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Curse of Tongues

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Curse of Tongues
  • Curse of Tongues
  • Instant cast
  • 30 yds. range
  • 4% of base mana
  • Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by X%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target. Lasts 30 sec.
Usable by
ClassWarlock
Properties
TypeUtility, Defensive
SchoolShadow
CooldownGlobal
Talents
Improvement
talents
Suppression, Grim Reach, Contagion
Other information
Ranks2
Related debuff
  • Curse
  • Curse of Tongues
  • Speaking Demonic increasing casting time by X%.
  • Duration: 30 sec (12 sec in PvP)
Sister Clara gasped as she tried to speak and nothing but demonic utterances issued forth.TCGDP 103

Curse of Tongues, or CoT for short, is a warlock Affliction ability which increases the enemy's casting time.

Curse of tongues allows the caster to steal the target's voice with a curse, replacing it with the voice of a terrible demon. The subject's new voice only speaks in the Eredar tongue, regardless of any other spells or effects on the target. This spell prevents the target from using any spell with verbal components.MM&M 73

Contents

Rank table

Rank Level Cast Time Inc Cost
1 26 25% 70s
2 50 30% 2g 80s

Notes

Actually causes the target to speak Demonic in emotes and chat. A CM on Blizzard's official forums joked on how coders spent time coding this curse to do just that.

Talent improvement

Suppression reduces the chance for the curse to be resisted; Grim Reach increases the range; and Contagion reduces the chance it will be dispelled.

Tips and tactics

CoT is used primarily against casters to limit their spellcasting ability.

Patch changes

  • Patch 3.0.9 (2009-02-10): Now increases the casting time of all spells by 25% (Rank 1) and 30% (Rank 2), down from 50% and 60%.
  • Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Now has a 12 second duration when used on PvP targets.