User blog comment:Victory awaits/Can witch overpower an Archangel?/@comment-5619706-20160126122538

Witches' powers depend completely on how powerful the writers need them to be. We have seen Death imprisoned thrice (by the Host of Heaven, by Lucifer and by Dean). We have seen a demon-witch stop a bullet from the Colt mid-air, something not Azazel was able to do. We also saw that same demon-witch affected by her own student's spell.

Magic is one THE most dangerous skills in Supernatural-verse as there seems to be rituals for pretty much everything. A very powerful witch can stand up to an archangel if she knows the proper spell. Consider the fact that Dean and Castiel outsmarted Raphael in Free to Be You and Me. But they only trapped Raphael. Imagine a powerful witch outsmarting AND casting the proper spell.