Witches have long been used in pop culture as a metaphor for female empowerment, so it's no surprise that Buffy the Vampire Slayer — which is famous for its feminist themes — had a lot of witchy characters. One of the Buffyverse's best ever character arcs, for instance, belongs to Buffy's best friend, Willow Rosenberg, whose gradual mastery over the mystical mirrored Buffy's own growing understanding of her Slayer abilities.

Aside from Willow, Buffy features a number of other witches across its seven seasons, some of whom were enemies and some of whom were allies. While the rules of how magic works in the Buffyverse aren't particularly well-defined, comparing the various skills and talents of the witches seen on the show proves that some magic-users were naturally gifted with that power while others were able to teach themselves and learn the (witch)craft that way. As ranked by the superiority of their spell-casting and the might of their magical feats, here are the strongest witches in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Buffy Summers staked more vampires than we can count, but some of her undead enemies stood out from the supernatural crowd in the Buffyverse.

" This gloriously '90s term basically means that she is a magic user who prefers to utilize modern technology to study and learn spells instead of relying on traditional grimoires and codexes. Jenny admitted that she did not have the power of a witch, but when it came to occult knowledge, she was second to none (well, maybe Giles).

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