Curse of Stalvan

Curse of Stalvan was changed in WoW Forever: Attack Power lowered 2 in Classic Era, 40 in Forever, tooltip now says "Lowers the Attack Power of the target by 40 for 1 min.", buff text now says "Attack Power lowered by 40." 30 yd range, 1 sec cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of an Axe item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Curse of Stalvan 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 Stalvan

Shadow school

30 yd range · 1 sec cast

Requires level 25

Lowers all attributes of target by 2 for 1 min.

All stats lowered by 2.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Curse of Stalvan

Shadow school

30 yd range · 1 sec cast

Lowers the Attack Power of the target by 40 for 1 min.

Attack Power lowered by 40.

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	All stats lowered by $s1.	Attack Power lowered by $s1.
baseLevel	25	0
description	Lowers all attributes of target by 2 for $d.	Lowers the Attack Power of the target by $s1 for $d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 29, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ -1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -40, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Curse of Stalvan changes between Forever builds

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

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Curse of Stalvan

Was Curse of Stalvan nerfed in WoW Forever?

Curse of Stalvan 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: Attack Power lowered 2 in Classic Era, 40 in Forever, tooltip now says "Lowers the Attack Power of the target by 40 for 1 min.", buff text now says "Attack Power lowered by 40."

What changed for Curse of Stalvan in WoW Forever?

Attack Power lowered 2 in Classic Era, 40 in Forever, tooltip now says "Lowers the Attack Power of the target by 40 for 1 min.", buff text now says "Attack Power lowered by 40." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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