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Curse of Tongues

Spell

Curse of Tongues

Shadow

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Instant castMedium Range

Forces nearby enemies to speak in Demonic, reducing their casting speed by 75% for 15 sec.

Curse of Tongues

Tooltip

Forces nearby enemies to speak in Demonic, reducing their casting speed by 75% for 15 sec. Only one curse per warlock can be active on any one target.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 2.

Curse of Tongues is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 65. Its base value is -75. Its area radius is 45 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 75. Its area radius is 45 yards.

What it does

Curse of Tongues is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 45 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration15 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 2
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 65
Value: -75
Radius: 45 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 75
Misc value: 8
Radius: 45 yards

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Curse of Tongues". This page is record #25195. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#1714used by: Talent: Warlock; duration: 1 min; effect values: -30, 0 (this record: -75, 0); different tooltip textA different owner
#12889effect values: -50, 0 (this record: -75, 0)Different tuning
#13338difficulty rows: Event; effect values: -50, 0 (this record: -75, 0); different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#15470duration: 10 sec; effect values: -50, 0 (this record: -75, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#199890subtext: PvP Talent; duration: 10 sec; effect values: -30, 0 (this record: -75, 0); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#277058difficulty rows: Mythic; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect values: -30, 0 (this record: -75, 0); different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#411717effect values: -30, 0 (this record: -75, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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