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Failed cursing

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{{Infobox spell|
|name = Curse
|image = [[File:Curse icon.png|Curse]]
|members = No
|level = 19
|cost = 1 [[Body rune|Body]]<br> 3 [[Earth rune|Earth]]<br> 2 [[Water rune|Water]]
|spellbook = Normal Daemonheim
|exp = 29
}}

[[File:Curse.gif|left|frame|A player casting curse.]]
'''Curse''' is a [[spell]] which lowers an opponent's [[Defence]] by 5%. The spell gives [[experience]] whether it hits or misses, making it a popular way to raise experience cheaply. It is often used with a [[Mystic mud staff]] or [[Mud battlestaff]] because it gives unlimited [[Water runes]] and [[Earth runes]]. When using one piece of Sacred Clay armour while training with Curse, each spell gives 58 experience points. Wearing one piece of the set will last 515 casts, 2 pieces will last 1030 casts, 3 pieces will last 1545 casts, and 4 pieces (though not recommended because you won't be able to wield an elemental staff) will last 2060 casts.

''Remember, you cannot use [[Ancient Magicks]] or [[Lunar Spells]] if you are using [[standard spells]].''

==Cost==
{{Spell cost table
|Rune1 = Water
|Rune1num = 2
|Rune2 = Earth
|Rune2num = 3
|Rune3 = Body
|Rune3num = 1
|Staff1 = water
|Staff2 = earth
|Staffcombo = mud
|Rune1combo = Body
|Rune1combonum = 1
|Combo = mud
|Combonum = 3}}

==Failed cursing==
Casting Curse while wearing full metal armour has a good chance of casting a "splash," or a missed hit. This provides very cheap magic experience, as players can instantly recast the spell on the same target. Additionally, casting Curse grants players no experience in the [[Constitution]] [[skill]] and, thus, is useful to [[pure]]s who wish to not gain Constitution experience and want to stay at a certain Constitution level.

The usual method is to buy the body runes and one of the other runes and use a staff for the third. A [[Mud Staff]] is an expensive alternative that replaces water runes and earth runes. A Mud battlestaff costs {{GEPrice|Mud battlestaff}} coins, and a Mystic mud staff costs {{GEPrice|Mystic mud staff}} coins. The highest magic bonus you can have and still guarantee a splash is -65.

When doing this method, it is helpful to position a monster so that it is just on the edge of your screen, so that there is minimal distance between it and your spellbook.

Popular targets are:
*The [[Monk of Zamorak]] under the stairs in [[Varrock]] castle
*[[Duck]]s at [[Lumbridge]]
*[[Scorpion]]s at the [[Al-Kharid]] mine, from the rim
*[[Port Sarim]] jail inmates
*[[East Ardougne]] at the zoo
*[[Zombies]] across the stream in the [[Varrock Sewers]]
*The [[hobgoblin]]s and [[cow]]s near the [[Crafting Guild]]
*The caged [[lesser demon]] in the [[wizard's tower]]
*[[Wizard Frumscone]]'s zombies in the [[Magic Guild]]
*Rats outside of Lumbridge Castle
*[[Ram]]s North of the Monastery (hop across ditch)
*[[Lesser Demon]]s, casting from the safe spot
*[[Warped Cockroaches]] in the catacombs in Lumbridge
*Skeletons in the low level Wilderness (from the other side of the wall)

There are a few other places where you can find useful targets that may be trapped, or low levels that can be cursed a couple of times and then killed. Members also have the choice of finding a "Mud Staff Partner." Both people go to the Al-Kharid [[Duel Arena]] wearing the best dragonhide they can wear and cast Curse. This ensures Curse's failure and a reliable target for both partners.

==Trivia==
*[[Aubury]] and various other NPCs that teleport you to the [[Rune essence mine]] seem to use a version of this spell, although your Defence stat will not be weakened.
*The [[Magic dummy]] in [[Lumbridge]] used to be the most popular targets for failed cursing. Due to an update attempting to curse the magic dummy generates the message 'You can't weaken that'.
*This is the only low level curse you can use that effects Ranged and Magic.

[[File:Curse Close.png|thumb|A close-up of Curse in flight.]]
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