Witch


 * This article is for the definition of Witch, for the episode see Witch (episode)

"We'll need a conclusive test anyway. There should be one - yes! The ducking stool. We throw her in the pond. If she floats, she's a witch; if she drowns, she's innocent... Some of my texts are a bit outdated."

- Rupert Giles

Witch was a term that referred to female human magic practitioners. Witches were capable of harnessing mystical forces usually through spells and rituals, and even by force of will in the case of more experienced witches.

While some witches, such as Willow Rosenberg, were the only witches in their family and obtained their power through training alone, others seemed to have inherited a talent for magic from their mothers, such as Amy Madison and Tara Maclay. Some witches were stronger than others, with Willow Rosenberg being described by Anya as "the most powerful Wicca in the western hemisphere". As stated by Aluwyn, witches drew their powers from external forces including other dimensions, and so they lost the ability to control magic when the Seed of Wonder was destroyed and Earth was cut off from the rest of the multiverse.

Notable Witches

 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Tara Maclay
 * Tara's mother
 * Tara's grandmother
 * Amy Madison
 * Catherine Madison
 * Vaughne
 * Jenny Calendar (non-practicing)
 * Devon Coven
 * Kumiko Ishihari
 * Slayer Organization Wiccans

Appearances

 * "Witch"
 * "Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered"
 * "Becoming, Part One"
 * "Becoming, Part Two"
 * "Lovers Walk"
 * "Gingerbread"
 * "Helpless"
 * "The Zeppo"
 * "Doppelgängland"
 * "Choices"
 * "Fear, Itself"
 * "Wild at Heart"
 * "Something Blue"
 * "Hush"
 * "The I in Team"
 * "Who Are You"
 * "Primeval"
 * "Restless"
 * "Buffy vs. Dracula"
 * "Family"
 * "Blood Ties"
 * "Tough Love"
 * "Spiral"
 * "The Weight of the World"
 * "The Gift"
 * "Bargaining, Part One"
 * "After Life"
 * "All the Way"
 * "Once More, with Feeling"
 * "Tabula Rasa"
 * "Smashed"
 * "Wrecked"
 * "Seeing Red"
 * "Villains"
 * "Two to Go"
 * "Grave"