Black Powder

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(except in Rebirth)

Black Powder is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.

Effect

  • Walking in a circle will spawn a pentagram symbol on the floor, which deals 10 damage per tick to enemies within it.
    • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) This does not affect flying enemies.

Notes

  • The trail of black powder left on the floor will quickly disappear, meaning that there is an effective limit to the size of the pentagram that can be created, though bigger pentagrams can be created if the player has higher movement speed.
  • The traced pattern does not have to be perfectly circular; closed shapes such as squares or very narrow crescents will work.

Interactions

  • (in Afterbirth †)Lost CorkLost Cork: Although the powder trail is wider in appearance, it has no effect on how easily a valid shape is determined.

Synergies

  • Any teleportation (such as via (in Repentance and Repentance+)Collectible Stitches icon.pngStitches): If more than half of a closed shape is complete, Isaac can teleport to the start of it and create a pentaagram without closing the shape.
    • Collectible Ventricle Razor icon.pngVentricle Razor: When the Ventricle Razor portals are placed on the opposite wall of a room and Isaac goes from one portal to another repeatedly, a pentagram symbol can be created which covers almost the whole room.

In-game Footage

Trivia

  • The pickup quote may be a reference to the Pearl Jam song of the name "Spin the black circle".