Curses

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Curses is a necromancer secondary attribute.

No inherent effect. Many Necromancer skills, especially Hex spells which reduce your foes' effectiveness in battle, become more effective with higher Curses.

–In-game description

[edit] Notes

  • Curses are spells or skills used to hinder, damage your enemy over time, or stop them from doing something.

[edit] Curses skills

Icon Name Description Image:Tango-sacrifice.png Energy Activation time Recharge time Campaign
Image:Atrophy.jpg Atrophy Hex Spell. For 3...6...7 seconds, target foe's primary attribute is reduced to 0. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Eye of the North
Image:Barbs.jpg Barbs Hex Spell. For 30 seconds, target foe takes 1...12...15 more damage when hit by physical damage. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 5 Recharge time Core
Image:Cacophony.jpg Cacophony Hex Spell. For 10 seconds, whenever target foe uses a shout or chant, that foe takes 35...91...105 damage. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 15 Recharge time Eye of the North
Image:Chilblains.jpg Chilblains Spell. You become Poisoned for 10 seconds. Foes in the area of your target are struck for 10...37...44 cold damage and lose 1...2...2 enchantments. 0 25 Energy 2 Activation time 8 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Corrupt Enchantment.jpg Corrupt Enchantment Elite Hex Spell. Remove one enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment is removed in this way, that foe suffers from -1...7...8 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0.75 ¾ Activation time 10 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Defile Defenses.jpg Defile Defenses Hex Spell. For 5...17...20 seconds, the next time target foe blocks, that foe takes 30...102...120 damage. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 5 Recharge time Eye of the North
Image:Defile Enchantments.jpg Defile Enchantments Spell. Target foe and all nearby foes take 6...49...60 shadow damage and 4...17...20 shadow damage for each enchantment on them. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 15 Recharge time Factions
Image:Defile Flesh.jpg Defile Flesh Hex Spell. For 5...29...35 seconds, target foe gains only two-thirds Health from healing. 10% Sacrifice 10 Energy 1 Activation time 10 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Depravity.jpg Depravity Elite Hex Spell. For 5...17...20 seconds, whenever target foe casts a spell, that foe and one nearby foe lose 1...4...5 Energy. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 15 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Desecrate Enchantments.jpg Desecrate Enchantments Spell. Target foe and all nearby foes take 6...49...60 shadow damage and 4...17...20 shadow damage for each enchantment on them. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 15 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Enfeeble.jpg Enfeeble Spell. Target suffers from Weakness for 10...26...30 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0.25 ¼ Activation time 5 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:Enfeeble (PvP).jpg Enfeeble (PvP) Spell. Target suffers from Weakness for 10...26...30 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0.25 ¼ Activation time 10 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Enfeebling Blood.jpg Enfeebling Blood Spell. Target foe and all nearby foes suffer from Weakness for 5...17...20 seconds. 10% Sacrifice 1 Energy 1 Activation time 8 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Enfeebling Blood (PvP).jpg Enfeebling Blood (PvP) Spell. Target foe and all nearby foes suffer from Weakness for 1...13...16 seconds. 17% Sacrifice 1 Energy 1 Activation time 8 Recharge time Core
Image:Enfeebling Touch.jpg Enfeebling Touch Skill. Target touched foe loses 5...41...50 Health and suffers from Weakness for 5...17...20 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0.75 ¾ Activation time 5 Recharge time Factions
Image:Envenom Enchantments.jpg Envenom Enchantments Spell. Target foe loses one enchantment. For every remaining enchantment, target foe is poisoned for 3...9...10 seconds. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Faintheartedness.jpg Faintheartedness Hex Spell. For the next 3...20...24 seconds, target foe attacks 50% slower, and that foe suffers -1...3...3 Health degeneration. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 8 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Feast of Corruption.jpg Feast of Corruption Elite Spell. Target foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 16...67...80 shadow damage. You steal up to 8...34...40 Health from each struck foe who is suffering from a hex. 0 15 Energy 2 Activation time 20 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Insidious Parasite.jpg Insidious Parasite Hex Spell. For 5...13...15 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 15...39...45 Health from that foe. 0 15 Energy 1 Activation time 12 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:Lingering Curse.jpg Lingering Curse Elite Hex Spell. Target foe loses all enchantments. For 8...18...20 seconds, target foe gains only half Health from healing. 10% Sacrifice 25 Energy 2 Activation time 10 Recharge time Core
Image:Malaise.jpg Malaise Hex Spell. For 5...29...35 seconds, target foe suffers -1 Energy degeneration and you suffer -1 Health degeneration. If target foe's Energy reaches 0, that foe takes 5...41...50 damage and Malaise ends. 0 5 Energy 2 Activation time 2 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:Mark of Pain.jpg Mark of Pain Hex Spell. For 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 10...34...40 shadow damage to adjacent foes. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Meekness.jpg Meekness Hex Spell. For 5...25...30 seconds, target foe and all foes in the area attack 50% slower. 17% Sacrifice 15 Energy 2 Activation time 15 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Order of Apostasy.jpg Order of Apostasy Elite Enchantment Spell. For 5 seconds, whenever a party member hits a foe with physical damage, that foe loses one enchantment. For each Monk enchantment removed, you lose 25...17...15% maximum Health. 0 25 Energy 2 Activation time 0 Factions
Image:Pain of Disenchantment.jpg Pain of Disenchantment Elite Hex Spell. For 30 seconds, whenever target foe loses an enchantment, that foe takes 15...51...60 damage. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 12 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Parasitic Bond.jpg Parasitic Bond Hex Spell. For 20 seconds, target foe suffers -1 Health degeneration. The caster is healed for 30...102...120 when Parasitic Bond ends. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 2 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Plague Sending.jpg Plague Sending Spell. Transfer 1...3...3 negative conditions and their remaining durations from yourself to target foe and all adjacent foes. 10% Sacrifice 1 Energy 1 Activation time 5 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Plague Signet.jpg Plague Signet Elite Signet. Transfer all negative conditions with their remaining durations lengthened by 100...180...200% from yourself to target foe. (50% failure chance with Curses 4 or less.) 0 0 1 Activation time 4 Recharge time Core
Image:Plague Touch.jpg Plague Touch Skill. Transfer 1...3...3 negative conditions and their remaining durations from yourself to target touched foe. 0 5 Energy 0.75 ¾ Activation time 0 Quest reward Core
Image:Poisoned Heart.jpg Poisoned Heart Enchantment Spell. All adjacent foes are Poisoned for 5...13...15 seconds. For 10 seconds, you suffer -5...3...2 Health degeneration. 0 5 Energy 0.25 ¼ Activation time 12 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Price of Failure.jpg Price of Failure Hex Spell. For 30 seconds, target foe has a 25% chance to miss with attacks and takes 1...37...46 damage whenever that foe fails to hit in combat. 0 15 Energy 2 Activation time 20 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:Reckless Haste.jpg Reckless Haste Hex Spell. For 6...11...12 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes are hexed with Reckless Haste. While Hexed, they attack 25% faster but have a 50% chance to miss with attacks. 0 15 Energy 1 Activation time 12 Recharge time Factions
Image:Rend Enchantments.jpg Rend Enchantments Spell. Remove 5...8...9 enchantments from target foe. For each Monk enchantment removed, you take 55...31...25 damage. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Rigor Mortis.jpg Rigor Mortis Hex Spell. For 8...18...20 seconds, target foe cannot block. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Core
Image:Rip Enchantment.jpg Rip Enchantment Spell. Remove 1 enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment was removed, that foe suffers from Bleeding for 5...21...25 seconds. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 10 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Shadow of Fear.jpg Shadow of Fear Hex Spell. Target foe and all adjacent foes attack 50% slower for the next 5...25...30 seconds. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 5 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:Shivers of Dread.jpg Shivers of Dread Hex Spell. For 10...34...40 seconds, whenever target foe is struck for cold damage while using a skill, that foe is interrupted and you lose 10...6...5 Energy or Shivers of Dread ends. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 15 Recharge time Factions
Image:Signet of Suffering.jpg Signet of Suffering Elite Signet. For each hex on target foe, that foe takes 5...29...35 damage (maximum 140 damage). 0 0 2 Activation time 20 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Soul Barbs.jpg Soul Barbs Hex Spell. For 30 seconds, target foe takes 15...27...30 damage when an enchantment or hex is cast on that target. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 20 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:Soul Bind.jpg Soul Bind Elite Hex Spell. For 30 seconds, every time target foe is healed, the healer takes 20...68...80 damage. This hex ends if target is suffering from a Smiting Prayers hex. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 5 Recharge time Factions
Image:Spinal Shivers.jpg Spinal Shivers Hex Spell. For 10...34...40 seconds, whenever target foe is struck for cold damage while using a skill, that foe is interrupted, and you lose 10...6...5 Energy or Spinal Shivers ends. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 15 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Spiteful Spirit.jpg Spiteful Spirit Elite Hex Spell. For 8...18...20 seconds, whenever target foe attacks or uses a skill, Spiteful Spirit deals 5...29...35 shadow damage to that foe and all adjacent allies of that foe. 0 15 Energy 2 Activation time 10 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Suffering.jpg Suffering Hex Spell. For 6...25...30 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes suffer -1...3...3 Health degeneration. 0 15 Energy 1 Activation time 5 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Ulcerous Lungs.jpg Ulcerous Lungs Hex Spell. For 10...22...25 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes suffer from -4 Health degeneration when Bleeding, and whenever they use a shout or chant, they Bleed for 3...13...15 seconds 0 15 Energy 2 Activation time 10 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Vocal Minority.jpg Vocal Minority Hex Spell. For 5...17...20 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes cannot use shouts or chants. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Weaken Armor.jpg Weaken Armor Spell. Target foe and foes adjacent to your target have Cracked Armor for 5...17...20 seconds. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 5 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Weaken Knees.jpg Weaken Knees Elite Hex Spell. For 3...31...38 seconds, if target foe is struck while moving that foe is knocked down and Weaken Knees ends. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 5 Recharge time Factions
Image:Well of Darkness.jpg Well of Darkness Well Spell. Exploit nearest corpse to create a Well of Darkness for 5...41...50 seconds. Hexed foes within the Well of Darkness miss 50% of the time. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Well of Ruin.jpg Well of Ruin Well Spell. Exploit nearest corpse to create a Well of Ruin at its location. For 5...25...30 seconds, whenever a foe in the well takes physical damage, that foe has Cracked Armor for 5...17...20 seconds. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Eye of the North
Image:Well of Silence.jpg Well of Silence Well Spell. Exploit target corpse to create a Well of Silence for 10...26...30 seconds. Foes within the well cannot use shouts or chants and suffer -1...3...4 Health degeneration. 0 10 Energy 1 Activation time 20 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Well of Weariness.jpg Well of Weariness Well Spell. Exploit target corpse to create a Well of Weariness for 10...46...55 seconds. Enemies within the Well of Weariness suffer -1 Energy degeneration. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 5 Recharge time Factions
Image:Wither.jpg Wither Elite Hex Spell. For 5...29...35 seconds, target foe suffers -2...4...4 Health degeneration and -1 Energy degeneration. If target foe's Energy reaches 0, that foe takes 15...63...75 damage and Wither ends. 0 10 Energy 2 Activation time 10 Recharge time Prophecies
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