Curse

A curse is a large area of effect spell that causes negative effects on enemy targets.

Mechanics

Curses have a limited duration, but can be refreshed simply by casting the spell again.

Note that some monsters and maps have affixes that make them (or the monster inside of them, in the case of maps) immune to curses. Some mobs also have curse effect reduction:

• Act bosses have 60% reduced curse effect
• Map bosses have 60% reduced curse effect
• Other unique mobs have 0% reduced curse effect: Rogue exiles, Invasion bosses, Beyond, Vagan, Warbands, etc.

Note that this is a reduced modifier, so it will stack additively with any increased curse effect which you have according to:

 NetCurseEffect = CurseEffect * sum(100% + increasedCurseEffect - reducedCurseEffect)

Curses can be turned into an aura by linking them with the support gem.

Curse Limit

By default, enemies can have one curse active at a time. While a curse is active, casting a different curse will override it. The following can increase the number of curses you can apply on an enemy:

• Whispers of Doom
• Malediction (Occultist only)
• Cospri's WillCospri's Will
  Assassin's GarbEvasion: (1842-2433)Requires Level 68, 183 Dex3% increased Movement Speed(150-200)% increased Evasion Rating
  +(31-53)% to Chaos Resistance
  You can apply an additional Curse
  Your Hexes can affect Hexproof Enemies
  Always Poison on Hit against Cursed EnemiesCurse their vile Council,
  They cast me aside as if I am some bastard child.
  If they only knew the power I possess.
• Doedre's DamningDoedre's Damning
  Paua Ring+(20-30) to maximum Mana+(5-20) to Intelligence
  +(5-20)% to all Elemental Resistances
  Gain (5-20) Mana per Enemy Killed
  You can apply an additional CurseWhere her mouth should have been there was only a whirling, black void. (Can equip 2 for +2 additional curses)
• WindscreamWindscream
  Reinforced GreavesArmour: (163-216)Requires Level 33, 61 Str(50-80)% increased Armour
  +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
  50% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills
  20% increased Movement Speed
  You can apply an additional CurseThe mocking wind, a shielding spell,
  The haunting screams, a maddening hell.
• An amulet with a Enemies can have 1 additional Curse, obtainable by corrupting an amulet with a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again.

This allows for a theoretical maximum of 7 curses (8 for Occultists) on an enemy at one time.

In addition, Self-FlagellationSelf-Flagellation
Viridian JewelLimited to: 1(10-20)% increased Damage per Curse on you
An additional Curse can be applied to youCorruptedBeg for forgiveness.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. increases the maximum number of curses you can have on yourself.

Skills

There are {{#ask: Has gem tags::Curse Has item class::Active Skill Gems |format=count}} curse skill gems usable by players. When a player or monster is cursed, a curse icon will appear over their heads; the icon is the same as depicted on the skill icon. The Silence curse is used by monsters only.

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Related support gems

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Related unique items

The following unique items affect your curses:

Passive skills

There are passive skills that grant curse bonuses.

Radius for curses

These passive skills grant increased area of effect radius for curses.

Cast speed for curses

These passive skills grant increased cast speed for curses.

Duration for curses

These passive skills grant increased duration for curses.

Effectiveness of curses

These passive skills grant increased effect magnitude for curses.

Additional curses

These passive skill raise the active curse limit by one.

Ascendancy passive skills

These Ascendancy passive skills affect the player's curses.

Version history

Version	Changes
2.0.0	Monsters that cast curses which lower player resistances should now do so less frequently. The curses now lower resistances less in Normal and Cruel difficulties. Rogue Exiles no longer reduce the effect of player curses cast on them. Map bosses, meanwhile, reduce the effect of player curses cast on them even more than before.
1.0.0	Map Bosses now have 60% reduced curse effect (up from 50%). Act bosses now have 70% reduced curse effect (up from 40%). Rogue Exiles now have 50% reduced curse effect (up from 0%).