Will a villager turn into a witch while sleeping? In Minecraft

Honestly, it was one of those Minecraft evenings when simple curiosity turns into a real lab experiment. First thought: «What if we test the urban legend — will a villager turn into a witch if struck by lightning right in their sleep?» Time to set up the test rig!

How it went: step by step

Subject prep: For a clean test, I picked a regular villager, gave him a bed, and so he wouldn’t run off before science, built a glass-box enclosure around him and the bed (aesthetics, control, max visibility — who said glass zoo?).

Waiting for night: As soon as the sun sets, the villager dives into bed, mumbling to himself, fully trusting the experimenter behind the glass.

Climax — lightning command: All set, it’s night, the villager’s snoring softly. In the console I enter /summon lightning_bolt ~ ~ ~ right above the glass box. A flash of light, that signature crackle and… what a sight!

Observations and feelings

The instant the lightning struck, the sleeping villager turned into a witch before my eyes. No smooth animations, no warnings — just BAM, and the dozer is now a sinister witch with a potion at the ready. It’s genuinely striking! Even behind glass it’s a bit unsettling to see that sudden «magic».

Pros and cons of the trick

Pros:

• Clean, repeatable experiment: No one escapes, everything’s visible — perfect mechanics demo.
• Simple and fast: No waiting for storms, no trident hunting — the lightning command solves it instantly.
• Fun and atmospheric: Surprise factor and Minecraft lab vibes at their best!

Cons:

• Questionable ethics: Keeping a villager in a glass container and transforming him for science is, to put it mildly, debatable.
• Danger to the subject and neighbors: The resulting witch will start throwing potions as soon as released.
• Limited practical value: Better for experiments and videos than real survival.

My conclusion

The experiment confirmed the hunch 100% — if lightning hits a sleeping villager, he instantly and unconditionally turns into a witch. So if you want to pull this off on a server or record a clip, you’ve got a clear, working method.

Would you dare to try this on your villagers, or can’t bring yourself to do it? I’m waiting for your stories and opinions!