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Curse of Recklessness in WoW Forever
Changed from ClassicCurse of Recklessness is a Warlock curse spell in WoW Forever, and it works differently than it did in Classic. You'll learn it from Warlock trainers, starting at level 14. It has 4 ranks in the beta, learned from level 14 to level 56. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.
Curse of Recklessness quick facts
How to learn Curse of Recklessness
Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 14.
What Curse of Recklessness does
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.
Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.
How Curse of Recklessness works
Requirements for using this spell, taken from the beta tooltip:
- Cursed enemies will not flee and will ignore Fear and Horror effects.
- Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
All Curse of Recklessness ranks
Curse of Recklessness has 4ranks, learned from level 14 to level 56. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What changed from Classic
The following ranks changed from Classic:
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
More Warlock spells
- Bane of Agony
- Bane of Doom
- Banish
- Corruption
- Create Healthstone
- Create Soulstone
- Create Spellstone
- Curse of Idiocy
Curse of Recklessness FAQs
What does Curse of Recklessness do in WoW Forever?
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.
How do I learn Curse of Recklessness?
Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 14.
How many ranks does Curse of Recklessness have?
Curse of Recklessness has 4 ranks, learned from level 14 to level 56. It costs 35 Mana at the first rank, 115 Mana at the highest rank to cast.
What changed for Curse of Recklessness in WoW Forever?
Curse of Recklessness is a returning Classic spell, but it works differently in Forever. The changed ranks are shown below.
Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.