The Witch
by jacobfromnm
The Witch adds a lone witch-like mob that wanders the world, spawns near players and reacts to light and eye contact.
What it does
She appears near players on occasion, often bringing a thunderstorm with her. Her spawns are rare enough that a player may go a while without seeing her. She observes a player from a distance and lingers near them, and she plays an ambient sound while a player is nearby.
She can destroy light sources within a set range once triggered. Making eye contact with her turns her aggressive. Her journals, which tell part of her story, spawn now and then in the world. Hitting her makes her vanish, and she does not stay in the world once struck.
The mod requires Fabric API and runs on Fabric and Forge. It is open source under the MIT License, with its source code publicly available. Builds cover 1.19.2 – 1.21.11, and the latest file for both loaders is 2.1.3 for 1.21.1. Cloth Config API is optional and only needed for the configuration screen. The server and every player need the mod installed.
Key features
Occasional thunderstorms
The witch appears near players now and then, usually with a thunderstorm attached to her arrival.
Light destruction
Once triggered, she removes light sources within a set radius, which changes how players light their bases.
Eye contact
Looking directly at her makes her hostile, so the usual advice is to leave her alone.
Story journals
Journals that describe her past spawn at intervals across the world, giving a loose narrative around her.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Atmospheric survival worlds
Players who want an unsettling presence in an existing survival world can add a wandering mob that interacts with their lighting and movement.
Who it’s for: Players who want a horror-tinged mob in survival or adventure worlds, and server owners who want a persistent, unpredictable encounter. A configuration file lets server owners adjust its behavior.
Questions
Does The Witch need Fabric API?
Do players need The Witch installed to join a server?
What does Cloth Config API add?
Which game versions does The Witch support?
In the catalog
The Witch is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
She was once a healer - eventually cast out by the village she once thought home. Now, she watches - an antiquated being - isolated in the shadows, whispering a siren's song, drawn to those who linger for too long in her spaces. You may not see her at first… you may hear her. If you catch her gaze, it may be too…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-witch
- Owner
- jacobfromnm
- Published
- 2025-04-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15