Curse of Weakness

Curse of Weakness
Curse of Weakness (8 ranks) Warlock ability 30 yd range 10% of base mana Instant Target's attack power is reduced by X for 2 min. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Properties
Class	Warlock
School	Shadow
Cooldown	None
Improvements	[Suppression], [Improved Curse of Weakness], [Improved Drain Soul], [Grim Reach], [Contagion]
Related debuff
Curse Curse of Weakness Attack power reduced by X. Duration: 2 minutes

[[Category:warlock abilities]][[Category:warlock abilities]]

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

Rank	Mana Cost	AP Reduction	Level	Cost
1	14%	21	4	1
2	14%	41	12	6
3	14%	64	22	22 50
4	14%	82	32	63
5	14%	123	42	99
6	14%	163	52	1 62
7	14%	257	61	2 70
8	10%	350	69	6 30
9	10%	478	71

Notes

• Neither Curse of Weakness, [Demoralizing Shout], nor Demoralizing Roar 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 'only' reduces 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 level 70 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.
• That effectively means that Curse of Weakness can be a very good option in certain situations (and that [Curse of Recklessness] can be very bad).

Patch changes

• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Now also reduces the armor of the target by 5%.