Most people use the instant cast on Jboots to refresh gem slots quickly for more rapid spell casting. It's also exceptionally useful if you're facing a mob that cancels magic and you want to toss up a fast buff to keep your other buffs safe, which also just happens to help you move faster in case you don't want to face down the mob being a problem. If your 1.5 second cast time runspeed buff gets stripped, that could leave you in a bit of a pickle.
Jboots can only be used outdoors though, the same as Traveler's. Many players will get a clickie item to refresh gems that can be used indoors as well, such as a shrunken goblin skull earring (2-2.5k) or a spyglass (50-75gp). The spyglass has the irritating feature of changing the screen's view and most players click the buff off, which is ghetto but works.
I could see someone argue that for the 7k price of Jboots, they could pick up Traveler's and a gobby earring for the same plat and have their free movement and indoor/outdoor clickie item covered, but tbh, for just 2k more you remove the cast time out of the question. I guess it comes down to how much you want a convenience from your gear.
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