About r/witcher
In its own words:
All things related to The Witcher - books, games, TV... You name it. The Witcher is a critically acclaimed fantasy book series created by Andrzej Sapkowski. The series follows Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter in a universe where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Though originally written in Polish, the franchise gathered a large international following from likewise acclaimed game adaptions by CD Projekt. The books now translated into a dozen languages have also been adapted for TV.
Community guide
r/witcher (#765, about 1.4 million subscribers) — All things related to The Witcher - books, games, TV.. You name it. The Witcher is a critically acclaimed fantasy book series created by Andrzej Sapkowski. The series follows Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter in a… A recent sample averaged 42 posts a day (~38% image, ~31% text, ~15% gallery). Its public rules include: Rule 1: Relevancy for The Witcher; Rule 2: Respect; Rule 3: Quality Content; Rule 4: Use Spoiler/NSFW Tags; Rule 5: Good Faith Participation. It is listed under “Games”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Spoiler tags matter for fresh releases, endings, or results. Match posts to: Rule 1: Relevancy for The Witcher; Rule 2: Respect; Rule 3: Quality Content; Rule 4: Use Spoiler/NSFW Tags.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Err on spoiler tags. Common flairs include: Discussion, The Witcher 3, Art, Cosplay.
The community was created on Mar 27, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 1,363 subscribers (+0.10%). It sits just behind r/gravityfalls (#764) and ahead of r/insaneparents (#766) in our ranking.
What sets r/witcher apart
It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.06% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 91% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 8.5× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/witcher climbed from 1,375,226 to 1,389,867 subscribers (+14.6K, +1.06%). That is about 287 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/witcher this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- My cosplay of Philippa Eilhart from the Witcher 2u/lostariell_cosplay · Nov 2 · image
- Random encounteru/First_Tax6746 · Nov 2 · image
- My favourite NPC ... defecating to the sunrise, downright glorious!u/Elbwiese · Nov 6 · image
- 'A Tired Parent Mode': The Witcher 3 Dev Explains the Point of Remaster's Accessibility Optionsu/SpaceCowboyN7 · Nov 5 · link
- Has Geralt canonically changed his hairstyle?u/Draco___________ · Nov 2 · image
- just started witcher 3, any advice?u/chiquimotest · Nov 4 · image
- Witcher 2 is surprisingly an amazing game!u/Heroeltop · Nov 3 · gallery
- Photo mode as a photographer IRLu/Alethom · Nov 5 · gallery
- CD Projekt Red is building the Avengers of RPGs – the house of Cyberpunk 2 and The Witcher 4 adds 3 former Kingdom Come: Deliverance leads to the mixu/SpaceCowboyN7 · Nov 2 · link
- The Witcher 3 reclaims the Top 3 spot on PC Gamer, marking 11 straight years in the Top 10u/SpaceCowboyN7 · Nov 4 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/witcher, from 2017 to 2023, ranked by Reddit.
- Henry thanking fans for watching the Witcheru/AZAR0V · Jan 10, 2020 · 94,820 points · 2,599 comments · video
- The Witcher books writer Andrzej Sapkowski confirms Henry Cavill now is the definitive Geralt!u/LeonidasKing · Dec 24, 2019 · 86,018 points · 2,788 comments · image
- Henry Cavill will leave The Witcher Netflix after Season 3 and be replaced by Liam Hemsworthu/SomeSugarAndSpice · Oct 29, 2022 · 55,773 points · 8,247 comments · image
- Noonwraith cosplay by meu/samkocosplay · Feb 27, 2020 · 54,177 points · 852 comments · image
- Shout out to this guy for his commitmentu/vitor_as · Dec 6, 2021 · 55,973 points · 916 comments · image
- Donations/subs = tossing a coin to your witcheru/mattybowens · Dec 26, 2019 · 54,390 points · 818 comments · image
- Olympic sharpshooter needed her trusty medallion.Jul 27, 2021 · 55,150 points · 880 comments · image
- I don't think The Witcher 4 is gonna run on my PCu/elpinko · Jan 30, 2020 · 52,019 points · 867 comments · image
- I feel your pain Jaskier...u/myheartsucks · Dec 30, 2019 · 52,008 points · 907 comments · image
- It do be like thatu/phox389 · Dec 30, 2019 · 51,246 points · 331 comments · image
What r/witcher talks about
Across 218 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “geralt”, “game”, “halloween”, “favorite” and “question”. Other frequent themes are art, remastered, series, ciri, yennefer and play. Recurring phrases include “happy halloween”, “string quartet”, “death march” and “wild hunt”. By format, 38% are images, 31% are text posts and 15% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (54), The Witcher 3 (46), Art (31), Cosplay (16), Meme (15), Screenshot (13).
Activity and best time to post
r/witcher gets about 42 new posts a day. The public archive holds 347,379 posts and 4,851,791 comments in total, about 14.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (46 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (23). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/witcher
The moderators of r/witcher list 5 rules. In short:
- Rule 1: Relevancy for The Witcher
- Rule 2: Respect
- Rule 3: Quality Content
- Rule 4: Use Spoiler/NSFW Tags
- Rule 5: Good Faith Participation
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/witcher and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/witcher have?
r/witcher has 1,389,867 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #765 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 14,641 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/witcher created?
r/witcher was created on Mar 27, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 11, 2011.
Is r/witcher still active?
Yes. r/witcher gets about 42 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 347,379 posts and 4,851,791 comments. In a sample of 218 recent posts we counted 172 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/witcher?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/witcher?
The community describes itself as: “All things related to The Witcher - books, games, TV... You name it. The Witcher is a critically acclaimed fantasy book series created by Andrzej Sapkowski. The series follows Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter in a univ…” Recent post titles often mention geralt, game, halloween, favorite and question. Most posts are images (38%).
Is r/witcher SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/witcher as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/witcher?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/witcher accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Rule 1: Relevancy for The Witcher”; “Rule 2: Respect”; “Rule 3: Quality Content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/witcher?
Communities with similar topics include r/netflixwitcher (1.2M), r/MonsterHunter (1.3M), r/HunterXHunter (2.1M), r/ffxiv (1.4M) and r/suggestmeabook (3.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/witcher.