According to the picture, the cast time on this item is only 1.5 seconds; if you're after a quick way to cure poison, this has got to be one of the better items available. One of the problems with curing poison is that it takes up a valuable spell slot. In addition, many times the poison doesn't last too long (compared to many disease spells), and the casting time is 4 seconds on the regular casted version of the Counteract Poison spell. For these reasons many of us just end up accepting the poison for its full duration. However, this item will save you that spell slot, save you the mana, and save you the cast time. If you can undermine poison effects in the early stages, you've have a nice advantage over your foe.
Edited, Sat Aug 17 16:33:11 2002