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Curse of Weakness

Spell

Curse of Weakness

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Reduces the Physical damage dealt by nearby enemies by 1 for 2 min.

Curse of Weakness

Tooltip

Reduces the Physical damage dealt by nearby enemies by 1 for 2 min. Only one curse per warlock can be active on any one target.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 2. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 13. Its base value is -1. Its area radius is 30 yards.

What it does

Curse of Weakness is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 2 min. When cast it applies an aura in a 30 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 2
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 13
Value: -1
Misc value: 1
Radius: 30 yards

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Curse of Weakness sounds

The sounds the game plays when Curse of Weakness is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

  1. Precastshadowmagiclow6.6s · ID 569424 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

CurseOFSoundKit 5694

  1. Curse3.9s · ID 569079 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Curse of Weakness". This page is record #21007. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#702subtext: Rank 1; used by: Warlock; effect values: -4 (this record: -1); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#8552cast time: 1 sec; effect values: -5 (this record: -1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#11980different tooltip textA variant record
#12493different tooltip textA variant record
#12741no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#17227different tooltip textA variant record
#18267duration: 30 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#183899effect types: noneA different effect setup
#199892effect types: noneA different effect setup
#315079effect types: noneA different effect setup
#411167effect types: noneA different effect setup
#411715effect types: noneA different effect setup

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 1.60.1.70338, 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 sighted1 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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