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Bane of Agony, a Warlock ability in WoW Forever

Bane of Agony is a Warlock ability in the Affliction tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 6 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 8 and its last at level 58. Its spell school is Shadow.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Bane of Agony

LevelRankTooltipText
8Rank 1
  • 25 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Afflicts the target with agony, causing 72 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

18Rank 2
  • 50 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Afflicts the target with agony, causing 120 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

28Rank 3
  • 90 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Afflicts the target with agony, causing 168 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

38Rank 4
  • 130 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Afflicts the target with agony, causing 252 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

48Rank 5
  • 170 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Afflicts the target with agony, causing 396 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

58Rank 6
  • 215 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Afflicts the target with agony, causing 552 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Bane reaches its full duration. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

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

Bane of Agony compared with Classic

All 6 ranks changed since Classic. Classic called it Curse of Agony.

RankChangeClassic tooltipClassic text
Rank 1Changed
  • scales with 4.6% of spell power (per tick)

Curses the target with agony, causing 84 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 2Changed
  • scales with 7.7% of spell power (per tick)

Curses the target with agony, causing 180 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 3Changed
  • scales with 8.3% of spell power (per tick)

Curses the target with agony, causing 324 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 4Changed
  • scales with 8.3% of spell power (per tick)

Curses the target with agony, causing 504 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 5Changed
  • scales with 8.3% of spell power (per tick)

Curses the target with agony, causing 780 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 6Changed
  • scales with 8.3% of spell power (per tick)

Curses the target with agony, causing 1,044 Shadow damage over 24 sec. This damage is dealt slowly at first, and builds up as the Curse reaches its full duration. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Talents that change Bane of Agony

These Warlock talents name Bane of Agony in their rank text.

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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.