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

Curse of the Elements

Curse of the Elements (Mark of Chaos in Classic Era), a Warlock Affliction ability, was changed in WoW Forever: 4 of 4 ranks differ from Classic Era, 3 of them new. Rank 4: 200 Mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, requires level 50. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Shadow · Rank 1 changed

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

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

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026
Mark of Chaos
Shadow school
Requires level 8
All your Curses except Curse of Shadow and Curse of the Elements now apply the Mark of Chaos, reducing the target's Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow resistances by an amount that scales with your level and increasing all spell damage taken from those schools by an amount that scales with your level% while they remain cursed.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Changed: Curse of the Elements
Changed: Rank 1 · Shadow school
Added in Forever: 50 Mana · Added in Forever: 30 yd range · Added in Forever: Instant
Changed: Requires level 20
Changed: Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 30 and increases Magic damage taken by 4%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Added in Forever: Reduces Magic resistances by 30. Increases Magic damage taken by 4%.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned, and effects, maxLevel, spellLevel (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 none Reduces Magic resistances by $s1. Increases Magic damage taken by $s2%.
baseLevel 8 20
categoryRecoveryTimeMs not in this client 0
description All your Curses except Curse of Shadow and Curse of the Elements now apply the Mark of Chaos, reducing the target's Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow resistances by ${$max($min($PL+19,75),27)} and increasing all spell damage taken from those schools by ${$max($min(($PL-8)*0.125+4,10),4)}% while they remain cursed. Curses the target for $d, reducing Magic resistances by $s1 and increases Magic damage taken by $s2%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
durationIndex 0 5
durationMs not in this client 300000
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 109, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 461615, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -27, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": -1, "triggerSpell": 440895, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.125, "triggerSpell": 440895, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 87, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId 136226 615099
maxLevel 56 0
name Mark of Chaos Curse of the Elements
powerCost not in this client 50
powerCostPct not in this client 0
powerType not in this client 0
rangeIndex 1 4
rangeMaxYards 0 30
recoveryTimeMs not in this client 0
spellLevel 8 20
subtext none Rank 1
passive yes no

"not in this client" means that build's client table has no such column at all, which is not the same as a value of none. See the build page for every column each client is missing.

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 2 added

Curse of the Elements (Rank 2) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Curse of the Elements
Rank 2 · Shadow school
100 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 45 and increasing Magic damage taken by 6%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Reduces Magic resistances by 45. Increases Magic damage taken by 6%.

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 3 added

Curse of the Elements (Rank 3) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Curse of the Elements
Rank 3 · Shadow school
150 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 60 and increasing Magic damage taken by 8%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Reduces Magic resistances by 60. Increases Magic damage taken by 8%.

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 4 added

Curse of the Elements (Rank 4) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Curse of the Elements
Rank 4 · Shadow school
200 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 75 and increasing Magic damage taken by 10%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Reduces Magic resistances by 75. Increases Magic damage taken by 10%.

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What changed for Curse of the Elements in WoW Forever

Curse of the Elements changes between Forever builds

  • In the Oct 2, 2026 build (vs Sep 30, 2026)

    • Rank 2 changed tooltip now says "Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 45 and increasing Magic damage taken by 6%."
    • Rank 3 changed tooltip now says "Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 60 and increasing Magic damage taken by 8%."
    • Rank 4 changed tooltip now says "Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 75 and increasing Magic damage taken by 10%."

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Questions about Curse of the Elements

Was Curse of the Elements nerfed in WoW Forever?

Curse of the Elements is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era.

What changed for Curse of the Elements in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: required level increased from 8 to 20, range increased from 0 yd to 30 yd, no longer passive, effect values changed, tooltip now says "Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 30 and increases Magic damage taken by 4%." and adds "Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.", buff text added: "Reduces Magic resistances by 30. Increases Magic damage taken by 4%.", duration changed, updated power cost and power cost pct, and 4 more changes. Ranks 2-4: new in WoW Forever. Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Curse of the Elements in WoW Forever?

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

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