Witch-Killing Bullets
Witch-killing bullets are a type of hollow point tipped bullets that have been injected with "witch-killing brew," the ingredients of the "brew" are not known, other than it requires fresh chicken feet. Unlike the normal spell, the bullets don't cause the witch to disintegrate, but have the same effect as regular bullets, killing witches who would be otherwise invulnerable to a bullet or other regular weapon. It also does not require an incantation as the "brew" does.
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Episodes
10.23 Brother's Keeper
In order to force Rowena to remove the Mark of Cain from Dean, Sam creates the witch-killing bullets to threaten her with. However, Rowena is unafraid as Sam needs her to cast the spell.
11.03 The Bad Seed
In order to ensure Rowena breaks her attack dog spell on Castiel, Sam arms himself with witch-killing bullets, reminding Rowena that his gun is loaded with them when she hesitates. After Rowena breaks the spell, she disarms Sam of his gun and escapes.
11.13 Love Hurts
When they go after the evil witch Sonja, Sam removes the small revolver from the Impala trunk he keeps loaded with witch-killing bullets. He later identifies the witch-killing bullets to Dean and the two decide they need to come up with a better name. With the help of a distraction from Melissa Harper, Sam is able to kill Sonja with two witch-killing bullets and then kill the Qareen, breaking Sonja's curse.
12.04 American Nightmare
The Winchesters are shown to have witch-killing bullets in the Impala trunk in a case with their silver bullets. Suspecting that Beth Roberts is a witch killing people, Dean loads his gun with the bullets to stop Beth. However, he learns that Beth is innocent and to Sam's shock, Beth later asks Dean out despite him nearly shooting her.
12.11 Regarding Dean
After discovering witch Gideon Loughlin, Dean shoots him with a witch-killing bullet, mortally wounding Gideon. Dean chases Gideon through the woods where he avoids a second shot and casts a memory curse on Dean before dying of his wound. The Winchesters later find the shell casing from the witch-killing bullet which Sam is able to use to identify it and the dead Gideon.
While going after Catriona and Boyd Loughlin, Sam arms himself with witch-killing bullets to force them to tell him how to break the curse, but is defeated and disarmed.
After waking up in the Impala, a memory-less Dean finds the witch-killing bullets labeled with a sticky note as well as his gun. As Catriona prepares to kill Rowena, Dean threatens her at gunpoint and shows Catriona the note with "witch-killing bullets" written on it when she scoffs at the idea of him using a gun against her. Dean then kills Catriona with a shot to the head and Boyd with one to the chest after he comes downstairs.
Trivia
- The witch-killing bullets were initially created to threaten Rowena. Ironically, in 12.11 Regarding Dean, her life is saved with one.
- When Sam uses the witch-killing bullets, he uses the small revolver he initially loaded with them which he appears to keep in the trunk ready for use. In contrast, Dean simply loads his regular gun with the bullets.
