Curse (spell)

Warlock Curse spells are warlock debuffs that afflict the target with negative effects.
Curses can be dispelled by druids, mages and shamans.
==Available Curses==
===Banes===
Banes are curses that are only available as PvP talents. Banes are not exclusive with each other or other curses.
Ability 	Reqs 	Duration	Description
Bane of Fragility	Level 25 	15 sec 	Reduces the target's maximum health by up to 10% for 15 sec. 45 sec cooldown.
Bane of Havoc 	Level 35 (Destruction)	10 sec 	Curses the ground with a demonic bane, causing all of your single target spells to also strike targets marked with the bane. Lasts 10 sec. Replaces Havoc. 45 sec cooldown.
Bane of Shadows 	Level 20 (Affliction) 	10 sec 	Magical damage over time effects will strike the target an additional time for 20% of their damage as Shadow. Lasts 10 sec. 30 sec cooldown.
===Exclusive Curses===
Exclusive curses do not stack with each other. A warlock may only use one exclusive curse per target at a time. These curses stack with both banes and specialization curses, and are available to all Warlock specializations.
Ability 	Reqs 	Duration	Description
Curse of Exhaustion	Level 12	8 sec 	Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 8 sec.
Curse of Tongues 	Level 34	30 sec 	Forces the target to speak in Demonic, increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 30 sec.
Curse of Weakness 	Level 6 	2 min 	Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 20% for 2 min.
===Specialization===
Ability	Reqs 	Duration	Description
Agony 	Level 10 (Affliction) 	18 sec 	Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level.
Doom 	Level 25 Talent (Demonology)	20 sec 	Inflicts impending doom upon the target, causing Shadow damage after 20 sec.
Havoc 	Level 27 (Destruction) 	10 sec 	Marks a target with Havoc for 10 sec, causing your single target spells to also strike the Havoc victim for 60% of normal initial damage. 30 sec cooldown.
==Removed Curses==
Ability 	Description 	Removed
Curse of Enfeeblement	Binds the target in demonic energy, reducing physical damage by 10% and increasing the casting time of all spells by 50% (10% on player targets) for 30 sec. Less effective on dungeon and raid bosses.	Patch 6.0.2
Curse of the Elements	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow resistances by X and increasing magic damage taken by 8%. 	Patch 6.0.2
Curse of Shadow 	Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Shadow and Arcane resistances by X and increasing Shadow and Arcane damage taken by Y%. (Rolled into Curse of the Elements) 	Patch 2.4.3
Curse of Recklessness	Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by X but reducing armor by Y for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee. 	Patch 3.1.0
==History==
* Several former Curse spells were turned into Banes in patch 4.0.1. One Curse and one Bane could be active on any one target at a time (per warlock). This change allowed warlocks to use both a damaging curse and a utility curse on one target (such as Bane of Doom and Curse of the Elements), rather than having to choose between the two. Banes were retired in Patch 5.0.4, and re-introduced as naming for PvP talents in Patch 9.0.1.