Curse of Exhaustion

Curse of Exhaustion, a Warlock Affliction ability, was changed in WoW Forever: movement speed 10% in Classic Era, 30% in Forever. 8% of base mana, 30 yd range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Curse of Exhaustion tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Curse of Exhaustion

Shadow school

8% of base mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Movement speed slowed by 10%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Curse of Exhaustion

Shadow school

8% of base mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Movement speed slowed by 30%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 33, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -11, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 33, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Curse of Exhaustion changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

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Talents that affect Curse of Exhaustion

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Questions about Curse of Exhaustion

Was Curse of Exhaustion nerfed in WoW Forever?

Curse of Exhaustion is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: movement speed 10% in Classic Era, 30% in Forever.

What changed for Curse of Exhaustion in WoW Forever?

Movement speed 10% in Classic Era, 30% in Forever. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Curse of Exhaustion in WoW Forever?

Curse of Exhaustion is a Warlock ability in WoW Forever, in the Affliction spellbook tab.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value