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Warlock · Affliction · row 4

Curse of Exhaustion

Changed from Classic1 rankActive ability
Curse of Exhaustion
Rank 1/1Affliction
8% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant
Requires 15 points in Affliction Talents
Requires Amplify Curse
Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.

Every rank of Curse of Exhaustion

RankEffectSource
1Reduces the target's movement speed by 30% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Affliction, row 4, column 3. Needs 15 points in Affliction first. The earliest you can finish all 1 rank is level 25 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Prerequisite: Amplify Curse at 1/1.
  • Competes with: Malevolence, Nightfall in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameCurse of ExhaustionCurse of Exhaustion
PositionAffliction row 5, col 3Affliction row 4, col 3
Ranks11
Rank 1 textReduces 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.

Builds that take Curse of Exhaustion

Questions players ask

Where is Curse of Exhaustion in the Warlock talent tree?
Affliction tree, row 4, column 3. You need 15 points spent in Affliction before you can learn it, and Amplify Curse must be at full rank first.
Is Curse of Exhaustion new in WoW Forever?
Curse of Exhaustion existed in Classic (Affliction row 5, 1 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec. Only one Curse per Warlock can be active on any one target.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.