Touch of Weakness, a Priest ability in WoW Forever

Touch of Weakness is a Priest ability in the Shadow tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 6 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 10 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Shadow.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Touch of Weakness

Ranks of Touch of Weakness
LevelRankTooltipText
10Rank 1
  • 25 Mana
  • Instant

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 8 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 43 for 2 min.

20Rank 2
  • 45 Mana
  • Instant

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 12 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 57 for 2 min.

30Rank 3
  • 75 Mana
  • Instant

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 18 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 85 for 2 min.

40Rank 4
  • 105 Mana
  • Instant

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 28 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 106 for 2 min.

50Rank 5
  • 145 Mana
  • Instant

The next melee attack on the caster will cause 40 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by the attacker by 155 for 2 min.

60Rank 6
  • 195 Mana
  • Instant

The next melee attack on the caster will cause 56 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by the attacker by 204 for 2 min.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Touch of Weakness compared with Classic

All 6 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Touch of Weakness compares with Classic
RankChangeClassic tooltipClassic text
Rank 1Changed
  • scales with 6.7% of spell power (direct)

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 8 Shadow damage and reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 2 for 2 min.

Rank 2Changed—

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 15 Shadow damage and reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 4 for 2 min.

Rank 3Changed—

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 24 Shadow damage and reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 7 for 2 min.

Rank 4Changed—

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 35 Shadow damage and reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 11 for 2 min.

Rank 5Changed—

The next melee attack on the caster will cause 48 Shadow damage and reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 15 for 2 min.

Rank 6Changed—

The next melee attack on the caster will cause 64 Shadow damage and reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 20 for 2 min.

More for the Priest

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.