Cursed Words

Cursed Words13Maw of MischiefIf you look hard enough for hidden meaning, you will find it.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 68
Olmec's Sanctum • Cemetery MapMetadata
Item class: Divination Card
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/DivinationCards/DivinationCardCursedWords

Cursed Words is a divination card. A set of thirteen can be exchanged for Maw of MischiefMaw of Mischief
Bone HelmetArmour: (197-227)
Energy Shield: (40-46)Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased DamageGrants Level 20 Death Wish Skill
+(45-65) to maximum Life
(30-20)% reduced Mana Cost of Minion Skills
Minions are AggressiveThe line that divides hope and fear,
life and death, crowd and mob,
is as thin as a whisper..

Item acquisition

Cursed Words has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

Area restrictions

This item can be acquired in the following areas:

• Cemetery
• Olmec's Sanctum

Recipes

Cursed Words can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
5	The GamblerThe Gambler5Divination Card"I don't believe in karma. If it were real, I would never win."	Random divination card	A
1	Stacked DeckStacked DeckStack Size: 20A stack of unknown divination cardsRight click to take a divination card out of the deck. Hold Ctrl + Right Click to repeatedly move a card from the stack into your inventory.	Random divination card	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Usage in recipes

Cursed Words is used in the following recipes:

Result	Amount	Part	Description	Meta
Maw of MischiefMaw of Mischief Bone HelmetArmour: (197-227) Energy Shield: (40-46)Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased DamageGrants Level 20 Death Wish Skill +(45-65) to maximum Life (30-20)% reduced Mana Cost of Minion Skills Minions are AggressiveThe line that divides hope and fear, life and death, crowd and mob, is as thin as a whisper.	13	Cursed WordsCursed Words13Maw of MischiefIf you look hard enough for hidden meaning, you will find it.	Maw of Mischief	M

Design attribution

Cursed Words was commissioned by supporter aneruok and designed by Path of Exile community manager Bex.

Design

Reddit user _-_Tacocat_-_ discovered that the following text, sourced from this card and the hidden text in the art that says "Patch Notes When", has an anagram that references fishing:

"Cursed Words Patch Notes When Maw Of Mischief If You Look Hard Enough For Hidden Meaning You Will Find It"

Has the anagram:

"Would you hide when Krillson, Master Fisherman of Winding Pier Fame found you decoding how to catch fish"

Version history

Version	Changes
3.26.0	Drop locations on the Atlas for Divination Cards have changed due to map shuffling. Cursed Words can now be found in Cemetery and Grave Trough.
3.25.1	Drop level changed from 73 to 68. [Undocumented]
3.25.0	We've done a big shuffle of which Divination Cards can be found in each Map, which means most Maps drop fewer Divination Cards than before, but don't worry you can now see this information for yourself! Drop locations on the Atlas for Divination Cards have changed due to map shuffling. Cursed Words can now be found in Burial Chambers and Acton's Nightmare. Drop level changed from 68 to 73. [Undocumented]
3.17.0	This card's drop level requirement was changed. [Undocumented] Drop weightings and minimum area levels for the vast majority of cards have not been changed, but drop weightings for a very small number of cards have been reduced in cases where the number of maps they're available from has greatly increased. A longstanding bug in the code determining area level restrictions for some divination card drops has been fixed. This means that cards intended to have a high area level requirement (mostly ones that grant item level 100 items) will no longer fluctuate wildly in availability from league to league.
3.16.0	The following Maps have been removed from the Atlas: Graveyard (Read Version 3.16.0 § Atlas and Map Changes for full list) Many Divination Cards have found new homes as a result of the Atlas Changes: Cursed Words can now drop in the Cemetery Map.
3.12.2	Introduced to the game. (from player testing) Drops from Graveyard MapGraveyard MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: NUnknown legacies. Untold stories.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once..