Cure Poison

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.

Cure Poison
Level	2
School1	Poison
Source(s)	Young Poisoner's Handbook
Casting noise	1
Spell noise	0

This spell removes poison from the caster's system.

Cure Poison is a level 2 Poison Magic spell which removes a significant amount of poison from the player.

Characters which are poison immune (Gargoyles and undead species) cannot cast this spell.

Unlike all other Poison Magic spells, the Shining One does not get upset when you cast Cure Poison.

Strategy

Cure Poison can be life-saving in the early game, against early adders, water moccasins and the like. It can also be good in branches full of poison, namely the Spider's Nest and Snake Pit.

However, the effect is very niche. It does nothing against poison impact damage (Spit Poison, Venom Bolt, Poison Arrow), and it takes a turn to cast. Plus, poison isn't especially common. And a potion of curing can do the same thing. You might as well have it - if you don't care about spell levels, that is.

Deep Dwarves prefer this spell, as it can prevent them from being damaged.

History

• Cure Poison was removed in 0.19.
• In very early versions of Crawl, this belonged to the holy spell school.