---
title: Wither Scepter
id: magicalscepter:wither
icon: magicalscepter:wither_scepter
---

Casting a spell with the scepter costs 5 [experience](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Experience) points.

## Infusion
The wither scepter can be obtained by taking damage from a [wither](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Wither) to infuse a held [magical scepter](../items/magical_scepter).

### Attack - [Wither Skull](../spells/spells#wither_skull)
Shoot a [spell wither skull](../entities/spell_wither_skull).

### Protect - [Repulsion](../spells/spells#repulsion)
Get [repulsion](../effects/repulsion) for 10 to 12.5 seconds.

```json
{
  "color": 7561558,
  "experience_cost": 5,
  "infusion": [
    {
      "condition": "minecraft:damage_source_properties",
      "predicate": {
        "source_entity": {
          "type": "minecraft:wither"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "spell_attack": "magicalscepter:wither_skull",
  "spell_protect": "magicalscepter:wither_repulsion"
}
```