Spells /Curse of Recklessness

Spell · Warlock · Affliction · Shadow · Ranks 1-4

Curse of Recklessness

Curse of Recklessness, a Warlock Affliction ability, was changed in WoW Forever: Rank 4 armor 640 in Classic Era, 505 in Forever. 4 of 4 ranks differ from Classic Era. Rank 4: 115 Mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, requires level 56 (armor 640 in Classic Era, 505 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 505 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 505."). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Shadow · Rank 1 changed

Curse of Recklessness (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Curse of Recklessness

Rank 1 · Shadow school

35 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 14

Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by 20 but reducing armor by 140 for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Increases melee attack power by 20 and decreases armor by 140. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Curse of Recklessness

Rank 1 · Shadow school

35 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 14

Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 175 for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Decreases armor by 175. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Increases melee attack power by $s1 and decreases armor by $s2. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.	Decreases armor by $s2. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.
description	Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by $s1 but reducing armor by $s2 for $d. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.	Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by $s2 for $d. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 19, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -141, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 92, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 92, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 674, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -175, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 2 changed

Curse of Recklessness (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Curse of Recklessness

Rank 2 · Shadow school

60 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 28

Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by 45 but reducing armor by 290 for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Increases melee attack power by 45 and decreases armor by 290. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Curse of Recklessness

Rank 2 · Shadow school

60 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 28

Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 285 for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Decreases armor by 285. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Increases melee attack power by $s1 and decreases armor by $s2. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.	Decreases armor by $s2. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.
description	Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by $s1 but reducing armor by $s2 for $d. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.	Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by $s2 for $d. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 44, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -291, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 92, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 92, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 674, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -285, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 3 changed

Curse of Recklessness (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Curse of Recklessness

Rank 3 · Shadow school

90 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 42

Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by 65 but reducing armor by 465 for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Increases melee attack power by 65 and decreases armor by 465. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Curse of Recklessness

Rank 3 · Shadow school

90 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 42

Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 395 for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Decreases armor by 395. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Increases melee attack power by $s1 and decreases armor by $s2. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.	Decreases armor by $s2. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.
description	Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by $s1 but reducing armor by $s2 for $d. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.	Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by $s2 for $d. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 64, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -466, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 92, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 92, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 674, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -395, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 4 changed

Curse of Recklessness (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Curse of Recklessness

Rank 4 · Shadow school

115 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 56

Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by 90 but reducing armor by 640 for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Increases melee attack power by 90 and decreases armor by 640. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Curse of Recklessness

Rank 4 · Shadow school

115 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 56

Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 505 for 2 min. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Decreases armor by 505. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Increases melee attack power by $s1 and decreases armor by $s2. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.	Decreases armor by $s2. Target will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.
description	Curses the target with recklessness, increasing melee attack power by $s1 but reducing armor by $s2 for $d. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.	Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by $s2 for $d. Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 89, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -641, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 92, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 92, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 674, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -505, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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What changed for Curse of Recklessness in WoW Forever

Rank 1 changed armor 140 in Classic Era, 175 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 175 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 175."
Rank 2 changed armor 290 in Classic Era, 285 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 285 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 285."
Rank 3 changed armor 465 in Classic Era, 395 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 395 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 395."
Rank 4 changed armor 640 in Classic Era, 505 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 505 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 505."

Curse of Recklessness changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026)
- Rank 1 changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects, changed a value the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 3 effects (20 to 0), removed 1 effect
- Rank 2 changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects, changed a value the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 3 effects (45 to 0), removed 1 effect
- Rank 3 changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects, changed a value the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 3 effects (65 to 0), removed 1 effect
- Rank 4 changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects, changed a value the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 3 effects (90 to 0), removed 1 effect
In the Oct 8, 2026 build (vs Oct 7, 2026)
- Rank 1 changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects
- Rank 2 changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects
- Rank 3 changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects
- Rank 4 changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects

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

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Questions about Curse of Recklessness

Was Curse of Recklessness nerfed in WoW Forever?

Curse of Recklessness is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. The change is to its effect values. Rank 4: armor 640 in Classic Era, 505 in Forever.

What changed for Curse of Recklessness in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: armor 140 in Classic Era, 175 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 175 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 175." Rank 2: armor 290 in Classic Era, 285 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 285 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 285." Rank 3: armor 465 in Classic Era, 395 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 395 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 395." Rank 4: armor 640 in Classic Era, 505 in Forever, tooltip now says "Curses the target with recklessness, reducing the target's armor by 505 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Decreases armor by 505." Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Curse of Recklessness in WoW Forever?

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

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