imported>DarkMasterMan: Added D2R patch 2.4 changes to -% Damage scaling, changed skill tables to levels 1-20, 21-40, etc. from 1-10, 11-20, etc. Added a D2R skill table.

2025-06-23T22:29:29Z

Added D2R patch 2.4 changes to -% Damage scaling, changed skill tables to levels 1-20, 21-40, etc. from 1-10, 11-20, etc. Added a D2R skill table.

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{{Skill page
|Nav=Curses
|File=Curses
|RS=Amplify Damage
|SS=None
|Type=Curse
|Tier=2
|Rlvl=6
|Req=None
|Town=No
|Mana=4
|ANM=No
|WD=No
|LB=No}}
{{U|=This bane allows the Necromancer to sap the strength from his enemy. Enemies are enfeebled to the point that their blows become highly ineffective.}}

==Detail==
{{Stat}}
|-
!align=left|-[[% Damage]]
|33 (LoD)33 + slvl (D2R)
|-
!align=left|[[Radius]] (Yards)
|(16 + (2*slvl) ) / 3
|-
!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
|11.6 + (2.4*slvl)
|}

[[File:Weaken.gif|center|frame|Overlay above [[curse]]d target.]]

*Will reduce physical attack damage by 33% (33% + slvl in D2R) in the absence of +% Damage. If +% Damage is applied, then Weaken -% Damage is subtracted from it.
*Does not apply to physical cast damage, including the following:
**[[Bone Fetish]] death explosion [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/118104-monster-bonuses-death-damage-and-corpse-explosion/&do=findComment&comment=1464450]
**[[Suicide Minion]] death explosion
**[[Fire Enchanted]] explosion [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/118104-monster-bonuses-death-damage-and-corpse-explosion/&do=findComment&comment=1464380]
**[[Nihlathak (boss)|{{Ub|=Nihlathak}}]] corpse explosion [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/118104-monster-bonuses-death-damage-and-corpse-explosion/&do=findComment&comment=1464624]
*[[Cast rate]]
 

==Source==
*[[Oblivion Knight]] can cast it.
*[[Stygian Fury]] casts it in Nightmare and Hell if target has <80% maximum life and Stygian Fury has <67% maximum life. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1489127]
 

===[[Skill bonus]]===
*+(1-3) Weaken ([[Necromancer]] Only) can spawn on ilvl <37 [[wand]]s and [[shrunken head]]s.
 

===[[Charges]]===
{{Skill charges}}
|-
|6||18
|align=left|[[Smoke|{{Ub|=Smoke}}]] body armor
|37||No
|}
 

===[[Charged suffix]]===
{{Skill charged}}
|-valign=top
|17||28||39||50||61||72||83||94||{{E}}||{{E}}
|67||75||82||90||97||105||112||120||{{E}}||{{E}}
|align=left|
*[[Dagger]]
*[[Wand]]
*[[Shrunken head]]
|6||12||12
|-
|24||42||60||78||96||{{E}}||{{E}}||{{E}}||{{E}}||{{E}}
|22||25||27||30||32||{{E}}||{{E}}||{{E}}||{{E}}||{{E}}
|align=left|
*[[Gloves]]
|6||24||24
|}
 

===[[Chance to Cast]]===

====[[On Striking]]====
*Cast on target's location.

{{Skill chance}}
|-
|3||8
!align=left|[[Doombringer|{{U|=Doombringer Champion Sword}}]]
|69||No
|-
|3||8
!align=left|[[Soul Drainer|{{U|=Soul Drainer Vambraces}}]]
|74||No
|-
|3||10
!align=left|[[Ondal's Almighty|{{S|=Ondal's Almighty Spired Helm}}]]
|69||No
|-
|5||5
!align=left|[[Blackleach Blade|{{U|=Blackleach Blade Bill}}]]
|42||No
|}
 

====[[When Struck]]====
*Cast on attacker's location.

{{Skill chance}}
|-
|5||4
!align=left|[[Blackoak Shield|{{U|=Blackoak Shield Luna}}]]
|61||No
|-
|10
|24
|align=left|[[Obsession|{{Ub|=Obsession}}]] staff
|69
|No (D2R only)
|}
 

==Level 1-60 stats (LoD)==
{{Levels 1-20}}
|-
!align=left|Radius (Yards)
|6||6 2/3||7 1/3||8||8 2/3||9 1/3||10||10 2/3||11 1/3||12||12 2/3||13 1/3||14||14 2/3||15 1/3||16||16 2/3||17 1/3||18||18 2/3
|-
!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
|14||16.4||18.8||21.2||23.6||26||28.4||30.8||33.2||35.6||38||40.4||42.8||45.2||47.6||50||52.4||54.8||57.2||59.6
|}

{{Levels 21-40}}
|-
!align=left|Radius (Yards)
|19 1/3||20||20 2/3||21 1/3||22||22 2/3||23 1/3||24||24 2/3||25 1/3||26||26 2/3||27 1/3||28||28 2/3||29 1/3||30||30 2/3||31 1/3||32
|-
!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
|62||64.4||66.8||69.2||71.6||74||76.4||78.8||81.2||83.6||86||88.4||90.8||93.2||95.6||98||100.4||102.8||105.2||107.6
|}

{{Levels 41-60}}
|-
!align=left|Radius (Yards)
|32 2/3||33 1/3||34||34 2/3||35 1/3||36||36 2/3||37 1/3||38||38 2/3||39 1/3||40||40 2/3||41 1/3||42||42 2/3||43 1/3||44||44 2/3||45 1/3
|-
!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
|110||112.4||114.8||117.2||119.6||122||124.4||126.8||129.2||131.6||134||136.4||138.8||141.2||143.6||146||148.4||150.8||153.2||155.6
|}
 

==Level 1-60 stats (D2R)==
{{Levels 1-20}}
|-
!align=left|-% Damage
|33||34||35||36||37||38||39||40||41||42||43||44||45||46||47||48||49||50||51||52
|-
!align=left|Radius (Yards)
|6||6 2/3||7 1/3||8||8 2/3||9 1/3||10||10 2/3||11 1/3||12||12 2/3||13 1/3||14||14 2/3||15 1/3||16||16 2/3||17 1/3||18||18 2/3
|-
!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
|14||16.4||18.8||21.2||23.6||26||28.4||30.8||33.2||35.6||38||40.4||42.8||45.2||47.6||50||52.4||54.8||57.2||59.6
|}

{{Levels 21-40}}
|-
!align=left|-% Damage
|53||54||55||56||57||58||59||60||61||62||63||64||65||66||67||68||69||70||71||72
|-
!align=left|Radius (Yards)
|19 1/3||20||20 2/3||21 1/3||22||22 2/3||23 1/3||24||24 2/3||25 1/3||26||26 2/3||27 1/3||28||28 2/3||29 1/3||30||30 2/3||31 1/3||32
|-
!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
|62||64.4||66.8||69.2||71.6||74||76.4||78.8||81.2||83.6||86||88.4||90.8||93.2||95.6||98||100.4||102.8||105.2||107.6
|}

{{Levels 41-60}}
|-
!align=left|-% Damage
|73||74||75||76||77||78||79||80||81||82||83||84||85||86||87||88||89||90||91||92
|-
!align=left|Radius (Yards)
|32 2/3||33 1/3||34||34 2/3||35 1/3||36||36 2/3||37 1/3||38||38 2/3||39 1/3||40||40 2/3||41 1/3||42||42 2/3||43 1/3||44||44 2/3||45 1/3
|-
!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
|110||112.4||114.8||117.2||119.6||122||124.4||126.8||129.2||131.6||134||136.4||138.8||141.2||143.6||146||148.4||150.8||153.2||155.6
|}
 

==Reference==
*[http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/skills/necromancer-curses.shtml Curses] (Arreat Summit)
*[https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/ Energy Shield, Damage Taken Goes To Mana, Mana Burn] (D2 Technical)
*Onderduiker, [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/118104-monster-bonuses-death-damage-and-corpse-explosion/ Monster Bonuses, Death Damage and Corpse Explosion] (D2 Technical)

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imported>DarkMasterMan: Added D2R patch 2.4 changes to -% Damage scaling, changed skill tables to levels 1-20, 21-40, etc. from 1-10, 11-20, etc. Added a D2R skill table.