Curse of Exhaustion

Curse of Exhaustion was buffed in WoW Forever: moved from row 5 to row 4, rank 1 movement speed 10% to 30%. Warlock Affliction talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Curse of Exhaustion details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The ability this talent grants, the 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

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

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 } ]

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)

Field	Classic Era	Forever
rankTexts	[ "Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target." ]	[ "Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target." ]
rankValues	[ [ 10, 12 ] ]	[ [ 30, 12 ] ]
tier	4	3

Curse of Exhaustion changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Curse of Exhaustion

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

Questions about Curse of Exhaustion

Was Curse of Exhaustion nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Curse of Exhaustion was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: moved from row 5 to row 4, rank 1 movement speed 10% to 30%.

What changed for Curse of Exhaustion in WoW Forever?

Moved from row 5 to row 4, rank 1 movement speed 10% to 30%. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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