations ago, leading to a bloodline of witches, or did another spellcaster use sinister, forbidden magic to curse you for life? Decide on the nature of your witch’s curse and think about how you relate to it. Do you feel like the curse was secretly a blessing, or does the desire for vengeance burn in your heart? What negative effects does the curse leverage on your personality and mind? Are you haunted by spirits, or is your mind plagued by destructive thoughts? How do you feel manipulating the power of this curse outwards into hexes and spells? Work with your GM to determine how witches are perceived in the world. Are they feared, burned, and persecuted? Are you an openly-known witch? Do the other characters in your party know of your witchhood? Some witches keep the source of their magic a secret, or claim to be wizards or sorcerers to conceal the true darkness of their magic.  
Quick Build  
To build a witch quickly, make Charisma your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Then, choose the chill touch and minor illusion cantrips, and the spells hideous laughter and thunderwave. Lastly, choose the Hideous witch’s curse, and the hexes Evil Eye and Misfortune.