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Curse of Weakness, a Warlock ability in WoW Forever

Curse of Weakness is a Warlock ability in the Affliction tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 6 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 4 and its last at level 52. Its spell school is Shadow.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Curse of Weakness

LevelRankTooltipText
4Rank 1
  • 20 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Physical damage caused by the target is reduced by 4 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

12Rank 2
  • 35 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Physical damage caused by the target is reduced by 7 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

22Rank 3
  • 70 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Physical damage caused by the target is reduced by 12 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

32Rank 4
  • 95 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Physical damage caused by the target is reduced by 18 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

42Rank 5
  • 130 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Physical damage caused by the target is reduced by 26 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

52Rank 6
  • 175 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

Physical damage caused by the target is reduced by 37 for 2 min. 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 Weakness compared with Classic

All 6 ranks changed since Classic.

RankChangeClassic tooltipClassic text
Rank 1Changed—

Damage caused by the target is reduced by 3 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 2Changed—

Damage caused by the target is reduced by 6 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 3Changed—

Damage caused by the target is reduced by 10 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 4Changed—

Damage caused by the target is reduced by 15 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 5Changed—

Damage caused by the target is reduced by 22 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank 6Changed—

Damage caused by the target is reduced by 31 for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Talents that change Curse of Weakness

These Warlock talents name Curse of Weakness 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.