Witch

The Witch is a mage class in Divinity: Original Sin 2.

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An intimidating presence whose bone-chilling powers terrify friend and foe alike.

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— In-game description

Overview

The Witch is a hybrid preset that pairs Necromancer magic with Scoundrel skills. Necromancer spells deal physical damage and restore vitality with each hit, while Scoundrel skills provide utility through debuffs and crowd control such as sleeping and silencing. The preset favours Finesse, Intelligence, and Constitution, and starts with a dagger.

Like all classes in Divinity: Original Sin 2, the Witch is a starting preset rather than a permanent choice. Attribute and ability points can be allocated freely on each level-up, and full respecification is available from Act Two onward via the magic mirror aboard the Lady Vengeance. Enabling the Fort Joy Magic Mirror gift bag feature also makes a mirror available in Act One.

No origin character uses this preset by default.

Starting loadout

Witch preset at level 1
Category	Details
Primary attributes	Finesse 11, Intelligence 11, Constitution 11
Secondary attributes	Strength 10, Memory 10, Wits 10
Combat abilities	Necromancer 1, Scoundrel 1
Civil ability	Persuasion 1
Starting skills	Mosquito Swarm,  Raise Bloated Corpse,  Chloroform
Talent	Leech
Equipment	Shiv, Minor Healing Potion, Poison Flask, Resurrection Scroll

Starting skills

 Mosquito Swarm (Necromancer): Conjures a swarm of mosquitoes that deal physical damage to a target within 13 metres and restore the caster's vitality equal to the damage dealt. Targets without physical armour suffer bleeding for two turns.

 Raise Bloated Corpse (Necromancer): Raises a dead body as a Bloated Corpse that fights for the caster for ten turns. The corpse can use Vile Burst to explode and deal heavy physical damage in a 3-metre radius.

 Chloroform (Scoundrel): Deals magic armour damage to a target at range. Targets without magic armour are put to sleep.

The  Leech talent heals the character when standing in blood surfaces.

Skill progression

As the Witch invests points in Necromancer and Scoundrel, additional skills become available. The table below lists every skill in these two schools, grouped by unlock tier.

Necromancer and Scoundrel skills by tier
Tier	Necromancer	Scoundrel
Starter (level 1)	Blood Sucker Decaying Touch Mosquito Swarm Raise Bloated Corpse	Adrenaline Backlash Chloroform Throwing Knife
Novice (level 4)	Death Wish Infect Shackles of Pain Shackles of Pain	Cloak And Dagger Rupture Tendons Sleeping Arms
Adept (level 9)	Black Shroud Bone Cage Living on the Edge Raise Bone Widow	Daggers Drawn Fan of Knives Gag Order Sawtooth Knife Terrifying Cruelty Wind-Up Toy
Expert (level 13)	Grasp of the Starved Grasp of the Starved	Mortal Blow
Master (level 16)	Last Rites Silencing Stare Totems of the Necromancer	Throwing Knife (Master) Throwing Knife (Master)