PathfinderGuidetoWitches

LetmestartoffbysayingthatTreantmonkhassettheindustrystandardforwritingqualityclass
guidesandIwillbeusingthesamecolourcodingandasterisksheusestogradevarious
options.Thatmeans:
Red*badoptionornearlyuselessability
Orange**okoption,orusefulbutonlyinrarecircumstances
Green***Strongchoice
Blue****Musthave

Introduction
Iwrotethisguidefortworeasons.Nobodyelsehasbotheredtowriteone.Secondly,Ilike
playingwitches.Forme,theyhavesomuchflavourcomparedtootherclasses.Whoelsecan
vomitaswarmofspidersoveryourenemiesandthencackleaboutit?

TheRoles
Thewitchclass,formymind,isoneclassthatdoesnotreallyneedtobetieddowntoanyrole.
TheydonotsufferfromMAD(multipleattributedistribution)syndromeandarequitecapableof
performingseveralroleswithoutgreatsacrifice.Ifyouwantedtolockyourwitchintoaspecific
rolethenconsiderthefollowing:

TheBuffer/Debuffer
Thewitchhasawiderangeofhexesandspellsthatcanhelpbufftheparty.Hexesincludeward
whichgivesalongtermsavingthrowandarmourclassbonustoacharacterorthefortunehex
whichallowsrerolls.Thewitchalsohassomebuffingspellstooffersuchasfalselife,mage
armour,enlargeperson,heroismaresomeexamples.
Thewitchisparticularstronginthedebuffdepartmentwithhexessuchasmisfortuneandevil
eyewhichhelpunderminetheirsavingthrows,armourclass,abilitiesand/orattacks.Thenyou
havehexessuchasdeathcurse,agonyandforcedreincarnationwhichalldohorriblethingsto
yourenemyiftheyfailtheirsaves.Thereseemstobeanendlessarrayofspellstochoosefor
debuffingincludingpoxpustules,bestowcurse,blindness/deafnesstonamejustafew.Ifthis
isyourstylethenthechoiceseemsalmostendless.

TheSupportrole
Surprisingly,thewitchcanfillthebardsshoesmostadequatelywiththisroleeventhoughthe
classmechanicsofthetwoarecompletelydifferent.Whattheydohaveincommonisthatthey
bothhaveaccesstoanarcanespelllistwithdivinesupportspellsthrownintomakethemboth
extremelyversatile.Sowhilethewitchhasaccesstomanyusefularcanespells,theycanalso
usedivinespellssuchascurewoundsspells,findtraps,removedisease/blindness/deafness
/curseswhichareallimportantatvarioustimestothecontinuedsuccessoftheparty.This
meanstheycanalsousecurewandsandvariousscrollswhichalsoaugmentstheirabilityto
functioninasupportrole.

TheBattlefieldController
Thewitchiswellsuitedtothisroleforalthoughtheydonothavethesamerangeofspellsasa
wizard,thespellstheycanchoosefromareheavilylitteredwithbattlefieldcontrolchoices.
Choicesincludefogcloud,summonswarm,vomitswarm,glitterdust,sleetstorm,stinking
cloud,blacktentacles,icestorm,solidfog,cloudkillandmore.Asyoucansee,youcanreally
gototownwiththisifthisistheflavouryoulike.

FinalThoughtsonRoles
AsImentionedearlier,thewitchdoesnotsufferfromMADandisalsonotfeatstarved.Sothere
isnoreasonwhyyoucouldntcreateacharacterthatcanperformseveraloftheserolesifyou
aresoinclined.Becauseyouareafullspellcastingclassitsgenerallynotagoodideato
multiclass.
Ifyoudowanttoventureawayfromthewitchclassatlaterlevels,afellowusingthenonde
plumeAbrahamSpaldingthatIhadbriefdiscussionswithonthepathfinderforumshas
suggestedusingprestigeclassessuchastheLoremasterorthePathfinderSavant.The
Loremasterisusefulifyouwanttoplaytheknowitallwithoutlosingyourfullspellprogression
asawitch.ThePathfindersavantisinSeekerofSecrets,andisavailableforpathfindersociety
play.Theprerequisitesinclude2ndlevelspellcasting,5ranksinacoupleofskillsandsome
feats(thefeatrequirementsarechangedforPFS).Thebenefitsinclude1/2PrClevelon
spellcraft,UMDandK(arcana)inadditiontobeingabletotake10onUMDchecks1spelloffof
anyspelllistaddedtoyourspelllistforallbut1levelofthePrC(thisspellifnotalreadyonyour
listcountsasonespelllevelhigherthanitnormallywould)theabilitytousescrollsatyour
casterlevelinsteadofthecasterleveltheyarescribedatandthelastabilityyouwouldwantto
chooseisswiftidentifyasaspelllikeabilitytwiceperday.
Otherthingstoknowaboutthewitcharethatshecanbequitepowerfulatlowtomidlevelsas
herhexescanbesopotentthattheyaresometimesabetteroptionthancastingaspell.Thisis
importantforalthoughyouareafullspellcaster,youdontgetbonusspellsfromspecialisingor
bonusspellsfromdomainsandusinghexesisawaytoavoidusingupyourspellstooquickly.
Witchesdrawamixedbagwhenitcometotheirspelllists.Theydontgetanywherenearas
manyspellstopickfromasawizard.However,theydogetaccesstosomeexcellentdivine
spellssothewitchcaneasilybackupasthesecondaryhealerwithjudicioususeofcurewounds
spells,healinghexesandwands.Finally,witchesaresquishy.Youdonotwanttofindyourself
onthefrontofthebattlelineifitcanbeavoided.Youarethecontroller/buffer/manipulatorbut
youareNOTthefighter.Thatroleisbestlefttotheexpendablemeatshieldsinfrontofyou.

TheAbilityScores
Strength(Str)*
Notimportant.Youarenotacombatant.Thiscanbeadumpstatifyoudesire.
Dexterity(Dex)***
Somewhatimportant.Higherreflexsavesandhigherarmourclasshelpskeepyoualive.
Constitution(Con)***
Somewhatimportant.Higherfortitudesavesandmorehitpointshelpskeepyoualive.
Intelligence(Int)****
Vital.Thisisyourprimaryattribute.Itaffectsyourskillpoints,grantsyoumorespells,andgives
youhigherDCsforyourhexesandspells.Donotskimponthis.
Wisdom(Wis)**
Notthatimportantbutitdoesgiveabonustoyourwillsaves.Alsousefultohaveforsense
motiveandperceptionskills.Notreallyadumpstat,butyoudontneedtoputanypointsinit
eitherifyouarestarvedforpoints.
Charisma(Cha)*
Potentiallyanotherdumpstatunlessyouwanttobethefaceofthepartyorifyouwanttoboost
yourUMDskill.

Races
Dwarf**
NobonustoIntelligenceisadrawback.ThebonustoConstitutionisniceandthepenaltyto
Charismadoesnthurt.Darkvisionisanaddedbonusbutthisisbalancedoutbythe20feet
basespeed.Youwanttobeabletomovequicklytogetawayfromdangerbeingasquishy.

Elf****
TheygetabonustoIntelligenceandDexteritywhichisgreat.Thisistemperedsomewhatbythe
dropinConstitution.Still,thatbonustoIntelligenceiswhatreallymatters.Ontopofthis,low
lightvision,+2SRbonusforspellcastingand+2toperceptionskill(probablythemostimportant
skillinthegame)alladduptoafirstclasschoiceforwitches.TheDreamspeakerelvenracial
alternativetraitisalsoworthconsideringasitwilladd+1totheDCoftheirslumberhexesandit
alsoprovidessomeothernicebonuses.
Gnome**
Again,nointelligencemeansIcantgivethisraceastrongrating.Whilethebonusto
Constitutionhelpsandthepenaltytostrengthisirrelevant,theraceisagainhurtbyonlyhavinga
20feetbasespeed.ThesmallsizegivesasmallboosttoACandattackrollsbutisnotenough
tomakethismorethanjustanokoption.
HalfElf***
AgoodchoiceasyoucanputyourbonusintoIntelligence.Iputthisracialchoiceslightlybehind
ElfandHumanbecauseitdoesntgetthebonusfeatorthe+2SRbonusthatelvesget.Itsnot
farawayfrombeingabluechoiceandifyoulikeplayinghalfelves,thendontshyawayfromthis.
HalfOrc***
AnotherchoicethatisalmostblueasagainyoucanputyourbonusintoIntelligence.The
DarkvisionandOrcFerocityareverynicefeaturesaswell.
Halfling**
ThelackofIntelligencebonusmeansthatIcanonlygivethisraceanokrating.Thebonusto
Dexterityisniceandthepenaltyisforadumpstat.Itsanotherracealsoimpactedbybeing
slowbuttheotherfeaturesmakeupforthiswhichincludethesmallbonusestoACandattack,
thebonustoallsavingthrowsandbonustoperception.
Human****
Theytickalltherightboxes:bonustoIntelligence,bonusfeat,bonusskillpoints.Thisalladdsup
toafirstclasschoice.

Skills
Witchesonlyget2skillpointsperlevel.However,thisisgoingtobeboostedbyputtingyour
mostpointsintoIntelligence(hopefully).Thisshouldgiveyouroughlyanywherebetween5and7
pointstoplaywith.Imnotgoingtolisteveryskill.Illjustmentionafewthatareworth
considering.
Craft**(classskill)
Thisisanokskillthatgetsboostedto4starsifyoutakeCraft(Alchemy)andpicktheCauldron
hexasafocusforyourcharacter.
Fly**(classskill)
Thisisanotherokskillthatgetsboostedtoatleast3starsifyoutaketheFlighthex.Flighthexis
averyhandyhexthatmostwitcheswouldprobablyselect,sothisskillismorelikelytobebetter
thanokforyou.
Heal*(classskill)
Atfirstglance,youdthinkthisskilldeserveshigher.However,witcheshaveaccesstostabilise
cantrip,curewoundsspells,andtheHealinghexesmakingthisskillredundant.
Intimidate*(classskill)
Charismaisprettymuchadumpstatformostwitches.Sounlessyouaregoingtoputpoints
intoCharismaandwishtobethefaceoftheparty,thisskillisntgoingtobemuchusetoyou.
Knowledgeskills***
Knowledgeskillsarealwaysusefultohavetogarnermoreinformationaboutcreaturesyouhave
tofightoryourenvironment.Witchesareblessedbyhavingseveralthatareclassskills
includingarcana,history,nature,andplanes.Ifyouhavepointstospare,theyarenotwastedby
puttingafewintoknowledgeskills.Evenacoupleofpointsineachwillgiveyouadecentscore
withyourhighintelligence.
Perception****
Unfortunately,thisisnotaclassskillforwitches.Nevertheless,thisisprobablythemost
importantskillinthegame.Onetrickyoucanuseistorelyontheperceptionofyourfamilar
(especiallytheRavenwhocanspeak)towarnyouofimpendingdangerastheygenerallyhavea
highskillinthis.
Profession*(classskill)
Thisisnotreallyimportantunlessyouwantittoaddflavourtoyourcharacter.
Spellcraft****(classskill)
Thisskillhasvarioususesnottheleastofwhichishelpingyouidentifymagiclootyoufind.It
alsoworksoffyourIntelligencesoyoushouldbeabletogetthisskillfairlyhightoincreaseyour
chances.
UseMagicDevice****(classskill)
Youdefinitelywantthisskillasusingmagicitemsispartandparcelofbeingawitch.Maximise
skillpointsintothisifpossible.

Feats
Asasquishyspellcaster,combatfeatsarenotgoingtobemuchusetoyou.Infacttheres
probablyonlyasmallpooloffeatsworthconsideringunlessyouareanglingforsomeunusual
flavourforyourwitch.MythankstoMathweiApNiallforincludingratingsanddescriptionsfor
somefeatsfromtheUltimateMagicbook.
AccursedHex****
Asecondchancetoaffectsomeonewithahexisneeded.
CombatCasting**
Notasimportanttoyouasforotherspellcastersbecauseifyouarecornered,youstillhave
hexesasanoptionwhichdontgenerateattacksofopportunity.
Dodge**
Thisisokifyouhavesparefeatstospendaswitchescantweararmourandeverybithelps.
ExtraHex****
Takethisfeatanddontbeafraidtoselectitmultipletimes.Thegoodhexselectionsareworth
morethanafeatsoeverytimeyouselectthisyouarebetteroff.Ifafeatwereabishop,thena
hexiswortharook.
ImprovedInitiative****
Goingfirstinaroundisalwaysagoodthingforawitch.Ifyoucangetthatsaveordiespellor
hexoffbeforetheenemycanrespond,youreinastrongposition.
ImprovedFamiliar***
Thereisnothingwrongwiththisfeatifyouwanttoboostyourfamiliar.Thisfeatgetsanextra
starmovingupfromokbecauseitissoimportantforwitchestokeeptheirfamiliarsalive.They
areyourlivingspellbooksandanythingthatbooststheirsurvivabilityisagoodthing.
Leadership****
Iconsiderthisfeatalmostbroken.Itdoesmeanpossiblyputtingafewpointsincharismabutit
givesyouyourveryownmeatshield.Yoursurvivabilityjustwentupseveralnotches.Checkwith
yourgamesmasterbeforeselectingthisoneastheymayhavesomeissueswithit.
MagicalAptitude**
A+2bonustoSpellcraftandUMDisnicebutthereareprobablybetteroptionsoutthereforyou.

Scar****
CommentsforthishexcomefromMathweiapNiall.WiththelatestFAQupdatetheScarHex
haschangedfromtheworstHexinthegametoarequiredhexafter10thlevel:
http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1fz#v5748eaic9oawWiththerangeadditiontothe
mechanicsofthishexandamomentsthoughtthishexnowsolvesthebiggestweaknessofthe
class,the30footrangetoapplyahex.Here'sthetrick,takethesmallestvalidtargetforahex
youcanfind(Irecommendturtles)andputtheminasmallbox.Applyascartoeachoneof
themandgivethemtoyourpartymemberstodropinabackpack.(ifyoucarecaststasisor
somethingtoputtheminastateofsuspendedanimation).Nexttakeafewflyingcrittersyou
controlandscarthemto,thensendthemintorangeofanythingyoudon'tlike.Finallytakethe
splithexfeat(youweregoingtodoitanyway).Nowanytargetwithin30feetofANYtargetyou
havescarredcanbeaffectedbyanynontouchrangehexyouhavewhilekeepingyourwitch
safelyuptoamileawayfromthem.Addtothatifyouwanttofind/kill/hextheBBEGina
dungeonsimplyscarandreleaseoneofhisminions.Youcandevastatehimfromthesafetyof
thefrontdooroftheirdungeon/castle/crypt/etc.mdtfurtheraddedthatthescarhexisalsoa
greathexifyouaregoingtobuildyourwitchasabuffer/healeraswell,sinceyoucanputscars
onyouralliesandpumpthemfullofwitchygoodnessatrange.

ScribeScroll****
Thisisaveryhandyfeatforthewitchtopicktoensureshehasjusttherightscrolltogether
throughascrap.Getaringofsustenanceandgiveyourselfmoredowntimewhentheparty
reststoscribesomeofthoseemergencybackupspells.Keepinmindthatwhilethisisfreefor
wizards,youhavetobuythisfeatasawitch.
SpellFocus&GreaterSpellFocus***
Thisisasolidoptionwithoutbeingspectacular.AnythingthatincreasesyourDCsforyour
spellsisagoodthing.Noonewillcallyouachumpforselectingthese.
SpellHex****
VerypotentandtheonlywaytogetanAoEhexeffect.RememberyournewhexisNOTaSU
abilitysospellresistanceapplies.
SpellPenetration***
ItsasolidchoiceforthesamereasonsasSpellFocus.Anythingthathelpsyougetthatspelloff
isuseful.
SplitHex****
GettwotargetsononehexisVERYneededanddoublestherangeofyourhexes(affecttwo
targetswithin60featofyouinsteadof30)Makescackleevenstronger.Notavailableuntil10th
level.
Toughness**
Itsanokchoiceasawitchisalwaysgoingtowantmorehitpoints.Probablytakeitatfirstlevel
ornotbotheratall.

Hexes
Hexesaremagicaltricksthewitchlearnsassheprogressesinlevels.Shestartswith1hexat
firstlevelandthengainsanadditionalhexeveryevenlevel.At10thlevelshegainsaccessto
morepowerfulhexescalledmajorhexesandat18thlevelthewitchgainsaccesstothemost
powerfulhexescalledgrandhexes.
Fromtheoutset,hexesareapowerfuladditiontothewitchsarsenaloftensurpassingher
spellcastingasabetteroptioninsomecombatsituations.Whilehexesonlystartoutwitha30
footrange,thewitchdoesnotprovokeattacksofopportunitywhenusingthem.Thesaveto
resistherhexesare10+herwitchlevel+herIntelligencemodifier.
MythankstoMathweiApNiallandpad300forincludingratingsanddescriptionsforhexesfrom
theUltimateMagicbook.
Blight*
NotterriblyusefulexceptforagamesmasterwhowantedtouseanNPCwitchwiththisability
forabackgroundstory/adventureplot.
Cackle****
UsesaMOVEnotaSTANDARDactiontoextendallfortune,misfortune,evileye,charmand
agonyhexesalreadyineffectwithin30feetby1round.Thisisgreatsynergyforhexesyouhave
alreadyused.
Cauldron**
Thischoiceisokifyouwanttospendyourdowntimecreatingpotionsfortheparty.Remember
topickupCraft(Alchemy)aswell.
Charm**
Thishexisalrightbutbecomesmoreusefulwhenyoureach8thlevelwhentheeffectimproves
theattitudeofthetargetby2steps.
Coven*
Thisisnotagreatchoiceastheopportunityforyoutousethiswillrarelycomeupifever.Of
course,ifyouhaveotherwitchesinyourpartythenthischoicebecomesareasonablechoice.
WhilethismaynotbeveryusefulforPCWitches,itcanbeveryhandyforNPCwitches.
MathweiapNiallfromthepathfinderforumshasadifferenttakeonthishexandbelievesithas
greatsynergywiththeLeadershipfeattogiveitamuchhigherratinginhisview.Hiscomments
below:ThisiswhatLeadershipisfor,addthisfeatandthisbecomesnearlygamebreakingly
good.
[i]animatedead,balefulpolymorph,blight,bestowcurse,clairaudience,clairvoyance,charm
monster,commune,controlweather,dream,forcecage,mindblank,miragearcana,reincarnate,
speakwithdead,veil,vision[/i]

AllprettymuchatwillwithDC'sinthemid20'sandupwithandalsoadda+2tocasterlevelon
anyspellorhexyoueverdecidetocast.
I'vealwaysconsideredthisasthemostpowerfulHexoutthereifyoucanhandlewaitingtill6th
leveltogetit.
Disguise**
Dependingonhowyouplay,thiscouldbeusefulforinteractionwithNPCsinsocialsettings.You
disguiseyourselflikethespellDisguiseSelfwhichallowsyoutochangeyourappearanceforan
hourperlevelinhourincrementalslots.Pretendtobeanimportantdignitary,atownguard,a
jailer,amemberofacultthelistisendless.
EvilEye****
Wonderfuldebuffhexthatgivesa2penaltytoanabilityroll,attack,savingthrow,skillcheckor
AC(witchschoice).Thebeautyofthishexisthatitworksforoneroundevenifyouropponent
makestheirwillsave.CombineswonderfullywellwithCackle.
FeralSpeech***
Youcanspeakwithanimalswithsomelimitations.Asolidutility,butstillasecondarychoice.
lightgreen
Flight****
By5thlevelyouhaveFeatherFallatwill+4onswimcheckslevitateonceperdayANDflight5
timesperdayataminuteperuse.That'stheequivalentofmanyspellslotsandmorepowerful
thannearlyallFeatsIcanthinkof.
Fortune***
Thishexgrantsacreaturewithin30feettorerollanyattackroll,abilitycheck,savingthrowor
skillcheckinaround(2roundsat8thlevel)andtakethebetterroll.Youcanextendthiswith
cackle.Nice.
Healing***
By5thlevelyoucancastCureModerateWoundstoeveryoneinyourpartyplusallthecohorts,
animalcompanionsandfamiliarsaswellplusanyNPC'syouencounter.Atypicalpartyofsay5
characters,afamiliarandananimalcompanionwouldmean7usesofa2ndlevelspellslota
dayforonehexifeveryonegotinjured.Goodvalue.
Misfortune****
Devastatinghexwhichcausesacreaturewithin30feettorerollanyattackroll,abilitycheck,
savingthroworskillcheckinaround(2roundsat8thlevel)andtaketheworseroll.Thebeauty
ofthishexiscombiningitwiththeCacklehextoextendthemisfortuneonindefinitelyifyoukeep
cacklingeachround.ThishexCANbecombinedwithEvilEyeonacreatureforevenmore
devastation.
PoisonSteep**
ThesynergywithBeguilingGiftisawesomeandsinceitdoesapoundofitemsforadayyouwill
ALWAYShavepoisonedcandiestouse(Ilikeraisinsmyself,apoundofthosewillgoalong
way).Solidgreenifyoufocusonitasamaintacticotherwiseorange.It'sgreatbutrequires
severalstepstomakeitwork.
PrehensileHair***
Ohyes.Athirdhandthatgivesyouafreereachattackwithyourintbonusaddedtodamageis
goodenoughbuttheabilitytouse2metamagicrodsaroundwhilestillhavingahandfreetocast
isjustuber.
Slumber****
Causesacreaturewithin30feettofallasleepfor1roundperwitchleveliftheyfailtheirWill
save.Simplydevastatingasonlydamageoranothercreaturespendingastandardactioncan
wakethem.
SwampHag**
Allowsyoutowalkovermudandquicksandasifitwerenormalgroundandleavingnotrail.
Potentiallystrongforacharacterwhowillonlybeinaswampenvironment.
Tongues**
Thisisokgivingyoucomprehendlanguagesandthentonguesat5thlevelforminutesperday.
Thereareprobablybetterchoicesgiventhatyougetlotsofbonuslanguagesforyourhigh
Intelligenceanyway.
Ward***
Thisisaprettygoodhexwhichgivessomebody(notthewitch)a+2ACand+2tosaveswhich
increasesby+1at8thand16thlvluntiltheygethitorfailasave.Quitenice.
WaterLung***
Breatheunderwaterforaminuteorsleepunderwater.Asolidutility,butstillachoice
Agony(Major)***
60footrangebutyoucandobetterthanjustnauseateatargetatthislevel.
BeastEye(Major)**
Ifyouhavesomereliablemethodofcontrollingregularanimals,thisbecomesmuchmoreuseful
(Greenwithanimalcontrol,Yellowwithout).
CookPeople(Major)****
Evilbeyondalldoubtbuttheproductisawesome.1HOURbuffonanyorallstats,freedomfrom
poisonandaSMALLsizedHomonculusservant?Signmyup,I'lltakethealignmenthitforthis
plusitgivesmesomethingtodowithallthosebodiespartiestendtoleavelyingaround.
HagsEye(Major)**
Likeanarcaneeyespell
IceTomb(Major)****
Justyes,it'sawitch'sjoygasmwrappedinpuppiesandcandy.It'sbetterthanagorgonsgaze
forrenderinganopponentuselessandhasahighersaveDCtoo.
MajorHealing(Major)***
Bythisleveltherearebetterhealingchoicesforsomeclassesbutstillisnicetohave.Functions
thesameasHealinghexbutisforCureSeriousWoundsandCureCriticalWoundsat15th
level.
Nightmares(Major)*
Takestoolongandonlyaffectsthemwhentheygotosleep.ThisisforNPCwitches.
Retribution(Major)****
Probablythepickofthemajorhexes.Wheneveryourenemyhitsyourallies,theytakehalfthe
damagetheydishoutandthisdamagecannotbemitigatedinanyway.
Vision(Major)**
Youcangrantvisionsofthefuture.Okhextouseoutsideofcombat.
WaxenImage(Major)**
Powerfulhexthatgivesyousomecontrolovertheenemybutittakestoolongtotakeeffect.
WeatherControl(Major)**
Takes1fullhourtoinfluencetheweather.Toosituationaltobegivenagoodratingbutunderthe
rightcircumstancescouldbeveryhandygivenitsflexibility.
Witch'sBrew(Major)***
Theonlywaytogetpastthat1potionperdaylimit.Notasamazingastheotheroptionsbuta
solidworkingclassabilitythat(dependingonyourGM'senforcementoftheonemagicitemper
dayrule)canreallyimproveyourflexibility.
DeathCurse(Grand)**
Apowerfulhexthatcankillyouropponentbutsimplytakestoolongtotakeeffectwithmultiple
savesover3rounds.
EternalSlumber(Grand)**
YoucanalreadyputcreaturestosleepeffectivelywithSlumber.Doingitonamorepermanent
basisisnotreallygoingtohelpyouwhileincombat.
ForcedReincarnation(Grand)****
Thishexgetsagoodratingsimplyforitsflavour.Youpointyourfingeratsomeonecausing
themapainfuldeathbeforetheyreincarnateintosomerandomcreaturetypeiftheyfailtheir
save.Ontopofthis,theylose2levels.Nice.
LifeGiver(Grand)****
Resurrectiontoanyoneonceaday.Potent.
NaturalDisaster(Grand)****
Thisgets4starsforflavouralone.Youstandthereconcentratingcallingdownthewrathful
forcesofnaturecausinganacidicstormofvengeanceandearthquakesonthosewhodaredefy
you.
SummonSpirit(Grand)****
FirstgrandhexthatIactuallylookforwardtogetting.Accesstoanyspellyouwant,fromany
list...Needabunchofwishspells?Calluptheghostofan18thlevelsorceroryouwillhavea
minimumof3...Forthelowpriceof1800gpandmaterialcomponentcosts(andtheghostmight
cutyouabreakonthose...).Oraclesareafunsourceofclericspells...

WitchsFamiliar
Thefamiliaristheachillesheelofthewitchclass.Yourfamiliarisyourspellbookandifitdies
youhavetowaitonedaytoreplaceitthrougharitualthatlasts8hoursandcosts500gpper
witchlevel.Furthermore,youwilllosealotofthespellsyouonceknewasthenewfamiliarwill
onlyknowyourcantripsand2spellsofeverylevelthewitchisabletocast.Sowiththisinmind,
itisimportanttopickafamiliarthatiseasytokeepalive.Waystodothisincludepickinga
familiarthatcanfly(ravenisaverygoodchoiceasitcanspeakalanguage)selectingafamiliar
thatisreallysmallsoyoucanhideitonyourperson(scorpionisanicechoiceasyougetan
initiativebonus)orpickingtheImprovedFamiliarfeattoselectafamiliarthatsalittletougher
andthereforemoresurvivable.Anotherconsiderationisselectingafamiliarwithanopposable
thumbsothatitcanholdanduseawand.IwontrateallthedifferentfamiliarsasIthinkforeach
witchthisisaverypersonalchoicethathelpsreflectthestyleofcharactertheymaywishtoplay.

PatronSpells
PatronSpellsaddsnewspellstoawitchslistofspellsknownasshegainsevenlevels.Thisis
fairlyimportantasthewitchdoesnothavethesamebreadthofspellselectionasthewizard.
Thepatronspellscanalsohelpreallyshapethestyleofwitchyouwishtoplay.Forinstance,if
youchosetheElementslistthenyouareinterestedincreatingawitchthathastheabilityto
functionasablasterwithsuchspellsasfireballandflamestrike.Allofthelistshaveuseful
spellsinthemsopickoneonthebasisoftheflavouryoureseeking.Giventhatwitchesareso
squishy,IcanhighlyrecommendtheDeceptionlistandtheTrickerylistasthesebothgiveyou
accesstospellsthatimproveyoursurvivabilityatanearlylevelincludinginvisibility,confusionor
mirrorimage.AnotherusefullistatlaterlevelsisShadowwhichgivesyouaccesstoShadow
Conjurationat8thlevelandShadowEvocationat10thlevel.

MathweiapNeillfromthepathfinderforumshaskindlyprovidedamoredetailedbreakdownon
thepatronspells.Pleaseseebelow:
IwillgointoeachPatronastheseoptionalspellscancompletelychangehowyouplayagiven
witch.AsanexplanationformyratingsIwillstatethatIseewitchesasfillingoneofthree
subroles(PartySupport(PS):whofocustheirabilitiesonimprovingandsavingthegroup,
CombatCaster(CC):whofocusondebuffing/damagingtheenemies,andPrimaDonnas
(PD):whoareallaboutusingtheirspellsandabilitiestoimprovetheirownsurvivabilityand
personalperformance).Everywitchcanfilltheserolesbutbasedonpatronandhexchoicesa
definitefocuswilldevelop.
Thecolorchoiceswillbebasedonhoweffectivethepatronisforallwitchrolesingeneralwitha
noteofwhichrolecangetthemostbenefitfromit.

Agility:AnexcellentchoiceforPSandPDbutlackinganythingforaCC.AddtoitHasteat6th
levelandtheonlywayawitchcancastitmakesthisaPatronsolidchoiceformostWitches.
2ndjump,4thcatsgrace,6thhaste,8thfreedomofmovement,10thpolymorph,
12thcatsgrace(mass),4thetherealjaunt,16thanimalshapes,18thshapechange.

Ancestors:Anexcellentchoiceforthoseinterestedinbuffingthepartyorthemselvesfor
combat.Containssomeofthemostdependablewiderangingbuffsfromthedivinespells.
2ndBless,4thAid,6thPrayer,8thBlessingofFervor**,10thCommune,12thHeroism,
14thRefuge,16thEuphoricranquility**,18thChooseFate*.

Animals:AniconicchoiceforallwitchtypesCCandPDtendtogainthemostfromthispatron
withlittlereasonformostPStoconsiderthispatron.
2ndcharmanimals,4thspeakwithanimals,6thdominateanimal,8thsummon
naturesallyIV,10thanimalgrowth,12thantilifeshell,14thbeastshapeIV,16thanimal
shapes,18thsummonnaturesallyIX.

Death:AdecentchoiceforCC&PDwithagoodselectionofspellstodestroyyourenemies
whilelettingyougatherinformationyouwouldnormallyneedaclerictoget.
2ndDeathwatch,4thBlessingofCourageandLife**,6thSpeakWithDead,8thRest
Eternal**,10thSuffocation**,12thCircleofDeath,14thFingerofDeath,16thSymbolof
Death,18thPowerWord:Kill.

Deception:Subtleandpotentforallwitchtypesthispatronfocusesonwaystoconfuseand
incapacitatetheirenemieswithminimalriskstotheparty.Withtheadditionoftheeverpotent
massinvisibility&timestopmakesthispatrononeofthestrongerchoicesavailable.
2ndventriloquism,4thinvisibility,6thblink,8thconfusion,10thpasswall,
12thProgrammedimage,14thinvisibility(mass),16thscintillatingpattern,18thtime
stop.

Elements:ThedefinitivepatronforCCandnearlytheonlysourceofconsistentdirectdamage
forwitchesthispatronCANbeapowerfuloptionbutitsaveryintensefeat/race/trait
requirementsmakethisanichechoiceandgenerallynotrecommended.2ndshocking
grasp,4thflamingsphere,6thfireball,8thwallofice,10thflamestrike,12thfreezing
sphere,14thvortex*,16thfirestorm,18thmeteorswarm.

Enchantment:Thoughsufferingfromthesameissuesanenchanterwouldhavethispatron
offerssomeexcellentadvantagestoaCCfocusedoncontrollingenemiesinbattleinsteadof
killingthem.
2ndUnnaturalLust*,4thCalmEmotions,6thUnadulteratedLoathing*,8thOverwhelming
Grief*,10thDominatePerson,12thGeas,14thEuphoricTranquility**,16thDemand,18th
DominateMonster.

Endurance:AnexcellentchoiceforPSandPDbutlackinglittleforaCCuntiltheystart
becomingthefocusoftheenemiesassault.
2ndendureelements,4thbearsendurance,6thprotectionfromenergy,8thspell
immunity,10thspellresistance,12thbearsendurance(mass),14threstoration
(Greater),16thironbody,18thmiracle.

Healing:PSobviouslybutallowingyoutofullyreplacethededicatedhealingcleric,especiallyif
youtaketheHedgeWitcharchetype.
2ndRemoveFear,4thLesserRestoration,6thRemoveDisease,
8thRestoration,10thCleanse**,12thPillaroflife**,14thGreaterRestoration,16thMass
CureCriticalWounds,18thTrueResurrection.

Insanity:Ahorriblepatronchoice,mostofthesespellsarealreadyonyourspelllistandonlyone
ofthemismorethansituationallyuseful.CCmayfindauseforitbutIdoubtit.
2ndMemoryLapse**,4thHideousLaughter,6thMadHallucination*,8thConfusion,10th
MindFog,12thEnviousUrge*,14thInsanity,16thSymbolofinsanity,18thOverwhelming
Presence*.

Light:SuprisinglygoodpatronforCC,addingmostlynewspellsandseveralinterestingdirect
damageoptions.
Thereisanissuehoweversincethe18thlevelpowerisaduplicateof16thandwearewaiting
forthattypotobeaddressed.
2ndDancingLantern**,4thContinualFlame,6thDaylight,
8thRainbowPattern*,10thFireSnake**,12thSirocco**,14thSunbeam,16thSunburst,
18th?????.

Moon:Prettybadforapatron.the2ndand4thlevelspellsaregoodbuttherestareeitheron
yourlist,havepoorreturnforvalueorarejuststupidspells.
2ndDarkness,4thDarkvision,6thOwlsWisdom,8thMoonstruck**,10thAspectofthe
Wolf**,12thControlWater,14thLunarVeil*,16thHorridWilting,18thMeteorSwarm.

Occult:Amorerefinedversionoftheoldplaguepatron,thisismorefocusedandwelldesigned
grantingaPDsomemuchneededminionoptions.
2ndDetectUndead,4thCommandUndead,6thTwilightKnife**,8thBlackTentacles,10th
SnakeStaff**,12thCreateUndead,14thWavesofExhaustion,16thTraptheSoul,18th
Gate.

Plague:Necromancy,anunlikelychoiceformostwitchesbutsomePDswillfindtheideaof
potentundeadminionsanacceptablewaytoincreasetheirpersonalpoweranddefense.
2nddetectundead,4thcommandundead,6thcontagion,8thanimatedead,10thgiant
vermin,12thcreateundead,14thcontrolundead,16thcreategreaterundead,
18thenergydrain.

Portents:NotabadoptionforPS,butitsmorefocusedonthespellsyoudgotoanNPCor
keeponascrollthenanadventurerwoulduse.
2ndIllomen**,4thLocateObject,6thBloodBiography**,8thDivination,10thContact
OtherPlane,12thLegendLore,14thVision,16thMomentofPrescience,18thForesight.

Shadow:Apowerfulchoiceforallroles,capableofmimickingmanyotherspellsmakesthisan
extremelypowerfulandversatilePatron.
2ndsilentimage,4thdarkness,6thdeeperdarkness,8thshadowconjuration,
10thshadowevocation,12thshadowwalk,14thshadowconjuration(greater),
16thshadowevocation(greater),18thshades.

Spirits:SeveralstrongoptionsfortheCCorPDwitchwiththeeverpopularinvisibilityandthe
excellentPlanarAllytokeepthedamageup.Strongtraveloptionsaswell.
2ndGhostbaneDirge**,4thInvisibility,6thSpeakwithDead,
8thSpiritualAlly**,10thMassGhostbanedirge**,12thShadowWalk,14thEtherealJaunt,
16thPlanarAlly,18thEtherealness.

Stars:SomestrongspellchoicesbutthewitchalreadygetsthemontheirspelllistandthePS
willhavetakenthemimmediatelyinsteadofwaitingalevelforthem,Passonthis.
2ndfaeriefire,4thdustoftwilight**,6thguidingstar**,8thwanderingstarmotes**,
10thdream,12thcloakofdreams**,14thcircleofclarity*,16theuphorictranquility**,
18thastralprojection.

Strength:ThoughhavingsomeoptionsforPSthisisstrictlyaPDpatron,andaprettybadone
atthat.Filledstrictlyoffensiveselfbuffsthatrequiregettingintomeleewhereyoulackthe
weaponskills,BABorarmortofunction.UnlessyouareplanningongoingGishskipthispatron
atallcosts.
2nddivinefavor,4thbullsstrength,6thgreatermagicweapon,8thdivinepower,
10thrighteousmight,12thbullsstrength(mass),14thgiantformI,16th
GiantformII,18thshapechange.

Time:ProbablymynewfavoritePatronforPSorPD.TheeverpopularHaste,ThreefoldAspect,
TimeStopandTeleportmakesforamazingoptions.
IpersonallybelievetheSilencewasamistakeandwassupposedtobeSlowbuteitherwayit
grantssomeseriousbattlefieldcontrol.
2ndVentriloquism,4thsilence,6thhaste,8thThreefoldAspect**,10thteleport,
12thdisintegrate,14thexpend**,16thtemporalstasis,18thtimestop.

Transformation:ThisisthedefaultPDpatroncomposedofthebestselfbuffsandcombat
increasingspellsyoucanget.Howeveritoffersnothingfortheotherrolesandrequiresthe
witchtogetintomeleewhichisbad.
2ndjump,4thbearsendurance,6thbeastshapeI,8thbeastshapeII,10thbeast
shapeIII,12thformofthedragonI,14thformofthedragonII,16thformofthedragonIII,
18thshapechange.

Trickery:Awellroundedpatronofferingsomethingworthwhileforeachroleitslackoffocusis
itsonlyflaw.Ifyouwanttobeageneralistwitchthisisoneofthebetterchoicesforpatron.
2ndanimaterope,4thmirrorimage,6thmajorimage,8thphantasmalkiller,
10thmiragearcana,12thmislead,14threversegravity,16thscreen,18thtimestop.

Vengeance:Justbad,acollectionofspellsthewitcheitheralreadygetsareshouldnevertake.
Awasteofacoolpatronname.
2ndburninghands,4thburninggaze**,6thpainstrike**,8thshout,10thsymbolofpain,
12thmasspainstrike**,14thphantasmalrevenge**,16thincendiarycloud,18thwindsof
vengeance**.

Water:Unlessyouareplanningnauticallythemedadventuresskipthispatronandeventhen
therearebetterchoices.IfyoudodecidetouseitthisismostlyaPDpatron.Thefewattack
spellsinitdontofferenoughforaCCtoutilize.
2ndblesswater/cursewater,4thslipstream*,6thwaterbreathing,8thcontrolwater,
10thgeyser*,12thelementalbodyIII(wateronly),14thelementalbodyIV(wateronly),
16thseamantle*,18thtsunami*.

Wisdom:AnotherpredominatelyPDpatronitdoesoffersomebenefittoPSwitcheswhowish
tofocusonpreventingdamagetotheparty.
2ndshieldoffaith,4thowlswisdom,6thmagicvestment,8thglobeofinvulnerability
(lesser),10thdream,12thglobeofinvulnerability(greater),14thspellturning,
16thprotectionfromspells,18thmagesdisjunction.

Winter:IfIcouldratethislowerthenredIwould.Fullofspellsyoualreadygetorhavebeen
nerfedtothegroundorcanbedonebetterwithaHex.Letsjustpretenditdoesntexistok?
2ndunshakablechill*,4thresistenergy(coldonly),6thicestorm,8thWallofIce,10th
ConeofCold,12thFreezingSphere,14thControlWeather,16thPolarRay,18thPolar
Midnight*.

WitchSpells
Iamnotgoingtorateallthearcanespellsthatarealsoavailabletowizardsandsorcerersinthe
corerulebookasthesearealreadywellcoveredbyTreantmonkinhisguideonwizards:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23580224/Treantmonk%27s%20Guide%20to%20Wizards%20Being.pdf
HisideasontheratingofthesespellsareveryclosetohowIfeelsothereisnouserehashingall
ofthis.SpecialthankstobothpipedreamsamandMathweiapNeillwhohavebothmade
substantialcontributionstothespelllistratingsbelow.

0LevelWitchSpells
ArcaneMark*
Can'tthinkofasingleuseforthisspellitjustseemspointless.
Bleed*
Causeacreaturewhohasstabilizedtoresumedying.Neverworththestandardactionin
combat.
DancingLights***
Movablelights(noconcentration)thatactastorchesandeasillyscarecommoners,short
durationthough.
Daze***
Prettygoodatlowlevelsafterthatwehavebetterusesforastandardaction.
DetectMagic****
Greatspellthatalwayshasaspotinmydailymemorizations.
DetectPoison**
OnlypracticaluseIcanthinkofistouseonsuspiciousfood/drink.Neverusedduringcombat.
Guidance***
A+1isprettyusefulatlowlevels,useoutofcombatrightbeforealliesmakeskillchecks.
Light***
Comparabletodancinglights,butlongerduration,smallerlitupareaandyouhavetocarrythelit
itemwithyou.Alsomuchhardertoscarecommonerswith.
Mending**
Decentlyusefulminorrepairs.Evenworksonmagicitems.
Message**
Circumstantiallyusefulwaytowhisperatamoderatedistance.
ReadMagic****
Neededtoreadscrolls,alwaysprepared.
putrefyfoodanddrink**
Giventhelimitofcantripsyoucanrememberthisisprobablynotthebestchoice.Thisis
somethingagamemastermightgiveanNPCwitch.
Resistance**
Anokwaytoboostsavesatlowlevels.Stackswithalmostnothing.
spark***
Thispotentiallyhassomeverypowerfulusesifyouhaveenoughimaginationandyouliketo
causetrouble.
stabilize****
Soyoucanstopanallydyingatrange?Amusthave.
TouchofFatigue*
Averyeasywaytoputyourselfinmeleeandwasteyourturn.

1stLevelWitchSpells
beguilinggift**
Causesomeonetouseorconsumeaproffereditemiftheyfailtheirwillsave.Thiscouldhave
potentialgiventherightcircumstances.
Bungle**
SoLthatisbasicallyanautofailononerollforanenemy.Youcanholdthechargeforafew
roundstowaitfortherightrollifyouwant.
BurningHands*
Areaofeffect(small)firedamagethatcapsat5d4.Prettyunimpressive.
CauseFear***
Prettygoodatlowlevels,butHDlimitmakesituselessafterthat.
CharmPerson***
SoLonhumanoidonlythatavoidsencountersandlengthyRPing.
ChillTouch*
Managestospreadoutnegativeenergydamageintomanytouchattacks(nosave).Alsovery
smallStrdamage(Fortnegates)thatwilllikelybeunabletosaveyourlifewhenthemonsterhits
you.
Command***
PrettygoodoneroundSoLwithavarietyofoptions.
ComprehendLanguages**
Letsyouunderstandwrittenlanguagesaswellasspokenones.Bestusedasascrollrather
thanamemorization.
curelightwounds****
Heresoneofthereasonswhyyouthinkyourebetterthanawizard.
dancinglantern**
Notthebestchoiceasyouhavethiscoveredwiththelightcantrip.
DecomposeCorpse*
Notsurewhenyouwouldneedafullydecayedcorpseandeventhenthereareeasierwaystodo
it.
DelusionalPride*
Inferiortocharmpersoninnearlyeverywayandeventhenevileyedoestheexactsamething
withoutbuffingtheenemysaves.
DetectSecretDoors**
Anotherspellthatisbestusedasascroll.
DiagnoseDisease*
Betteroffbuffingtheafflicted'ssavesratherthentrytogetluckyonahealcheckthatyoulikely
don'thavetimefor.
EarPiercingScream***
Comparabletosoundblastwithoutthefearofaffectingallies.Agoodwaytolockonebig
monsterintodoingnothingwhileyoudamagehim.
EnlargePerson***
Makethemeleebrawlerbetterathittingstuffharderthanusual.
Forcedquiet**
Autilityspellfortherogueoragoodwaytostoptheloneguardwhonoticedyousneakingabout
fromyelling.Scroll?
Frostbite*
Likechilltouch,butfatiguesinsteadofdealingStrdamage,thedamageiscold(nonlethal)and
multiplefatigueswillnotmakethemonsterexhausted.
Fumbletongue**
AnokSOL,buttherearebetterSOLsatthislevel(Commandtodropspellcomponentpouch?)
HexWard**
Amusthaveifyouknowyouarefightingwitchesotherwise,itsawaste.
Hypnotism*
Fascinatingdoesn'timpressmeandtheHDlimitaddstothedrawbacks.Ithelpswithimproving
attitude,butcharmpersonisbetter.
IcicleDagger*
Don'twasteyourtimetryingtoengageinmelee.Itdoesgetbetterathigherlevels,butathigher
levelsyourmeleeabilitiesareproportionallyworse.
Identify**
Perfectexampleofascrollspell.
illomen***
Whilethisisredundantbecauseyouhaveahexthatcandosomethingsimilar,itsstillapretty
goodspell.
Interrogation*
Youlikelyaren'ttakingmanyprisionersandwhenyoudotheyarealmostalwayshumanoid.Use
charmpersonorinterrogatetheoldfashionedway
InflictLightWounds*
Reallylowdamagewithasaveforhalfandattouchrange?Nothanks.
KiArrow*
Yourstrengthislikelybadandunarmedstrikesaren'texactlyyourforte.Skipthis.
MageArmor****
BoostAC(worksagainstincorporealtouchattacksaswell).Witcheshaveverylittleintheway
ofdefencemakingthisanalmostmusthavespellchoice.
maskdweomer**
SosospellthatIcantseebeingusedtoooften.
Mount***
Agoodwaytoincreaseyourmovementspeedthoughthehorseissquishy.Canbecastforyour
alliestoo.
ObscuringMist***
Goodwaytoblockvisionpast5'.Bestusedwithspellsandabilitiesthatdonotrequireatarget
youcansee.
RayofEnfeeblement*
Prettyterriblespellsinceitgotnerfed.
RayofSickening*
Sickenedisanokcondition,buttherangedtouchattackandsavetoresistmakemewantto
pass.
ReducePerson**
NotabadspelltoincreasetohitandACalsohelpsdexbasedbuilds.
RestoreCorpse**
Itsprettycircumstantial,butreallyusefulwhenyouneedit.
SanctifyCorpse**
Particularlyusefulforthoseenemieswhoforceslainfoestobecomeaweakerversionofthem.
Alsolastsafull24hrs.
ShadowWeapon*
Enemygetsasavetodisbelieveweaponyoucraftedandonlytake1pointofdamagethisis
somehowworsethanicicledagger.
Sleep**
RedundantwiththeSlumberhexthathasnoHDlimitandahigherDC.
SummonMinorMonster*
Prettymuchnocombatuseandnorealotherusethatthenextspellcan'thandle.
SummonMonsterI**
Shortdurationandthemonstersdonotscaleupwithlevel,butbetterutilitythantheother
summonspell.
UnbreakableHeart**
Agoodwaytokeepyouralliesfromsuccumbingtofearaffects,buttheshortdurationmakes
thisimpossibletocastoutofcombat.
Unpreparedcombatant***
UsuallyIdonotlikeblasts,butthismakessomeofthemviable,plusitworksinconjunctionwith
otherspellsthattargetReflikeweb.Addinsomeevileyeandmisfortuneandthenenemyallbut
autofails.
UnseenServant***
Greatforutility.Useittokeepyourwandorrodhandysoyoucanuseyourmoveactionto
cackle.
VocalAltercation**
Notveryusefulunlessyouaredisguisingalot.
Youthfulappearance*
Notveryusefulyoudon'tlooklikeadifferentpersonjustyounger,plustheogrekillsadventurers
ofallages.

2ndLevelWitchSpells
AlterSelf**
Aspellthatgrantsyoueitheraminorstrordexbonusandapotentialdisguise.Realselling
featureisthatyougetabilitieslikedarkvision,swimorscentfor1min/level.
Augury**
AsktheDMwhatisontheothersideofthedoorspell,itcan'tmisleadyou,butitisn't100%so
theanswerismoreofaguidancethananabsolute.
Blindness/Deafness***
PermanentSoLandyoupickoneortheotheruponcasting.Permanentblindnessisacombat
winner(makesurethetargetdoesn'thaveanabilityliketremorsenseorblindsightfirst.
BloodTranscription**
Aprettycreativewaytoaddmorespellstoyourfamiliar.Itdoesn'trelyonsavessothisisaspell
Icarryoneortwoscrollsofbeforegoingintoadungeon.Notethatitdoesnotrequirethetarget
tobehumanoid,butitdoeshavetheevildescriptorsocastsparingly.Withoutthescribescroll
featthisispointless.
BoilingBlood*
EitherdoonepointoffiredamageperroundorgiveanorcthemostminorbuffforitslevelIcan
thinkof.
burninggaze***
Yes,therearemorepowerfulspellsthatcanburnyouropponent.However,thedescriptionis
justsocoolthatIhavetogiveit3starsYoureyesburnlikehotcoals,allowingyoutoset
objectsorfoesalike.Wow!
curemoderatewounds****
Whydoyouneedawizardoraclericinthepartywhenyouhaveawitchthatdoeseverything?
DazeMonster***
Prettygoodforthefirstfewlevels,butyouknowwhatimgonnasayaboutHDlimitright?
DeathKnell*
Areallyunimpressiveselfbuff.Withhexesyoucanbasicallymakethisautosucceed,butwhy?
DelayPain**
Theabilitydamage/drainitignoreshastobefromapaineffectsothismakesthissuper
circumstantial,butinthatscenarioithasalongduration.Ifyoudon'thaveaclericordruidthisis
morebenficialtohaveathand.
DelayPoison**
Circumstantial?Longdurationandbeforeyouhavethecapabilityofneutralizingpoisonthisisa
goodspelltohaveascrollof.
DetectThoughts**
Onlydetectssurfacethoughsandrequiresconcentrationforafewrounds,butitcanalsodetect
wherepeople/monstersarebydetectingtheirthoughts.
DisfiguringTouch**
Prettylongdurationandyourchoiceofavarietyofpenaltieswhichareprettyminor.Innovation
onlandingthetouchattackisakeyhere(spectralhand,prehensilehair,familiar)
Enthrall**
LowHDlimit,bonusonsavestounfriendlycreatures,anyhostileactionendsspellandiftheyfail
theirsavetheycantrytoheckleyoutoendtheeffect.Thoughthenumberofcreaturesaffected
isunlimitedsoyoucouldintheoryenthrallanentirecity.
FalseLife***
CastthisatthebeginningofthedayextraHPisalwayswelcome.
feastofashes**
Notreallyusefulforeverydayadventuringbutgetsanextrastarforflavour.
fester*
Youmakeitdifficultforsomeonetogethealed.Therearefarmoredirectandeffectivewaysfor
dealingwithopponents.
findtraps***
Youarealreadycoveringforthewizardandcleric.Whynottherogueaswell?
FogCloud***
Agooddurationandrangesemiredundantwithsomeoftheothercloudspellssomakeyour
ownchoice.
GentleRepose**
Aprettycircumstantialspell,butamoneysaverifthefighterdiesinthedungeonandyouneedto
getbacktotowninordertoraisehim.
GhostlyDisguise*
Nogoodusejumpsoutatmeandifyouneedadisguisejuststickwithalterself,atleastwithit
youcangetdarkvisionorscent.
glide**
Bythetimeyoucancastthis,youcanalreadyhaveahexthatallowsyoutofeatherfalland
levitate.Redundant.
Glitterdust****
AoEblindnessspellandoutlinesinvisiblecreatures.Makesureyoualliesknowwhatyouare
doingbeforeyoucast.
HauntingMists*
Ilovespellswithpartial,butthishasnorangeanditsunclearwhetherornotyouareimmuneto
thewisdamage/shakeneffect.Hurtsalliestoo.
hiddenspeech*
Highlysituationalspell.YouonlyhavesomanyspellslotsandIwouldnotwanttowasteoneon
aspellthatimprovesyourbluffcheckforwhisperingtooneanother.
holdperson***
Yougetthisspellasa2ndlevelspellinsteadof3rdlevellikewizards/sorcerers.Targetmust
saveorisparalyzedbutgetsanewsaveattempteachround.Ifyougetthisspelloffontheright
target,itcancompletelyshutdownanencounter.
inflictmoderatewounds**
Ok,buttherearebetterwaystoinflictdamage.
MadHallucination***
AdecentSoLthatworksbestonenemycasters(especiallyclericsanddruids).
MasterworkTransformation**
Thepermanentdurationreallywhatmakesthisorange.Notethatyoustillhavetopaythe
associatedcosts.
MiserablePity***
Stopsenemiesfromattackingyouandtheonlywaytoendthisaffect(durationaside)isto
attack.Hexes,battlefieldcontrol,debuffing,buffing,andsummoningcanallstillbecast.
perceivecues**
Itsapitythetargetofspellisselfastherogueorscoutwouldsurelybenefitondecentbonuses
toperception.
PerniciousPoison***
Nosaveandthisstackswithevileyeaquickvomitswarmontheenemyoranalchemistwith
swiftpoisoningandtheenemywillbetakingalotofabilitydamage.Nicedurationandattemptsto
curepoisongeta4aswell.
poxpustules***
Lotsofflavour.Afunspellforgettingunderyouropponentsskin.
ProtectivePenumbra**
Circumstantial,butthebonusstackswithalmostanythingandwhenthefighterandyouare
strandedinthedesertandheiswearingfullplatehewillthankyouforhavingthis.
Scare**
OnlyaffectsoneHDmorethancausefear,butaffectsanumberofcreatures.
SeeInvisibility**
PersonallyI'dstickwithglitterdustsoyouralliescanseeaswell,butthisspellisn'tbad.
SeveredFate*
Enemiesusuallydon'thaveheropointsincampaignsIplayin,butiftheyaresupposedtoletme
know.
ShareMemory*
Ifthetargethassomeusefulinformationjustcharmortorturethem.
SilktoSteel**
Anokwaytogetasmallshieldbonus,butshortdurationmeansitsanincombatspell.+2isn't
allthatimpressiveeither.
Skinsend*
Acoolspell,buttherisksassociatedwithdetachingyourskinjustaren'tworthitinmybook.
SoothingWord**
IfyouhaveapaladinhisLayonHandsoutclassesthisineveryway.Mymainproblemisit
doesn'tgetridofconditionsorremovelesserversions.
SpectralHand**
Ifyoucangetthisasaprepbeforecombatitmakesalotoftouchattacksviable.Otherwise,the
standardactiontimekillstherating.
StaggeringFall***
PairedwithatripperthisSoLisnasty.Withoutatrippertheratingdropstoorangeduetobeing
circumstantial.Notetheenemygetsasaveeveryround.
Status**
Adecentwandorscrolltohaveinordertomonitortherogueorrangerastheyscoutahead.Ifit
allowedcommunicationthiswouldbealotbetter.
StealVoice***
Eatuptheenemycaster'sswiftactionandtargetsfortwhichisanicechangeofpace.Decent
SoL.
SummonMonsterII**
SeeSummonmonsterI
SummonSwarm**
Inferiortovomitswarmineveryway.Skipthis.
SymbolofMirroring***
Thekeywithsymbolspellsisinnovation.Acastbeforeyouentertheroomkindofspell.Itworks
foryouralliessoitslikehavingmirrorimageontheentireparty.Castandkeepreadyforwhen
youneedit,thenjustkeeptheenemyfromseeingit.
TouchofIdiocy**
Ifonlythisspellwasn'ttouch.Thatbeingsaiditreducesall3mentalabilitieswithnosave.
UnnaturalLust*
Areallybad1roundSoL.If1roundSoLssoundappealingthenscrolluptocommand.
UnshakableChill*
I'mnotsureifthisisworsethanfrostbiteornot,eitherwaythissucks.
vomitswarm****
Oneofmyfavouritespells.Imaginethelookofhorroronyourenemysfaceasyouvomita
swarmofspidersalloverthem.Athigherlevelsyoucanvomitwaspsandthensoldierants.
Betterthansummonswarminthattheswarmwontturnonyouiftherearenoopponentsto
harrassbutatthesametimeitisworsebecauseitstartsadjacenttoyou.Bothareveryuseful
spellsbutvomitswarmisultimatelybetterasitonlytakesastandardroundtocastasopposed
toothersummonspellswhichtakeawholeround.
Web****
Thewitch'sspelllistislackingbattlefieldcontrolandthisisagreatbattlefieldcontrolspell.
WebShelter**
Almostacombatspell,butthewebslowhpandcastingtimekillitspotentialasone.
ZoneofTruth**
AnokSoL.Problemisyoucan'ttellwhichcreaturesareaffectedandwhicharen'twhichmeans
youareinclinedtobelieveanythingsaidinthespellsrange.Thismeanscreatureswhosaveand
identifythespellcanintentionallymisleadyou.Onlythewitch'shexessavethisfrombeingred.

3rdLevelWitchSpells
AnthropomorphicAnimal*
Idonotseeanythingparticularlyusefulseemslikemoreofadowngradetome.
ArcaneSight*
Areallybuffedupcantrip(dispelmagic).Doesn'trequireconcentrationandhasamuchlonger
range,butnothingthatmakesitwortha3rdlevelspellslot.
AshStorm**
Blocksvisionandcausestheareawithintobecomedifficultterrain.Hugerangeanddecent
area.Alotlikethespellsleetstormbothdosimilarthings,butsleetstormisslightlysuperior.
bestowcurse**
Reasonabledebuffspellbuttheydogetawillsaveandspellresistanceandyouhavetobein
meleerangetouse.
CacklingSkull**
2starssolelybecausetheinnovativewillundoubtedlyfindsomegeniususeforthis,butIjust
don'tseeit.
Clairaudience/Clairvoyance**
Adecentknowwhatsontheothersideofthedoorspell.
Countlesseyes**
Decentbuffthatpreventsflankingwithalongduration,notsureifitswortha3rdlevelslot
though.
cupofdust*
Slowlymaketheenemythirsty.Tooslow.Choosesomethingelse.
Deepslumber*
IhateHDlimitsanditsredundantwithyourslumberhex.
Dispelmagic**
Itsprettymediocreatalllevels,thoughthatsnottosayitsnotusefulattimes.
EldritchFever***
Makeacasterhavetoworkforeveryspelltheycast.Theconcentrationcheckisnolaughing
matter(unlessitsnotonyouinwhichcasecackleaway).
EruptivePustules**
Adefensivebuffthatwillmaketheenemyhittingyouslightlyinjuredandpossiblysickened.I
prefertoavoidthesituationinwhichthisisneeded.
ExcruciatingDeformation**
Touchattackthatwithafailedsavedoesminorabilitydamage,2d6nonlethaldamage,and
hampersmovement.Notethattheenemycansufferthepenaltymultipletimesmakingthisstack
nicely.
Fly***
Redundantwithyourhex,butworksonyouralliesalwaysuseful.
GlyphofWarding**
Decentwaytodefendsomethingimportantorpullaniceambush/trap.Eitherchooseablast
effectoraspellof3rdlevelorlowertobestored.
guidingstar**
Possiblyusefulinadungeonormazetohelpyourpartyavoidgettinghopelesslylost.
Harrowing*
Agambleandthepenaltieswilloutweighthebenefits.
Heroism**
Stackswithmostbonusesandadecentduration.Prettyminorbenefitsthough.
HowlingAgony***
Nicedebuffwhichgivesavarietyof2sandaffectsanumberofcreatures.Theenemycanuse
amoveactiontoremovethepenalties,butthispreventsfullattacks.
KiLeech*
Aselfonlyspellthatdoesabsolutelynothingwithoutakipool.Alsoinorderforittotakeaffect
youhavetoreducethecreature(whichhastohaveakipool)to0hporcrithit.Sounduseful?
Lightingbolt**
Standardblast.Toobaditsareaofeffectisareallylonglineandnotaradius,butitsyourbest
3rdlevelblast.
LoathsomeVeil**
AnotherHDlimitspellfantastic.Itsokwhenyoupickitup,justgetsworsewithlevels.
LocateObject*
Lateentryforyouanditsbadevenasalevel2spell.IMIGHTteachittomyfamiliarififoundit.
Malediction*
Anotherspellthatdealswithheropoints.Typicallyenemiesdon'thaveheropointsatmytable
(mostgamesnotevenPC's).Reallysmallamounttemphptoo.
MarionettePossession*
Magicjarisanawesomespell,butthisrequiresawillingtargeteffectivelykillingitsusefulness.
naturesexile*
AnotherspellmadeforNPCwitches.Fidodoesntlikeyouanymore.Ohno!
painstrike*
Athirdlevelspellthatdealsnonlethaldamageandhasspellresistanceandafortitudesave.
Pass.
Rage*
Subjectgainsrageasabarbarian(minusfatigue).Basicallyadoubleedgedswordthatrequires
concentration.
RainofFrogs*
Stickwithvomitswarmtheswarmthissummonsishardlybetterandathigherlevelsvomit
swarmisbetter.
RayofExhaustion****
Ilovepartialaffectsandwithacoupleofdebuffhexesthetargetisluckytogetoffwiththepartial
affect.Softenuponebigenemy.
RecklessInfatuation*
Anythingyouaretryingtodowiththiscanbemoreeasilydonewithalowerlevelspell.
removeblindness/deafness***
Aspellthatsalwayshandytohaveinyourlistevenifyoudonthaveitmemorisedthatday.
removecurse***
Samesortofspellasremoveblindness/deafness.Itsnicetohaveonyourlist
removedisease***
Sameastheotherremovespells.
SandsofTime*
Reallyineffectivetouchspellthatisgoingtocarrysomeminorpenalties.
screech**
Youshriekprovokingattacksofopportunityagainsttheenemy.Usefulinsomesituations.
seekthoughts***
Potentiallyusefultofindoutvaluablebitsofspecificinformationfromothers.
SepiaSnakeSigil*
Glyphofwardingisacheaper,moreversatileandlikelymoreeffectivewaytodowhatthisspell
triesto.
sharesenses**
Blendyoursenseswithyourfamiliarcausingittofunctionlikeascryingsensor.Meh.
SleetStorm****
Awesomebattlefieldcontrolthathasthepotentialtoknockenemiesprone.Slightlybetterthan
ashstormwiththesamerangedurationandareaofeffect.
SpeakWithDead*
Askanewlymade(orpreserved)corpseafewquestions.ItgetsasavetoresistandIamnot
sureifyoucancastdebuffsorusedebuffinghexesonacorpsebeforeyoucastthespell.
SpitVenom***
Blindatargetforaroundwithasuccessfulrangedtouchattack(nosave)andpoisonhimusing
yourspellsDCasthepoison'sDC(perniciousPoisonanyone?).
StinkingCloud****
Fogcloudwithanauseatingaffectthatpersistsforafewroundsevenafterthetargetleaves.
NoteanunofficialFAQstatesthisasapoisoneffect.
StranglingHair**
SingleTarget(toughyoucanswitch)battlefieldcontrol.UsesyourlevelasBABandINTmod
whichisgood.Concentrationinordertomaintainthespellthoughwhichhurtstherating.
Suggestion**
Thewillheavywitchspelllistandspellsthathavesimilareffectsmakethisunimpressive.Noteit
worksonnonhumanoidsthoughonlyasingletarget.Innovationmakesthisbetter.
SummonMonsterIII****
Awesomesummonspellwithahugevarietyofoptions.Veryversatilespell.
Tongues**
AgoodscrollandyouknowwhatIamgoingtosayaboutredundancyright?(literallythesame
name)
twilightknife*
Youcreateaknifethatdancesaroundintheairtoattackthesamecreatureyouattackeach
roundusingyourcrappyBAB.Pathetic.
UnadulteratedLoathing***
Theoppositeofrecklessinfatuation,butthisworksquitenicelyasacombatspell.
UnravelDestiny*
AnotherHeropointspellwoo.Ifheropointsareabigdealinyourcampaignthenthisisok.
VampiricTouch***
Creativitywithtouchattacksmakesthisspellgood.Notalotofdamage,butitsnegativeenergy
typesoimmunitiesarelessofaproblem.Nosaveeither.
VerminShapeI***
SelfbuffthatgivesNatarmor(stackswithmagearmor),abilityscorebonusandabonuson
savesvsmindaffectingabilities.Notahugeduration,butwithsomeplanningcanbeabefore
combatbuff.Veryniceutilityabilitiesaswell.
VisionofHell**
Anokspellbestusedongroupsofenemies.Affectsyourallieswhichkeepsitfrombeinggreen.
WaterWalk**
PersonallyI'dstickwithfly,butthishassomeniceutility.
Witness*
Sharesenseswithanothertarget.Sharememoryisabetteroptionthanthis.

4thLevelWitchSpells
AgeResistance,Lesser*
Itisnotworthitslevelsodonottakethisspell.
ArcaneEye***
Ifyourpartyislackingascoutthisitsagoodideatopickthisupandevenifyoudohaveascout
thisiswillsavehimsomedanger.LikeClairvoyanceexceptitcanbemovedaround.Soundswill
nottransmitthroughtheeyehowever.
BlackTentacles****
Oneofmyfavoritebattlefieldcontrolspells.Nosave,noSR,goodrange,niceradius.Makesa
grapplecheckeachroundandevendealsdamagetoo.Eveniftherollistoolowtograpple,its
stilldifficultterrain.Whatsnottolove?
CapeofWasps*
Hassomedefensivecapabilitiesandutilityuses.Maketheenemieshesitanttoengageyouin
meleeorshootyouwitharangedweapon,alsoprotectsagainstsneakattacks.Slightly
redundantwithvomitswarm.
CharmMonster***
Removesthehumanoidrestrictionfromcharmpersonatthecostof3spelllevels.Without
debuffinghexesonatargetthisratingdropstoorange.
Confusion****
Whatsbetterthanaspellthatstopsgroupsenemiesfromtakinganyactions?Onethatmakes
groupsofenemiesattackeachother.Onceagainonlyparticularlyusefulagainstgroups,but
reallywrecksthem.
cureseriouswounds**
Thisisanicespellbutclericscancastthisasa3rdlevelspell.
CurseofMagicNegation***
Thekeyhereisthatthespellresistancecannotbevoluntarilylowered.Theenemynowhasto
makechecksforanymagicitem/spellaffectingit.Nottomentionthecheckstocastspellsas
well.
CrushingDespair****
AnAoEdebuffthatisadecentwaytosoftenupagroupofenemiesbeforecastingaspelllike
confusionorstinkingcloud.2'stoeverythingincludingdamage.
Daze,Mass*
AsfarasicantelltheHDlimitwhichissuperlow(4)isstillintactsothatprettymuchmakesthis
uselessforallfightsatandbeyondthepointatwhichyougetthisspell.
DeathWard***
Icaremuchlessabouttouchwhenitsusedonalliesandthebenefitsforthisarequitenice.Not
ahugeduration,butwithsomeproperplanning,scouting,ordivinationthiscanbeacastbefore
runningthroughthedoorkindofspell.
DetectScrying*
NOTpreventscrying,blockscryingorstopscrying.Nope,justletsyouknowthatsomeoneis
watchingyoureachandeverymovesothatyoucanflashgangsignsandobscenities.
DimensionDoor****
Itgets4starsforbeingverbalonly.Shortrangeteleportthatallowsyoutotakeallieswithyou.
Escapegrapples,NastyAoE'sorjustescape.
DiscernLies*
TheDMgetsalotofwiggleroomwiththisoneanditwasbadbeforethat.Skipit.
Divination***
Guesswhatschoolitbelongstoo?Butseriously,itsapumpedofversionofaugurywhichwas
alreadyprettygood.Also,youknowifthisspellfailsornot(unlikeaugury).
Enervation***
Rangedtouchattackspellthatadds1d4negativelevels(whichstack).Nosave.Softenupthe
anenemyandmakeyourDMdoawholebunchofcalculations.
FalseLife,Greater**
Itdoesn'tstackwithfalselifesojuststickwithitasthelevelincreaseisn'tworthitinmymind.
FamiliarMelding*
NothingtoousefulisjumpingoutatmeandIamnotafanofdetachingmysoulfrommybody
anyway.
Fear***
AhyesafearspellwithoutanHDlimitandithasapartialeffectonasuccessfulsaveaswill
(minor,butstilluseful).
FleshwormInfestation****
Iaminterestedtoseehowtheaugmentsummoningfeataffectsthisspell(ifatall).Perhapsthe
onlytouchspellIwilleverrateblue,butitmakesattemptingthattouchattackworthit.Multiple
effects(lowdamage,abilitydamage,andstaggered).Theenemymustsaveeveryroundand
eventhenitstillgetsapartialeffect.
Geas,Lesser**
HDlimitandcharmmonsterismoreuniversallyuseful,butinagivensituationthisisn'tbad.
IceStorm**
Anokspellwithunimpressivedamage,hinderedmovementandaminustoperceptionchecks.
Notbad,butnotgreateither.
InflictSeriousWounds*
Ihatetheinflictspellsandtheyjustgetworsewithlevel.Thisisnoexception.
LocateCreature**
Circumstantial,butreallyusefulwhenyouneedit.
MinorCreation*
Abadspellandlikelyevilifyousellthestuffyoucreated.
moonstruck**
Youcausetheenemytobecomedazed,thenragedandconfusediftheyfailawillsave.They
droptheirweaponsandattackrandomly.
NeutralizePoison**
Youknowtheuseforthisright?Circumstantial,alifesaverwhenyouneedit
PhantasmalKiller***
Saveordiewouldbeblue,butthemerepossibilitythatitcanbeturnedonyouisterrible.
Poison*
Onesaveendstheaffliction,plusatouchattacktohitandtherelativelylowdamageforthelevel
makethisnotworthit.
Ridethewave**
Inanaquaticcampaignthisisblue.Breathwaterorairandgainaswimspeedandtheabilityto
take10s.
Scrying**
Goodwaytokeeptabsonatargetandyoucanusespecialvisiontypes.
SecureShelter**
GoodwaytosetupahomebaseinadungeonorthewildifyouHAVEtorest.
ShadowStep*
Dimensiondoorismuchbetterandmoreversatile.
Sleepwalk**
Agoodwaytogetcreativewiththeslumberhex.Makeenemieswalktotheirowndemise.
SolidFog***
Sleetstormisgoingtocovermostofwhatthisdoes,butthecreativewillstillfindauseforit(use
tonegatefallingdamage,severelyhinderrangersandrouges,etc.)
SummonMonsterIV****
Amazingversatilityincombatandout.Asummonspellworthtaking.
Note:Ratingsforthe*Symbol*spellsisbasedonmakingthespellpermanentandbeing
innovativewiththetriggerandplacement.Otherwise,allofthesearered.
spite***
Ahandyspelltohaveasanextralineofdefenceagainstthosewhowoulddarelayhandson
you.Theywilltriggera4thleveloflowerspellagainstthemthatyouhavecastwiththespite
spell.
SymbolofHealing**
Tooredundantwithhealinghexestoratethisanyhigher.Thecostlymaterialcomponentreally
killsthis.
SymbolofRevelation**
Iwouldmakethisatattoospendthecashtomakeitpermanentandmakethetriggerlookingatit
ifIwasgoingtodothisatall.Goinghalfwaywiththisoneisawasteoftime.
SymbolofSlowing**
Ifmakingsymbolspermanentisyourthingthenbyallmeanstakethis.AsformeIcan'tspend
thatkindofmoneyonasinglespellevenifitisgoodforever.
threefoldaspect****
Makeyourselflookolderoryounger.Thisspellhasgreatroleplayingpotentialandifyouchoose
tochangeintoanoldcrone,yougeta+4bonustoIntelligence.
TouchofSlime*
Howisthisdifferentthanpoison?samerating,samereasons.
VerminShapeII***
AbuffedupversionofverminshapeI.Probablyworthwaitingforthisspellthantakingthelower
levelone.
VolcanicStorm**
Seeicestorm.
wanderingstarmotes*
Similartoaglitterdustspellinsomewaysexceptitonlyaffectsonecreatureatatimeandis2
spellslotsdearer.

5thLevelWitchSpells
BalefulPolymorph****
Essentiallyasaveordieintheformofasaveorlose.Targetmakesasaveorbecomesa
harmlessanimal,thenmakesanothersaveorlosesallmagicalandsupernaturalabilities.Allof
thiswiththedurationofpermanent.Perfectfinisherforthewitchhexes.
banishseeming*
Withameleetouchattackyoucandispelanillusionorreturnacreaturetoitsnaturalform.
Seemsratheranexpensiveuseofa5thlevelslot.
Blight**
Hurtaplantverybadly.Ifyouarefightingagiantplantthisisprobablyadecentchoice,otherwise
thisisagoodwaytotickoffthepartydruid.
BreakEnchantment**
Prettyusefulintheeventthatyoufindacurseditemorthepartyissubjugatedtosomesortof
unwillingenchantmentortransmutation(likebalefulpolymorph).
Cloudkill***
ThisisoneofthebestAoEkillspellsoutthere.Senditinfrontofyouandhaveitkillorbadly
injureeverythinginfrontofyoufor11minutes.Andit'sCONdamagesoeveniftheylivethrough
ittheytake12HP/Leveleachroundtheyareinit.
ContactOtherPlane*
Knowwhatisworsethanlosingpointsinyourprimarystat?Thisspell.Don'ttakeit.
Contagion,Greater**
Thisisacity/army/groupkillingspell.Dropitonanenemyandtheysuffertheeffects
immediately(andcan'tcureitwithouthighlevelmagic)andtheneveryonetheycomeincontact
withgetsitandtheycan'tcureitwithoutmagic.1Diseasedratthrownintoacitystreetisdeath
forthatcity,maybethatwholekingdom.3stars(4inkingmakertypegames)
curecriticalwounds**
Thisisanicespellbutclericscancastthisasa4thlevelspell.
Curse,Major***
Getsridofthetouchrangemakingitabetterspellforcombat.Agoodwaytodebuffanenemyin
combat(thoughitgetsasaveandSRdoesapply).
CurseofDisgust**
Theabovespellissuperiorisanumberofways.Thisspellisapermanent2toalldierollswith
nosavewheneveryoudecidetoinvokeitonyourtarget
DominatePerson***
Abuffedupcharmperson.Makingcommandsthatopposeatargetsnaturegivethesubjectan
extrasave.(ratingmaydropdependingonhowyourDMviewsthis).Aprettygoodspelltohave
yourveryownpuppet.
Feeblemind****
Wreckcastersofallkinds(arcaneespecially).Ruinsallspellcastingabilityandgivesa4tothe
savesofthosewhocastarcanespells.
HoldMonster**
Agoodspell,butaprettyhighlevelfortheeffect.ItisessentiallyaSoDononeenemy,butit
affectswillsomoreofthesame.
InflictCriticalWounds*
Wanttodosomethingnotuselesswithatouchattack?Scrolluptofleshworminfestation
MagicJar****
Awesomespell.Clearentireroomswithnodangertoyouralliesoryourself.AsfarasIcantell
youstillhaveaccesstoallyourhexestoomakingthisspellthatmuchbetter.Istherearating
betterthanblue?
MajorCreation***
betterdurationthanMinorCreationandnolimittowhatyoucancreate(bridges,wallasstatues,
etc)
MarkofJustice*
Bestowcursewith100xthecastingtime,youhavetowriteonthetargetandithastobewilling
orrestrained.Nosavingthrow,butfora5thlevelspellyourkiddingright?Thisiscrap.
MindFog***
AskyourDMifyouknowwhoisaffectedandwhoisn't,ifsothisisblue.Softenupagroupof
enemiesatrangeontheirwillsavesandwisdomchecksseverely.Foryourwillheavylist,thisis
awesome.
OverlandFlight***
Afraidofthemonsterchargingyouwhileyouarewithin30feet?Noproblemifyouareintheair
(typically)andgetasubstantialbonusonflychecks.Redundantwiththeflyhex,butamuch
longerdurationandyoumaywantthathexforsomethingelse.
painstrike(mass)*
Nonlethaldamagelimitingnumberoftargetsbyyourlevel.Weakcomparedtootherblaster
spells.
PlagueCarrier*
Thiscouldhavebeensuchacoolspellforananimalcompanionormonk,buttheonsettime
(1d3days)killedit.
PossessObject***
Goodspell.Youeffectivelytakecontrolofaconstruct(andalltheperksthere)PLUSyougetto
useconstructpointsfromtheAnimateObjectspelltomanipulatethebodyyouarein.Flying
sharkstatueswithlasersattachedtotheirheadshereIcome.
PryingEyes***
It'stheequivalentofsending15copiesofyourselftoscoutouteverynookandcrannywithin1
mileofyou.Anamazingspy/trapdetector/treasurehunterspell.Bestonascrollbutawesome
forlearningeverythingaboutthecastle/tower/fort/cave/etc.youjustdecidedtoassault.
Reincarnate***
Unlikeraisedeadthisworksifthecreaturediedfromoldageoriftheyweremissinglimbs,eyes
etc.Italsoworksontargetsafflictedwithmagicalorincurablediseases.
MostimportantlyitworksonUNDEADandisthecheapestwaytoreturnsomeonefromundeath.
AllthingsthatRaisedeadcan'tdoandit'salotcheaperaswell.
resteternal*
Youcurseadeadcreaturethatbarsitsspiritfromreturning.Yawn.
SecretChest**
Hassomematerialcomponentcost,butisagoodwaytostoreveryimportantitemsandheavy
warspoils.
SmugNarcissism***
Thetargetspendsallhiseffortondefenseinsteadofoffense.Shutsdownblasterscompletely
andanyheavyhittertheopponentshavestopsattackingeveryone.Massivedebuffifyoutargetit
correctly.
suffocation***
Areasonablespellthatcandisableacreatureafter1roundifitfailsafortitudetestandcan
potentiallykillitin3roundsifitcontinuestofailsaves.
SummonMonsterV***
Alittlelessversatility,butstillagoodspelloverall.
SymbolofPain****
Usuallysymbolspellscanbeokforthecreative.Thisisbetterthenevileye(especiallyifyou
scribeitonabooktotriggeratwill)sinceit'sanAoE.Evileyeeffectthatlastsanhourthathits
attacks&skillchecks(acrobaticsfortumblingrogues,Intimidatefordazzlingdisplay,perception
fordetectingtraps/invisibility,etc).
SymbolofScrying**
Don'tknowwherethethievesguildisorwanttofindsomethingthatwasstolen.Putthisonitand
letitgetstolen.Youalwaysknowwhereyourbelongingsareandmakesaheckofascryandfry
focus.
TelepathicBond***
Awesomeutilityspellthathasadecentdurationandallowscommunicationoveranydistance.
Teleport***
Greatutilityspellwiththemishapsbeingsupercircumstantialandnotallthatbad.Greatwayto
getaroundtheworld.
WavesofFatigue**
Nosavingthrowsothatisgood,butfatigueisnotallthatimpressive.Wouldbeprettygoodifyou
couldstackwithregularfatigue,butrayofexhaustionafterthefactwillstilldonicely.

6thLevelWitchSpells
cloakofdreams*
Withameleetouchattackyoucandispelanillusionorreturnacreaturetoitsnaturalform.
Seemsratheranexpensiveuseofa5thlevelslot.
curelightwounds(mass)**
Thisisanicespellbutyoucanalreadydothiswithyourhealinghex.
fester(mass)*
Likethe2ndlevelspellfester,butnowyoucanbeevenlamerbywastinga6thlevelspelland
doingthistomany.
inflictlightwounds(mass)*
Therearebetterwaystodomassdamage.
raisedead***
Bringingyouralliesbacktolifeisneverabadthing.
swarmskin***
Thisgets3starsforitscoolnessfactor.TurnyourselfintoaswarmofverminjustlikeCount
Dracula.
unwillingshield***
Maketheenemysufferhalfofyourinjuriesfor1roundperlevel.Notbadbuttheygetawillsave
andthereisspellresistence.

7thLevelWitchSpells
curemoderatewounds(mass)**
Atcloserange,youcanhealanumberoftargetsuptoyourlevelwithaCMWwhichwillcover
everyoneintheparty.Thisisanicespellbutyoucanalreadydothiswithyourhealinghexanda
clericinthepartycandothismoreeffectivelybychannelingpositiveenergy.
harm*
Itchargesasubjectwithnegativeenergythatdeals10pointsofdamagepercasterlevelupto
150hitpointsofdamage.Asuccessfulwillsavewillonlydohalfdamage.Problemwiththis
spellisitcannotreducethetargetbelow1hitpointmakingthisspellveryinefficientfora7thlevel
spellthatonlytargetsonecreature.
heal***
Thishealsasubjectwithpositiveenergyfor10pointsofhealingpercasterlevelupto150hit
pointsofdamage.Notonlythat,itremovesnearlyanyadverseconditionaffectingthetarget
suchasstaggered,stunned,fatigued,blinded,poisonedtonamejustafew.
inflictmoderatewounds(mass)*
Therearefarbetterwaystoinflictmassdamagethanwastea7thlevelspellslotwiththis.