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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.

Combat Profile

Plague Witches are spellcasting plague enemies that cast plague hexes from range and summon Plague Thralls as combat support. They are a priority target during Cursed Swamps farming because they reliably drop Quagmire Powder, one of the bottleneck resources for Mire Metal smelting. Specific stat bands, exact damage-type weaknesses, and hit-count breakpoints are not publicly documented.

Drops

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 publicly documented.

Where to Find Plague Witches

• 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

Hunting Strategy

• 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 DoT compounding

Lore

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.

Data Export

Combat stats, traits, and drop data below are taken from the current Windrose data export and reflect game version 0.10.0.0.277. Numbers may shift in future patches.

Combat Stats

Traits

Gameplay traits assigned to this creature by the current data export: Totem.

Drops

Drop table from the current data export. Quantity shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.

See Also

• 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