The Witch is a lesser demon in DmC: Devil May Cry. It is first encountered in Mission 9 and is initially mistaken for Assiel by Dante.
Description
The Witch resembles a blue-skinned woman, with dark blue hair and indigo crystals covering parts of her body. Instead of a nose, she merely has snake-like nostrils.
Behavior
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The Witch is able to shield itself or its allies in a barrier that can only be broken by angelic weapons, and will teleport away and regenerate its shield if damaged too much.
Normally Witch summons a shield to protect itself when it's being attacked, but if the player starts to attack other enemies nearby then Witch will instead place its shield on its allies, right after attacking the player with its red demonic blade projectiles. It is also able to summon a pillar of blue crystals from the ground, fling demonic blades at Dante, or execute a more vicious attack by detonating its own shield into an explosion, indicated by the shield bubble shrinking inside and turning red.
Strategy
Tear Down That Shield!
It is advised that players engage and eliminate the Witch as soon as it enters the fight. To do this, the shield must be taken down. Do this either by using Shredder and Prop attack. The most effective and low-maintenance means of tearing down the Witch's shield is using the Aquila Round Trip, as it can rip through the shield without the need of charging, while leaving Dante free to engage other enemies.
It is strongly discouraged to attack enemies shielded by the Witch, because Dante's attacks won't be able to tear through the shield fast enough to block. The time and energy wasted on a shielded enemy is better spent against the Witch itself.
If playing as Vergil however, it should be noted that none of his skills, not even Angel Mode Yamato attacks, can damage the shield; only Sword Illusion moves can do so. Since Vergil fires swords while he can be on the move or in the middle of his animations however, this also means he can choose to keep his distance as he pleases while also making use of Spiral Swords or Blistering Swords to shred the shield faster so long as he has enough DT energy to spare. If the player has spare Devil Trigger runes, Vergil can use Storm Swords to instantly destroy a witch's shield in one move.
Wrong Team!
Although the blades can be stolen with Demon Pull and Kicker while the Witch summons them or when the blades are flying towards Dante, it is ill-advised to use this strategy because it requires multiple button presses. A much more effective means of parrying is using the Osiris' Prop and Shredder attack, as they can perfectly defend Dante and fling the blades back at the Witch. All three blades repelled will guarantee the Witch's shield is dropped. If the Witch's health is already low, the third blade will kill it and award the Wrong Team! score bonus.
Smack That!
On higher difficulties, the Witch flings three blades, which can be easily parried with Osiris's Prop and Shredder. If the Witch is hit with her blades twice, her shield will shatter and she will be stunned. Fling Round Trip at the Witch to stun it further, follow up by an Angel Lift to close in and smash it with Arbiter Trinity Smash. Two in a row will bring down the Witch.
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Trivia
- The sword design used for the Witch's red sword projectile is based off an unused sword design for Rebellion, which can be found in Rebellion's unlockable concept art.