Touch of Weakness was one of the priest racial abilities formerly available to undead and blood elvenpriests. It is a Shadow spell/ability that provides a self-buff when cast on the priest which causes shadow damage to enemy attackers and weakens their next attacks by a set amount.
Rank table[]
Rank
Level
Mana Cost
Shadow Damage Done (X)
Attacker's Physical Damage Reduction (Y)
Cost
1
10
25
Cause 8 shadow damage.
Reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 2.
0 90
2
20
45
Cause 15 shadow damage.
Reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 4.
1 50
3
30
75
Cause 24 shadow damage.
Reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 7.
5 0
4
40
105
Cause 35 shadow damage.
Reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 11.
9 0
5
50
145
Cause 48 shadow damage.
Reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 15.
15 0
6
60
195
Cause 64 shadow damage.
Reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 20.
23 0
7
70
235
Cause 80 shadow damage.
Reduce the damage caused by the attacker by 35.
50 50
Notes[]
Casting Touch of Weakness applies a 10 minute buff to the Priest. When an enemy target successfully hits the Priest in melee, the target is hit for a small amount of Shadow damage (which can be modified by Shadow/general spell +damage) and a 120-second (2 minutes) duration debuff is applied to the target that reduces melee damage. This debuff does not stack.
Prior to patch 1.10.0, it applied a 60-second buff to the Priest, and the debuff would only be applied if the Priest melee attacked an enemy target.
Tips and tactics[]
Touch of Weakness can be very useful for a Priest who has invested heavily in the Shadow talent tree. Although the amount of damage that is reduced at high levels is fairly insignificant, the true power of Touch of Weakness is the Shadow damage component. Since Shadow damage is dealt to the target, Touch of Weakness will apply a charge of [Shadow Weaving] to the target (if the Priest has fully invested in the [Shadow Weaving] talent), and it also has a chance to proc [Blackout], making it a useful tool against Rogues, Warriors, Enhancement Shamans, etc.
Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Now a 10 min. buff on the caster that is triggered when they are struck in melee. The effect is otherwise the same. Mana cost decreased substantially.
Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Stronger versions of this effect on enemy targets will no longer be replaced by weaker versions.
[Blackout], 
[Mental Agility], 
[Force of Will], 
[Darkness], 
[Shadow Focus], 
[Shadow Weaving]
90
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Removed. 
