Curse of the Elements, a Warlock ability in WoW Forever

Curse of the Elements is a Warlock ability in the Affliction tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 4 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 20 and its last at level 50. Its spell school is Shadow.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Curse of the Elements

Ranks of Curse of the Elements
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
20	Rank 1	50 Mana30 yd range Instant	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 30 and increases Magic damage taken by 4%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
30	Rank 2	100 Mana30 yd range Instant	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 45 and increasing Magic damage taken by 6%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
40	Rank 3	150 Mana30 yd range Instant	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 60 and increasing Magic damage taken by 8%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
50	Rank 4	200 Mana30 yd range Instant	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 75 and increasing Magic damage taken by 10%. Only one Curse 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.

Curse of the Elements compared with Classic

Of its 4 ranks: 3 changed since Classic, 1 new in Forever.

How each rank of Curse of the Elements compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	New	—	No Classic version
Rank 2	Changed	—	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Fire and Frost resistances by 45 and increasing Fire and Frost damage taken by 6%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Rank 3	Changed	—	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Fire and Frost resistances by 60 and increasing Fire and Frost damage taken by 8%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Rank 4	Changed	—	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Fire and Frost resistances by 75 and increasing Fire and Frost damage taken by 10%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

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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.