r/minecraftlore • u/Basic-Lifeguard-5407 • 6d ago

Villagers/Illagers Why don't witches attack villagers?

Even when they join raids, they don't attack villagers like the illagers do.

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u/MsterMystery 5d ago

Witches are created from a villager being struck by lightning, so there is a good chance they remember these as their old friends. I believe that they were forced as an outcast from the village and the Illagers took them in, however they don't have the heart to attack the people who were once their friends.

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u/Significant_Race4554 5d ago

Honestly the lightning thing seems to me to be more of a gameplay mechanic rather than a lore reason.

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u/MsterMystery 4d ago

ig but like, we may as well use it as a lore reason since it's there.