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Hex of Weakness

Spell

Hex of Weakness

Shadow

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Priest

Instant castMedium Range

Weakens the target enemy, reducing melee attack power by 57 and reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 20%.

Hex of Weakness

Tooltip

Weakens the target enemy, reducing melee attack power by 57 and reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 20%. Lasts 2 min

How it works

Each cast of Hex of Weakness costs 55 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 2.

Hex of Weakness is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 99. Its base value is -57.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 118. Its base value is -20. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Hex of Weakness is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 2 min. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Cost55 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration2 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 2
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 99
Value: -57
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 118
Value: -20
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 127

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Hex of Weakness sounds

The sounds the game plays when Hex 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.

How to learn

How to learn Hex of Weakness

Learned at
Level 20 (Rank 2)
From
Priest trainer
Who can learn it
Troll Priests

Visit a Priest trainer once you reach level 20 and buy it from the trainer's list. Only Troll characters can learn it: the client's skill row for it is race-gated. Every Priest trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Horde Priest trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Ur'kyoPriest TrainerOrgrimmar Capital35.6, 87.8
X'yeraPriest TrainerOrgrimmar Capital36.0, 87.7
ZayusHigh PriestOrgrimmar Capital35.7, 86.9
Father CobbPriest TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.6, 20.7
Malakai CrossPriest TrainerThunder Bluff Capital24.6, 22.6
Miles WelshPriest TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.3, 15.3
AelthalystePriest TrainerUndercity Capital49.3, 17.1
Father LankesterPriest TrainerUndercity Capital49.1, 14.6
Father LazarusPriest TrainerUndercity Capital47.6, 18.9
4 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Ken'jaiPriest TrainerDurotar42.4, 68.8
Tai'jinPriest TrainerDurotar54.3, 42.9
Dark Cleric BerylPriest TrainerTirisfal Glades61.6, 52.2
Dark Cleric DuestenPriest TrainerTirisfal Glades31.1, 66.0

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

Related

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HomunculiHomunculi
Improved FadeImproved Fade
Improved Mind BlastImproved Mind Blast
Improved Psychic ScreamImproved Psychic Scream

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Hex of Weakness". This page is record #19281. 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
#25816subtext: Rank 6; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#52645effect types: noneA different effect setup
#255366effect 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 1.60.1.70532, 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
Level data sightedBase level 20 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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