Curse of Shadow

Curse of Shadow
Curse of Shadow (3 ranks) Warlock ability 30 s yd range 260 Mana at max level Instant Curses the target for 5 min, reducing Shadow and Arcane resistances by X and increasing Shadow and Arcane damage taken by Y%. Only one curse per warlock can be active on any one target.
Properties
Class	Warlock
School	Shadow
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Improvements	[Suppression], [Grim Reach], [Improved Drain Soul], [Malediction]
Related debuff
Curse Curse of Shadow Shadow and Arcane resistances reduced by X. Shadow and Arcane damage taken increased by Y%. Duration: 5 min

[[Category:Removed warlock abilities]][[Category:Removed warlock abilities]]

Curse of Shadow, or CoS for short, was a Warlock Curse that makes a target more susceptible to Arcane and Shadow damage and spells. Its function has been replaced by [Curse of the Elements].

Rank table

Rank	Mana Cost	-Resist	+Damage	Level	Cost
1	150	60	8%	44	1 70
2	200	75	10%	56	3 90
3	260	88	10%	67	5 13

Talent improvement

[Malediction] increases the damage bonus effect.

[Suppression] reduces the target's chance to resist.

[Grim Reach] increases the range to 33/36 yds.

[Improved Drain Soul] reduces generated threat.

Tips and tactics

This spell was always used before using Enslave Demon to increase the effectiveness of the enslave. The demon was less likely to resist, and the curse remained in effect while the demon is enslaved, decreasing the chance that it wwould break the enslave early.

Used together with DD spells like [Shadow Bolt], as well as to aid Mage or Druid characters that use Arcane, or Shadow Priests that use Shadow Magic.

The Voidwalker's [Torment] is Shadow-based, so this helped the voidwalker to hold aggro.

It was helpful on raid bosses when you have multiple people attacking with Shadow and/or Arcane spells.

Past changes

• Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): This spell has been removed. Its function has been replaced by [Curse of the Elements].
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Now has a duration of 2 minutes when used on PvP targets.
  
• Patch 1.2.0 (2004-12-18): Increased duration from two minutes to five minutes.