Grace of Comics Alliance stated that Ries' art is "wonderfully developed", likening the backgrounds of Witchy to those in the films of Hayao Miyazaki and comparing the scratchy and detailed linework to that of Jake Wyatt's Necropolis. Grace described Witchy as "an incredible first project from a rising talent." Mey of Autostraddle praised Witchys worldbuilding and its original set of rules for its magic system. Mey particularly praised the transgender girl Prill, who behaves fairly bossy and snarky throughout the webcomic. Sarah Hunter of The Booklist Reader remarked that Ries "inflects the characters and universe of Hyalin with issues and concerns that will resonate with contemporary readers."
