Plague Witch
Plague Witches are spellcasting Plague enemies in Windrose's Cursed Swamps. They cast plague hexes from range, summon Plague Thralls, and drop Quagmire Powder, a critical Mire Metal Ingot component.
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Plague Witches are spellcasting Plague enemies in Windrose's Cursed Swamps biome. They cast plague hexes from range, summon Plague Thralls as combat support, and drop Quagmire Powder, a critical Mire Metal Ingot component. Plague Witches are a high-priority target during Cursed Swamps farming because Quagmire Powder is one of the bottleneck resources for Mire Metal smelting.
They are a priority target during Cursed Swamps farming because they reliably drop Quagmire Powder, one of the bottleneck resources for Mire Metal Ingot smelting. Confirmed combat values are listed in the Combat Stats table below: low health (270) paired with high Defence (340), so a Pierce build that lands clean hits cuts through them quickly. Exact damage-type weaknesses and hit-count breakpoints beyond that are not yet documented.
Plague Witches drop Quagmire Powder, a component used in the Mire Metal Ingot recipe. Various other drops are possible, but specific loot tables have not been confirmed.
Deep Cursed Swamps; specifically near plague-corrupted shrines and ruins
Cursed Swamps Ancient Ruins; sometimes act as boss-tier guardians
Around the High Priestess's domain; Witches act as her acolytes and frequent encounters before the boss fight
Open with a ranged shot (musket or pistol) to interrupt any spell cast in progress
Close distance quickly to prevent the witch from teleporting and re-engaging from a new angle
Use Pierce damage weapons; the witch lacks armor and falls quickly to a focused rapier or musket build
Kill any summoned Plague Thralls first if they reach you; the witch is the priority but cannot threaten you alone
Stockpile Quagmire Powder; you need 5+ per Mire Metal Ingot run, so each kill is meaningful
Bring Pain Relief Elixir to counter the plague damage-over-time compounding
The Plague Witch fights as a backline caster rather than a melee threat. Her two threats are ranged plague hexes and the Plague Thrall minions she summons to screen herself. On her own she cannot pressure a prepared player, so the fight is about closing distance and cutting the cast short.
Behavior | What It Does | Counter |
|---|---|---|
Plague hex (ranged) | Casts a damage-over-time hex from distance | Open with a ranged shot to interrupt the cast, then close in |
Summon Plague Thrall | Calls in melee minions as a screen | Cut down any thrall that reaches you, then return focus to the witch |
Reposition / teleport | Relocates to re-open the gap and cast again | Stay on top of her so she cannot reset to casting range |
Because her Defence is high but her health pool is small, the most efficient kill is a focused Pierce weapon such as a rapier or Muskets build. Carrying a Pain Relief Elixir lets you ignore the hex chip damage and commit to the rush.
Plague Witches are human (or formerly human) spellcasters who pacted with the same supernatural forces driving the Cursed Swamps' corruption. Whether they served the High Priestess directly, made independent pacts with the same dark powers Blackbeard used, or were once Brethren of the Coast magicians who fell to corruption, is part of the swamp's unfolding mystery. Their role as both combatants and Plague Thrall summoners suggests they are middle-tier servants of whatever older intelligence is orchestrating the broader plague.
The tables below summarize combat stats, traits, and drops for the current launch build. Values can change when balance patches adjust creature health, defenses, or loot.
Stat | Value |
|---|---|
Health | 270 |
Max Health | 270 |
0 | |
Defence | 340 |
Stagger Defence | 3 |
Move Speed | 100 - 600 |
Gameplay traits for this creature: Totem.
The drop table shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.
Image | Item | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75% | |
2 | 25% | ||
| 1 | 100% | |
| 1 | 100% | |
| 1 | 50% |
Plague Witches are the main reason to clear Cursed Swamps ruins on a Quagmire Powder run. Each kill drops one to two units (1 at 75 percent, 2 at 25 percent), and the powder is a hard requirement for Mire Metal Ingot smelting, so witches gate your endgame smithing. They share the swamp with Plague Thrall packs and the High Priestess, whose domain they guard as acolytes. Clearing the acolytes first thins the fight before you reach the boss.
Hotfix 0.10.0.3.104 on April 19, 2026 fixed a feather simulation bug on the Plague Witch model. Before the patch, the hat feathers would occasionally detach or animate incorrectly during teleport and hex-cast animations, producing visible clipping artefacts during the fight. The fix is cosmetic; no combat stats, damage values, or drop-table numbers changed with this patch.
Plague Thrall - the minion summoned by Witches
High Priestess - the biome boss
Cursed Swamps - source biome
Quagmire Powder - signature drop
Mire Metal Ingot - the recipe consumer
Supernatural Forces - the broader corruption lore
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