The subject of this article was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 2.4.3. This includes items and quests that can no longer be obtained. The in-game information in this article is kept purely for historical purposes and should probably not be under any other categories.

Curse of Shadow, or CoS for short, was a Warlock Curse that makes a target more susceptible to Arcane and Shadow damage and spells. Its function has been replaced by Curse of the Elements.

Contents 1 Rank table 2 Talent improvement 3 Tips and tactics 4 Past changes

Rank table Edit

Rank	Mana Cost	-Resist	+Damage	Level	Cost
1	150	60	8%	44	1 70
2	200	75	10%	56	3 90
3	260	88	10%	67	5 13

Talent improvement Edit

Malediction increases the damage bonus effect.

Suppression reduces the target's chance to resist.

Grim Reach increases the range to 33/36 yds.

Improved Drain Soul reduces generated threat.

Tips and tactics Edit

This spell was always used before using Enslave Demon to increase the effectiveness of the enslave. The demon was less likely to resist, and the curse remained in effect while the demon is enslaved, decreasing the chance that it wwould break the enslave early.

Used together with DD spells like Shadow Bolt, as well as to aid Mage or Druid characters that use Arcane, or Shadow Priests that use Shadow Magic.

The Voidwalker's Torment is Shadow-based, so this helped the voidwalker to hold aggro.

It was helpful on raid bosses when you have multiple people attacking with Shadow and/or Arcane spells.

Past changes Edit

• Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): This spell has been removed. Its function has been replaced by Curse of the Elements. 
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Now has a duration of 2 minutes when used on PvP targets. 
  
• Patch 1.2.0 (2004-12-18): Increased duration from two minutes to five minutes.