Curse of Weakness

Curse of Weakness
Curse of Weakness 30 yd  range None cooldown 10% of base mana Instant cast Target's melee attack power is reduced by X and armor is reduced by 5% for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Usable by
Class	Warlock
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Shadow
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	None
Talents
Improvement talents	Suppression, Improved Curse of Weakness, Improved Drain Soul, Grim Reach, Contagion
Other information
Ranks	8
Related debuff
Curse Curse of Weakness Melee attack power reduced by X, and armor is reduced by 5%. Duration: 2 minutes

• Curse of Weakness
• 30 yd  range
• 10% of base mana
• Instant cast
• Target's melee attack power is reduced by X and armor is reduced by 5% for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Curse of Weakness (CoW) is a warlock curse that reduces the attack power and the armor of a target. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Rank	AP Reduction	Level	Cost
1	21	4	1
2	41	12	6
3	64	22	22 50
4	82	32	63
5	123	42	99
6	163	52	1 62
7	257	61	2 70
8	350	69	6 30
9	478	71	16

Notes

• Neither Curse of Weakness, Demoralizing Shout, Demoralizing Roar nor Vindication stack. The curse is superior with no talents involved, but comes at the expense of the warlock not being able to cast Agony or Elements, decreasing damage output. When fully talented, both Roar and Shout reduce AP by 575 at level 80, while the curse and Vindication 'only' reduce it by 574.

Talent improvement

Improved Curse of Weakness increases the amount of attack power reduced by the curse by 20% at max rank.

Curse of Weakness is an Affliction spell, and thus gains the benefits of Suppression, Improved Drain Soul, Grim Reach, and Contagion talents.

Tips and tactics

• On players, DPS is decreased by 1 for every 14 attack power; an attack power reduction of 350 thus corresponds to 350/14 = 25 dps.
• On mobs and bosses, there are other factors between AP and damage, usually giving much more damage for the same amount of AP. This can make Curse of Weakness a very good option in certain situations.

Patch changes

• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Now also reduces the armor of the target by 5%.