Witch

Note: The is not playable in the  DLC game modes, as the  performs the same function.

Mechanics

 * You can control someone each night to visit or use their ability on your second target. Your first target will know that they were controlled.
 * You will receive the role of the first target.
 * You have Basic defense until you are attacked.
 * You can not be roleblocked by an or.
 * If a is alive with the ability to shoot, the game will continue if no other factions beside the  are alive.

Controlling a target

 * First target: The player who is controlled. The will visit them.
 * If the 's first target is roleblocked, then the control will have no effect, unless they are an or . If they are jailed, you are unable to control them, but they will receive a message in jail.
 * If your target is a, you are unable to control them.
 * If the 's first target has no remaining uses for their ability, the control will have no effect. (e.g. A who has no bullets left.)
 * The will know the role of their first target.
 * The message the will receive upon controlling someone is the same message that the  would receive upon investigating someone.
 * While doused players will appear as an to the, you will receive your target's exact role despite them being doused or not.
 * If more than one wants to control a target, the  who entered the lobby last will get to take control.
 * The controlled target will be notified with the same message if multiple attempt to control them.
 * If a player has left the game, they cannot be controlled by a . The will still see the player's role, however.
 * Second target: The controlled player will use their night ability on the second target if the control is successful.
 * If the controlled player has a visiting night ability, they will visit the second target. They will be seen by a and may die to an alerted, , or.
 * will not visit the second target. They will not be affected by the, , or visiting that target.

Controlling a target - Effects on different roles
If Visit is yes, then a can see the 's first target visit the second target, even if the visit does nothing.

If  is yes, then the first target can be controlled and can be attacked by visiting a who is on alert as the second target.

If  is yes, then the first target can be controlled and can be attacked by a who is the second target during a Full Moon night. 1 Note: The will not be detected by a  or forced to visit a  or, but his  can be, assuming the  is not role blocked. If the is role blocked, the  can be detected by a  and die to a  or.

2 Note: If the is not role blocked, the  will not visit the 's target. If the is role blocked, the  will be able to control the. The can be detected by a  and die to a  or.

3 Note: If the youngest is controlled, the youngest  can be detected by a  and die to the. If any of the other alive are controlled, none of the  will be detected by the  or die to a  or.

4 Note: The will stay home and attack himself, but he will not die. He will see that he has attacked at least two people which would be the and the  himself.

5 Example: will instead control the to visit the.
 * wants to control the to visit the.
 * You control to visit the.

6 Note: If doesn't select to target anyone that night, then  cannot be detected by a  or die to a  or.

Strategy
The is an odd and possibly devastating role that has the ability to control someone's action. This can cause events such as a making a and  kill someone that will make them more obvious, or causing a  to heal you!

Messing with Roles

 * If someone reveals they are a, it's a good opportunity for you to control someone you want dead and make them target the ; if the goes on alert, whoever you controlled will die. If your first target is a killing role, however, they may end up killing the  instead if they did not alert.


 * You can avoid a, , or a from investigating you by having them investigating someone else at random or maybe themselves! However, always beware that if you control a  to watch themselves, your identity will be known.


 * If an calls you out you are forced into two positions, claim you were being transported, or that you are a . The  is one of your biggest foes, so making sure that  aren't targeting you is one of your highest priorities.


 * Take advantage of . If one is revealed, forcing him to kill another, such as a revealed , will be sure to anger the and may help you win. Make sure you are sure that they are not a  though, as claiming  is one of their tricks. However, if the fact that there's a  in game might make it harder to control them. (i.e  them or  transporting them)


 * If you know who the is jailing, you can force them to execute their target by controlling the  to target the person in jail. That can be devastating if the jailed target is an important  role, particularly the.
 * Remember though, that it could be very hard to actually manage this.
 * This also works the other way around; if you do not want a to execute someone, such as someone in your friendship, you can force them to target someone else, and they will not be executed.


 * Control a known to role block dangerous  roles, particularly  or  roles.
 * Even better, if you send an after a  or (on a Full Moon night) a, they will die and whoever they wrote in their  as their target will come under suspicion (rather than the actual  or ); this can be particularly advantageous if you want to keep a  or  from targeting you or another evil buddy. Be cautious and to not do this to a  (unless you're certain you want to side with other evils.) Note that you will survive throwing an  to a  in this manner.
 * Furthermore, if a role is being repeatedly role blocked by an  and is unable to kill, you can liberate them by forcing the  to target someone else.
 * Using your powers to kill is not the only strategy a  can use! If you discover someone is a  or, have them target you. You guarantee yourself protection every night until your unwilling victim is put out of commission. An added advantage of controlling a  to protect yourself is that if the  tries to kill you and hits your  instead, and the  indicated (in their  or in chat) that they were being controlled, then the  will learn that you're a  and will avoid attacking you in the future.
 * If they are protecting someone importent, like the or {{Jailor}, this makes this strategy even better as this gives an opening for you  friends to attack them!

Controlling evil roles

 * If you find a role, you have to decide between controlling them continuously or focusing your attention elsewhere. Controlling them continuously has the advantage of ensuring they won't kill you, but it has the disadvantage of mostly wasting your capabilities otherwise (since you're not actually helping them win).
 * Controlling the is dangerous since if they're role blocked, they'll stay home and kill all their visitors, including you.
 * Controlling the into themselves will no longer cause them to ignite all of their doused targets; instead, they will douse themselves. If you plan on teaming up with a different evil role, taking this action may be a smart decision.
 * If they're a member of the, this can be even worse, since there's a constant risk that you'll make them target their own teammates.

Revealing yourself to evil roles and teaming up with them

 * If you find who the other or who the  are, or it would be best to team up with them because you can win with any non- roles. Sometimes it would be best to make friends with both to avoid being killed at night. The best way to find out who anyone is by who you tell your target to kill for example, you can do this by telling person A to target person B. The next day, target B died from the . Then, you can find a quiet way of talking to them, such as a whisper to target A, "I know what you are; we can work together." If you team up with a non  evil, it may be risky to whisper them as a  may be in game, hence giving you and the evil you side with away to the .
 * It's generally not to your advantage to kill off the, since you can win with them; however, remember that unlike actual members of the , you always lose if you die and are capable of winning with the . Therefore, you can kill a member of the if you intend to side with the  and the  somehow becomes a threat to you. This isn't game-throwing, provided that you legitimately believe killing them increases your chances of surviving. Similarly, since you have no victory condition after you die, it isn't game-throwing to name them in your will (doing so can even be a useful threat to keep them from killing you). Part of playing the  is about building trust and cooperation with other evil roles, and having that trust fall apart is a legitimate part of the game. That said, siding with the  is usually your best path to victory, so killing them should be avoided whenever possible.
 * Another strategy is to whisper to the person you controlled that you visited them last night. As your visits leave a notification in chat, they should realize you are the.


 * One way to identify yourself to an evil role the night after controlling them is to announce you were controlled the next morning. Assuming there's only been signs of one up until now, they will ideally realize you're lying, which will hint to them that you're the actual.
 * Be careful, though. Some evil roles might not get the hint, and will still call you out. Or even miss the fact that they were controlled or just not relay that to the rest of the team and as a result make their team think you are town.
 * It is also not a good idea to identify yourself to like this unless they are in a better position than mafia. Doing this twice in a single game will give both sides a clear message that you're two-timing and make both of them wary of you. Not that it's a secret that you are, but nonetheless it WILL irritate them.
 * You could try and remain silent the whole game and not control anyone. This makes it so can't see you and people may think the  slot is another role.
 * Keep in mind that many evil roles tend to kill quiet people because they are often important members. Alternatively, the  often targets quiet people because many evil roles tend to stay quiet as well.
 * The downside is that an can easily bust you, especially in Ranked Practice or Ranked, and if you claim to be a different  you may be executed or lynched otherwise.
 * It is generally a better idea overall to team up with the or  rather than the  if you have the choice. If it comes down to you, the, and the , the  will likely kill you in order to secure their victory, whereas the  needs you alive in order to lynch the.
 * While you can win with the as well, you're often better off siding with someone else and trying to get them hanged. This is because the  is both unique and a visiting role. You're at risk of being killed by the  even if they know you're on their side.
 * are another possible ally. But be warned that when try to bite you, you will die instead of being converted, despite the fact that you can still win with them. As of Version 1.5.9, you can now easily identify, so when you find a , whisper to them as soon as possible so they can know not to bite you. Their numbers will often help prevent you from being lynched, but at night you still need to be careful of the  and . If they suspect you of siding with the , they could view you as a threat and kill you.
 * The is unique among other evil roles in that (unlike the ) you generally need to cooperate with someone else to win, while (unlike the, , and ), you lack a reliable way to communicate.
 * If you've decided on one evil role you want to side with, it can often be advantageous to throw other evils at a confirmed . Either they'll kill the for you, or they'll die and won't be a problem anymore. This can be a particularly useful way to rid yourself of a  or, who can be dangerous to side with (and beneficial for you to kill) for the reasons outlined above.
 * Publicly claiming is dangerous since it exposes you to, the , and any evil role who fears you'll side with someone else, not to mention the mundane danger of being lynched. However, it's also often necessary when you have failed to identify your allies; waiting too long to claim is equally dangerous, since evil roles will very likely kill you as they wrap up the game.

Claiming a role

 * If you are going to claim a role, an easy one to choose is . Not only is a ’s  easy to make up (much better than an ’s), and you can also use who you controlled to write down visits. If you control person A to visit person B, write in your fake  will that you watched person B and that they were visited by A. Any accurate info besides writing "no visits" in a fake   will often be the difference between you getting lynched and being pardoned by the . Since the 2.2.0.8155 update, the  fits in your investigation results, making  the best role to claim for you.
 * Acting like a or  is another way to reduce the risk that the  will target you, since they don't need to kill those roles; however, you face the risk of being killed by a  or, or hung by a  that misreads your signal. Additionally, this clashes with your 's results; since a neither a  nor  would generally pretend to be either,  are likely to assume you are evil.
 * A good claim is, since you know the role of the target you claimed, but remember to write an 's type of . Your ability gives you a degree of information, which (in an emergency) you can use to try and confirm yourself as an investigative by outing a night killer you previously controlled. This can be particularly useful for discarding one evil role when you've decided to side with another (e.g. getting rid of the or  when you intend to side with the ,  or a ). This should be done with caution, however, for a variety of reasons. You ultimately need to side with one evil role or another to win; and what's worse, is that convincing the evil roles that you're a  role might get you killed by the people who are supposed to be on your side. Additionally, the target you controlled will know they were controlled and might figure out that that's how you identified them, outing you with their last words or in their . If you are making an 's , make sure that you put the right results and the roles in the right order. Otherwise, you could be seen as a struggling . Refer to the  page for complete results.
 * A way to get around this is to scramble your night visits of whom you controlled. In other words, move your target from one night to a different night, and so on. Of course, a smart player could crack the code, and you could be busted by a.
 * You should always declare that you are actually a in the moment you think the  no longer has a majority. This can help protect you from being lynched or killed, especially if there's an . Even when the  still has killing roles or still has a majority, it can often be safer thank you might think to declare your true role; first, many people will take you for a, and second, you're low-priority from the 's perspective -- you can't kill directly, and they don't actually have to kill you to win. This doesn't mean it's safe;  and the  in particular are a huge danger to an exposed . But you have to weigh this against the protection you get from the  and from  roles.
 * Before the 2.2.0.8155 update, the was the most used  claim because the invest results were the same. However you can still claim it if you don't have a better claim because it also can explain why you have Basic Defense.
 * Like, a viable claim is . Using what you find from other people's investigations, you can help side with the team you want to win with as well as making the trust you. However,   are easily made, so even if you claim you found a  role and are siding with the , the  may suspect you as an  and lynch you. This is because  is a common  claim. Another advantage to the  claim is that, if you should discover a non- member of the , you can signal to them that you are on their side by publicly stating that they are not suspicious. Be cautious, of course, since this will put you under suspicion if they later get caught!
 * Another good fake claim is . After finding another evil role that you want to team up with, you can tell the person that you role blocked them, and in general, this information will give them enough info to know your role while still making the trust you. Similarly, you can claim  and tell your ally that you transported them.

General notes

 * When using your power to try and find out who people are, remember that your primary goal is to impede the and to support evil roles; above all else, you want to avoid harming the evil roles you need to win with. Therefore, try to make sure your second target is, or at least non-evil, and try to avoid deliberately controlling evil roles unless you're certain you can benefit from it or if you're worried they'll attack you if you don't. If you've identified someone as evil, don't target people at them unless you know what you're doing, since you probably don't want to kill them by accident.
 * When you're experimenting, never make your victim self-target (unless for achievement purpose or if you're absolutely certain you know what you're doing). There are several ways it can go wrong:
 * If they're a, you'll kill an ally.
 * If they're a on a Full Moon night, you will force them to stay home, killing you in the process.
 * If they're a, you'll be outing yourself if they happen to figure out that you controlled them into themselves.
 * Most won't have any special effect when self-targeting; you'll waste their turn, but you generally do that by targeting them anywhere else, too.
 * The only who will really benefit from you forcing to self-target is the . You can often force the  to shoot another, in which case the  will commit suicide the following night.
 * Roles like the, , , , and will not know who they are visiting if you control them into a certain person. For example, if a  chooses to interrogate the , but is controlled by a  to look at the , the result would be the same as if they had originally chosen to interrogate the . For , however, because the user knows they are controlled, they will usually end up scrapping the data for that night, regardless of the outcome, since there is typically no way of finding out who they ended up actually investigating.

Friendships

 * If you found the or  and want to make sure they do not attack you if you stop controlling them, you should whisper to them not to attack you.
 * Whispering to a killing role that you have found is incredibly beneficial and most of the time they will accept your help. After all, you both have basically the same goals in mind and killing roles are usually alone, with the exception of unless all of the  have died, thus partnering with you ensures them your support and another vote, which can be devastating.
 * However in the unlikely event that the killing role that you have found decides, "Let's kill the !", then you may want to "inform" them that their names will be in your, along with their roles and also the reason why you believed they were bad. This will most probably either enrage them and make them kill you out of spite, in which case you may as well screw them over, or make them cooperate. This is a bit of a dodgy, unwanted friendship, but sometimes still needed for you to win.
 * While you can't directly use them to win, you can impede the by assisting  and  you discovered through your ability. In All Any, you can even side with an  by backing them up when they make an accusation (claiming another  role if necessary), then claiming to be a second  yourself to protect yourself from being killed at night. It's not unusual to have multiple  with the same target in that mode.

Who to control and when
You want to ensure as many members die as possible and that your killing friend is not suspected. As a, more attention to the roles is needed as you need to ensure that your allies survive. are always the first killing priority because if worst comes to worst, they are the only group you cannot win with.

For example: You have found the early in the game (this rarely happens) and you know who the rest of the  are. If one of the (e.g. the  or ) are found out by an, then you may want to attempt to destroy their plan or ensure that the  forgets about it. You can do this by telling the to attack someone who was supporting the investigative's accusation and you, yourself can control a  to heal the accused, this ensures that a) the investigative's accusation is weakened and you can simply brush it aside without too much suspicion and b) The accused is not shot by a.

The reason why you should not be attacking an or  themselves is that this generally enrages the  more and most people will make the connection that whom they have accused has killed them to try and get rid of any suspicion. The or  may become a matter and in most likelihood, the accused will get lynched.

Dangers
The can be incredibly powerful and incredibly damaging; however, it is up to you to use your mind and figure out what to do. But be aware of potential dangers.


 * If you have been consistently controlling a role to heal yourself then a smart  might visit the  to see who has been visiting them. Ignore this danger if the  role has not been saying they are getting repeatedly controlled or if you desperately need protection that night. Also, if you control a  into themselves, a smart  could notice this and call you out.


 * Pay attention to who this role has killed and guess/estimate how many alerts they have left. If they have used all 3 then do not bother killing them, as they cannot do anything anymore, and are not worth your time. However, if they have confirmed their role as, and they do not have any alerts left, then, it will be best to kill them off and ensure a role does not guard them. This way, you will have more leverage and a better chance to convince town that you are good.


 * An will see you as,  or ; since this has one  option, many of them will likely call you out.  are low-priority from the 's perspective (since you don't kill directly), but you could still be killed, especially if no other leads have been found.  is not the worst claim, but since it's only one  role as opposed to two evil roles, you'll likely be pressed harder. Sometimes, the appropriate thing to do is admit to being a ; this may get the evil roles on your side, and late in the game (when they're at risk of losing the majority if they don't hang a killer), the  might not be able to spare the time to hang you. It is best not to admit your identity in Ranked. If it's early in the game, you can accuse the  of being an , but this is dangerous, since they can often prove themselves by posting their will.

Others: are not a huge danger to you, since you show up as not suspicious; if you are accused by one, either you were framed, or it's a  or other evil roles trying to stir up suspicion. React the way an innocent would; ask for their  or other details to prove their role, suggest you may have been framed (which a  may be able to confirm), call them out as an  when they fail to provide corroborating information and so on.

Early game: You are most vulnerable early game because you do not know any roles and you will be discovered immediately if someone simply points out that there is a. In the early part of the game, pay attention to how people act and what that may mean their role is. Discovering an important role early is your precious key to winning the game, so use whatever you can to protect it (without getting yourself lynched, obviously). However, if there seems to be solid evidence that your potential ally has been discovered, it would be smarter to add to the prosecution and completely ignore them. Early game is when most will fall short. If someone suspects you of being a, it’s best you don't control them, because then they may call you out to strengthen their claim, and you will immediately get lynched or killed by a or.


 * In your, you can keep a record of who you control and what. This is useful for your own records, and the knowledge that your will likely incriminates them will keep smarter night killers from killing you if they've identified you. If you wish, you can blank or edit your will if you expect to be hung in order to avoid incriminating evil roles; however, note that you're not required to do so. have to be alive to win and always lose the game when killed, so (unlike actual members of the  and ) it's not gamethrowing for you to incriminate your fellow evil roles when you die.

Trivia

 * Prior to Version 1.6, would be unable to bite and kill a, and would get an immune message.
 * Prior to 1.5.9, the would not know the role of their target.
 * According to a poll made by Naru2008 the is the second most loved role in Town of Salem With 215 votes. The reasons why players love this role is because they loved screwing around with all of the Town roles, and it gave them a sense of power.

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