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) is oriented around: 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… Recent activity samples show 42 posts/day in recent samples (~38% image, ~31% text, ~15% gallery). Public rules we collected 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. Directory metadata files it 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; collected snapshots can lag. Err on spoiler tags. Common flairs in samples include: Discussion, The Witcher 3, Art, Cosplay.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Mar 27, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,585 subscribers (+0.11%). It sits just behind r/insaneparents (#764) and ahead of r/IndianStockMarket (#766) in our ranking.
What sets r/witcher apart
It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.97% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 94% 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 2, 2026, r/witcher climbed from 1,375,226 to 1,388,504 subscribers (+13.3K, +0.97%). That is about 302 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
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 1,388,504 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #765 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 13,278 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 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/MonsterHunter (1.3M), r/ffxiv (1.4M), r/HunterXHunter (2.1M), r/Warhammer40k (1.6M) and r/MrBeast (1.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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.