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Curse of the Elements in WoW Forever
Learned earlierCurse of the Elements is a Warlock curse spell in WoW Forever, and you learn it earlier than in Classic. You'll learn it from Warlock trainers, starting at level 20. It has 4 ranks in the beta, learned from level 20 to level 50. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.
Curse of the Elements quick facts
How to learn Curse of the Elements
Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 20.
What Curse of the Elements does
Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 75 and increases Magic damage taken by 10%. 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 the Elements works
Requirements for using this spell, taken from the beta tooltip:
- Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
All Curse of the Elements ranks
Curse of the Elements has 4ranks, learned from level 20 to level 50. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.
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.
Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 45 and increases Magic damage taken by 6%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 60 and increases Magic damage taken by 8%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 75 and increases Magic damage taken by 10%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
What changed from Classic
The following ranks changed from Classic:
"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 39 and increasing all spell damage taken from those schools by 6% while they remain cursed. (Numbers at level 20; they grow with your level.)"
"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."
More Warlock spells
- Bane of Agony
- Bane of Doom
- Banish
- Corruption
- Create Healthstone
- Create Soulstone
- Create Spellstone
- Curse of Idiocy
Curse of the Elements FAQs
What does Curse of the Elements do in WoW Forever?
Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Magic resistances by 75 and increases Magic damage taken by 10%. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.
How do I learn Curse of the Elements?
Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 20.
How many ranks does Curse of the Elements have?
Curse of the Elements has 4 ranks, learned from level 20 to level 50. It costs 50 Mana at the first rank, 200 Mana at the highest rank to cast.
What changed for Curse of the Elements in WoW Forever?
Curse of the Elements is a returning spell, but you learn it at an earlier level than in Classic.
Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.