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Familiars are small companions, usually generated by passive items, that follow and assist Isaac. Effects of familiars include (but are not limited to) pickup generation, shooting familiars that fire their own tears at enemies, and orbitals that act as projectile shields and/or deal contact damage.

Many of these familiars (especially pickup generation and shooting familiars) follow behind Isaac. When Isaac picks up multiple of these following familiars, they form a line behind him from oldest to newest (with closest familiar behind Isaac being the oldest one picked up) rather than constantly overlapping one another on the same spot behind Isaac.

Isaac cannot have more than 64 total familiars at once. This includes blue spiders and flies, familiar items such as Dry Baby, (in Repentance and Repentance+) Character Tainted Eve icon.pngTainted Eve's blood clots, etc. Gaining more than this will result in familiars being destroyed, with blue spiders and flies being destroyed first.

Temporary Familiars

Blue Flies

Blue Fly.png

Blue Flies are familiars that will orbit around Isaac and rush towards nearby enemies, dealing damage and dying in the process. Blue Flies deal double Isaac's current tear damage.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Compost 5.100.480
Compost2 rooms
Gain more friends!
Doubles Isaac's Blue Flies and Blue Spiders, or spawns one if Isaac has none. Converts pickups in the current room into Blue Flies or Blue Spiders.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Everything Jar 5.100.720
Everything Jar12 rooms
Anything is possible
Spawns certain pickups based on how many charges it has. If fully charged, instead has one of many unique effects.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
Guppy's Head 5.100.145
Guppy's Head1 room
Reusable fly hive
Spawns 2-4 friendly Blue Flies that damage enemies.
2
(except in Rebirth) Jar of Flies 5.100.434
Jar of FliesUnlimited
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Gotta catch 'em all?
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Bug catcher
Killing an enemy adds a fly to the jar, up to a maximum of 20. On use, releases Blue Flies equal to the number of flies in the jar.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Mom's Pad 5.100.41
Mom's Pad2 rooms
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Gross...
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Mass fear
Inflicts fear to all enemies in the room for 4 seconds. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a blue fly.
0
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
Infestation 5.100.148 Infestation
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
They grow inside
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Fly revenge
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) 1-3 Blue Flies randomly spawn every time Isaac gets hit.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) 2-6 Blue Flies randomly spawn every time Isaac gets hit.
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Lil Portal 5.100.681 Lil Portal
It hungers
Spawns a familiar that flies forward, consuming pickups in its path and dealing damage to enemies. Each pickup increases its size and damage and spawns a Blue Fly. (except in Repentance+) Every 4 pickups, opens a portal that leads to an unexplored room. (in Repentance+) After 1 + (stage number) pickups, opens a portal which leads to a special room with contents that persist between floors.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
The Mulligan 5.100.151 The Mulligan
They grow inside
Tears have a 16.67% chance of spawning allied Blue Flies when they hit an enemy.
3
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Parasitoid 5.100.461 Parasitoid
Egg tears!
Adds a chance to fire an egg sack which creates slowing creep and spawns 1-2 Blue Flies or Blue Spiders upon hitting an enemy.
3
Rotten Baby 5.100.268 Rotten Baby
Infested friend
Spawns a familiar that spawns a Blue Fly when Isaac shoots. It can only have one Fly at a time.
3
(in Repentance and Repentance+) The Swarm 5.100.693 The Swarm
Infest
Spawns eight orbital flies, which turn into Blue Flies after they block a shot. Each time a room is cleared, spawns another orbital fly.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Mom's Underwear 5.100.29 Mom's Underwear
Range up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) +5.25 range, +0.5 tear falling speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) +2.5 range. Spawns 3-6 Blue Flies on pickup.
1
(in Repentance+) Sticky Bombs 5.100.367 Sticky Bombs
Egg sack bombs!
+5 Bomb.pngBombs. Bombs stick to enemies and spawn 2-5 Blue Spiders on kill. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Bombs leave a long-lasting puddle of slowing creep. (in Repentance+) Spawns 1-2 Blue Spiders or Blue Flies when bombs damage enemies.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Name ID Icon Quote Description
Fish Head 5.350.29 Fish Head
It stinks
Spawns a Blue Fly every time Isaac takes damage.
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Fish Tail 5.350.94 Fish Tail
It also stinks!
Items and trinkets that generate Blue Flies or Locusts will generate twice as many.
(except in Rebirth) Lil Larva 5.350.86 Lil Larva
The poop is moving...
Spawns a Blue Fly from every pile of Poop.pngPoop that Isaac destroys.
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Rotten Penny 5.350.126 Rotten Penny
Wealth of flies
Spawns a Blue Fly every time a coin is picked up.
Name ID Icon Message Description
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Black Rune 5.300.41 Black Rune Void Deals 40 damage to all enemies in the room. Consumes all pickups in the room and turns them into Blue Flies and Spiders. Consumes all pedestal items in the room and turns them into random stat upgrades.
(except in Repentance+) Berkano 5.300.38 Berkano Companionship (except in Repentance+) Spawns 3 Blue Flies and 3 Blue Spiders.
(in Repentance+) Gives Isaac 3 standard AbyssAbyss locusts for the room.

Other sources of Blue Flies

  • Red Chest.pngRed Chest: Has a chance to spawn 3 Blue Flies.
  • Dark blue champion: Will create 3 Blue Flies when defeated.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) GuppyGuppy: Isaac will create Blue Flies whenever his tears or his familiars' tears hit enemies.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) GuppyGuppy: Isaac's tears have a 66% chance to create Blue Flies whenever they hit enemies.
  • BeelzebubBeelzebub: Some types of enemy flies become Blue Flies.
  • (except in Rebirth) Friends Till The End! pill: Spawns 3 Blue Flies.
  • As (except in Rebirth) Character Keeper icon.pngKeeper or (in Repentance and Repentance+) Character Tainted Keeper icon.pngTainted Keeper, all heart pickups turn into Blue Flies.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Rotten Heart.pngRotten Heart: After clearing a room, a maximum of 2 Blue Flies spawn for each Rotten Heart in Isaac's life bar.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Corny Poop.pngCorny Poops created by Character Tainted ??? icon.pngTainted ??? or IBS spawn a Blue Fly every two seconds, up to a maximum of 3.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Rotten Beggar.pngRotten Beggars can spawn Blue Flies as a reward.

Locusts (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth)

Red Fly.png Green Fly.png Yellow Fly.png Black Fly (Familiar).png White Fly.png

Locusts are variants of Blue Flies that are spawned by Locust trinkets and 7 Seals. They behave like regular Blue Flies but have additional special effects. Red Locusts explode on contact with an enemy, dealing an extra 60 damage in the radius ((in Repentance and Repentance+) explosions are affected by certain bomb modifiers). Green Locusts poison the enemy. Yellow Locusts slow the enemy. Black Locusts deal quadruple Isaac's damage instead of double. White Locusts are identical to Blue Flies, but are generally spawned in high quantities.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
7 Seals 5.100.526 7 Seals
Lil harbingers!
Spawns a random Harbinger familiar that changes every 10 seconds. Harbingers have different behaviors and spawn themed Locusts.
2
Name ID Icon Quote Description
Fish Tail 5.350.94 Fish Tail
It also stinks!
Items and trinkets that generate Blue Flies or Locusts will generate twice as many.
Locust of War 5.350.113 Locust of War
I bring War
Upon entering a room with enemies for the first time, spawns a Red Locust which detonates upon impact with enemies.
Locust of Pestilence 5.350.114 Locust of Pestilence
I bring Pestilence
Upon entering a room with enemies, spawns a Green Locust which damages and poisons enemies.
Locust of Famine 5.350.115 Locust of Famine
I bring Famine
Upon entering a room with enemies, spawns a Yellow Locust that damages and slows enemies.
Locust of Death 5.350.116 Locust of Death
I bring Death
Upon entering a room with enemies, spawns a Black Locust that does a very high amount of damage.
Locust of Conquest 5.350.117 Locust of Conquest
I bring Conquest
Upon entering a room with enemies, spawns 1-4 White Locusts which damage enemies.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Cricket Leg 5.350.185 Cricket Leg
Infested
Adds a 1/6 chance to spawn a random locust when killing an enemy.
Name ID Icon Message Description
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Soul of Apollyon 5.300.94 Soul of Apollyon Bringer of calamity Spawns 15 random locusts.


Blue Spiders

Blue Spider.png

Blue Spiders are familiars similar to Blue Flies that crawl erratically and rush towards nearby enemies, dealing damage and dying in the process.

(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Blue Spiders deal 2.5 times Isaac's current tear damage. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Blue Spiders deal twice Isaac's current tear damage.

Unlike Blue Flies, Blue Spiders cannot attack over obstacles such as rocks and pits.

Bug Bug! 3DS Exiting the game and re-entering will cause all Blue Spiders to disappear.
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
Box of Spiders 5.100.288
Box of Spiders2 rooms
It's a box of spiders
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns 1-4 Blue Spiders that deal 2.5× Isaac's damage to enemies.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns 4-8 Blue Spiders that deal 2× Isaac's damage to enemies.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Compost 5.100.480
Compost2 rooms
Gain more friends!
Doubles Isaac's Blue Flies and Blue Spiders, or spawns one if Isaac has none. Converts pickups in the current room into Blue Flies or Blue Spiders.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Everything Jar 5.100.720
Everything Jar12 rooms
Anything is possible
Spawns certain pickups based on how many charges it has. If fully charged, instead has one of many unique effects.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
Dark Bum 5.100.278 Dark Bum
He wants to take your life
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around and collects Red Heart.pngRed Hearts. For every 1½ Red Hearts collected, Dark Bum will give a reward.
3
Infestation 2 5.100.234 Infestation 2
Infestation shot
Spawns allied Blue Spiders from killed enemies.
3
Juicy Sack 5.100.266 Juicy Sack
Sticky babies
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and drips a trail of slow creep, spawning 1-2 Blue Spiders after each room.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Keeper's Kin 5.100.717 Keeper's Kin
Under a rock
Rocks and other Obstacles spawn blue spiders over time while in a room with enemies, and spawn two blue spiders when destroyed.
2
Mom's Wig 5.100.217 Mom's Wig
You feel itchy...
Adds a chance to spawn Blue Spiders when firing tears. Restores 1 Red Heart.pngRed Heart.
2
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Parasitoid 5.100.461 Parasitoid
Egg tears!
Adds a chance to fire an egg sack which creates slowing creep and spawns 1-2 Blue Flies or Blue Spiders upon hitting an enemy.
3
Sissy Longlegs 5.100.280 Sissy Longlegs
She loves you
Spawns a familiar that wanders randomly, occasionally spawning Blue Spiders. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Briefly charms enemies on contact.
1
Spiderbaby 5.100.211 Spiderbaby
Spider revenge
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns 1-2 Blue Spiders when Isaac takes damage.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns 3-5 Blue Spiders when Isaac takes damage.
0
(except in Rebirth) Spider Mod 5.100.403 Spider Mod
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Mod buddy!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Mod buddy
Displays Isaac's tear damage and enemy health bars. Spawns a familiar that wanders around and inflicts random status effects on enemies it touches. Can spawn a Lil' Battery.pngLil' Battery / Blue spider upon clearing a room.
1
(except in Rebirth) Sticky Bombs 5.100.367 Sticky Bombs
Egg sack bombs!
+5 Bomb.pngBombs. Bombs stick to enemies and spawn 2-5 Blue Spiders on kill. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Bombs leave a long-lasting puddle of slowing creep. (in Repentance+) Spawns 1-2 Blue Spiders or Blue Flies when bombs damage enemies.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Strawman 5.100.667 Strawman
A helping hand
Spawns a controllable Character Keeper icon.pngKeeper to fight enemies alongside Isaac, functioning similarly to Character Jacob and Esau icon.pngJacob and Esau. If Keeper dies, he spawns 5 blue spiders and Strawman is removed from Isaac's inventory.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) The Intruder 5.100.575 The Intruder
Invasive friend
A familiar burrows in Isaac's head, firing 4 slowing tears. Upon taking damage, there's a chance it will burst out of Isaac's head, spawning blue spiders and chasing enemies for the current room.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Tinytoma 5.100.645 Tinytoma
Itching for revenge
Gives Isaac a Boss Teratoma ingame.pngTeratoma orbital that blocks shots, deals contact damage, and splits into smaller versions of itself upon taking damage. The smaller versions break into blue spiders.
1
Name ID Icon Quote Description
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Apple of Sodom 5.350.140 Apple of Sodom
It feels empty
Picking up Red Heart.pngRed Hearts, even while at full health, can convert them into blue spiders. The effect may consume hearts needed for healing.
(except in Rebirth) Louse 5.350.70 Louse
tasty...
Occasionally spawns a Blue Spider.
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Black Rune 5.300.41 Black Rune Void Deals 40 damage to all enemies in the room. Consumes all pickups in the room and turns them into Blue Flies and Spiders. Consumes all pedestal items in the room and turns them into random stat upgrades.
(except in Repentance+) Berkano 5.300.38 Berkano Companionship (except in Repentance+) Spawns 3 Blue Flies and 3 Blue Spiders.
(in Repentance+) Gives Isaac 3 standard AbyssAbyss locusts for the room.

Other sources of Blue Spiders

  • (except in Rebirth) Infested? pill: Spawns Blue Spiders equal to the number of enemies in the room.
  • (except in Rebirth) Infested! pill: Spawns a Blue Spider under Isaac and every pile of poop in the room.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Rotten Beggar.pngRotten Beggars and (in Repentance and Repentance+) Hell Game.pngHell Games can spawn Blue Spiders as a reward.
  • Red Chest.pngRed Chest: Has a chance to spawn 3 Blue Spiders.

Dips (in Repentance and Repentance+)

Dip Familiar.png Dip Corny Familiar.png Dip Brownie Familiar.png Dip Red Familiar.png Dip Gold Familiar.png Dip Rainbow Familiar.png Dip Black Familiar.png Dip White Familiar.png Dip Stone Familiar.png Dip Stinky Familiar.png Dip Flaming Familiar.png

Dips are temporary familiars that are spawned when destroying poops. They move erratically around the room and behave similarly to their hostile counterpart, dealing contact damage to enemies and blocking projectiles. There are a variety of Dips with unique effects that correlate to the different types of Poop.pngPoop.

Name ID Icon Quote Description Quality
Dirty Mind 5.100.576 Dirty Mind
Filthy friends
Destroying poop spawns Dip Familiars that follow Isaac and damage enemies. Destroying different types of poop spawns different Dips with special effects.
1
Name ID Icon Quote Description
Dingle Berry 5.350.163 Dingle Berry
Oops!
Spawns a Dip Familiar upon clearing a room.

Other sources of Dips


Wisps (in Repentance and Repentance+)

Familiar Wisp.png

Wisps are temporary orbital familiars that are mostly associated with Character Bethany icon.pngBethany. By default, they orbit Isaac, blocking shots and dealing contact damage. They also fire spectral tears that deal 1.6-2.4 damage. Normal wisps have 2 health. There are many variants of wisps, most of which can be spawned randomly or through combinations with Book of Virtues. See here for a full list of wisps.

Other unique variants of wisps include item wisps from Lemegeton which only mimic the effects of passive items while alive, and red wisps from Vengeful Spirit, which are invulnerable, but disappear upon entering a new floor.

Name ID Icon Quote Description Quality
Book of Virtues 5.100.584
Book of Virtues4 rooms
Spiritual companionship
Passively causes active items to spawn themed orbital wisp familiars on use, which fire tears and block shots. Can be activated to spawn a basic wisp if Isaac has no other active item.
3
Jar of Wisps 5.100.685
Jar of Wisps12 rooms
Your faith grows
Spawns random wisps that shoot various tears, block shots, and deal contact damage. The number of wisps spawned increases every time the jar is used.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Lemegeton 5.100.712
Lemegeton6 rooms
Item summoner
Spawns a destructible orbital familiar representing a random passive item, which blocks shots and deals contact damage. While the wisp is alive, Isaac gains that item's effects.
3
Name ID Icon Quote Description Quality
Vengeful Spirit 5.100.702 Vengeful Spirit
Hot blooded
After taking damage, spawns an orbital wisp that lasts for the entire floor, up to a maximum of six. They fire tears but do not block shots.
1
Name ID Icon Quote Description
Beth's Faith 5.350.142 Beth's Faith
My faith protects me
At the beginning of each floor, spawn 4-8 wisps that orbit Isaac and fires tears alongside him.
Beth's Essence 5.350.182 Beth's Essence
Virtue's reward
Upon entering an Angel RoomAngel Room, spawns 5 wisp orbitals. Giving money to Beggar.pngBeggars can spawn wisps.
Name ID Icon Message Description
Soul of Bethany 5.300.96 Soul of Bethany Friends from beyond Spawns 6 Book of VirtuesBook of Virtues wisps with random properties.

Other sources of Wisps


Ghosts (in Repentance and Repentance+)

Ghosts are temporary familiars that are summoned by various items. Most ghosts (except those created by Vade Retro) will automatically attack enemies after being summoned, quickly homing in on nearby enemies. All ghosts attack enemies by exploding, though some also deal contact damage shortly before doing so. Explosions from ghosts do not damage terrain or hurt Isaac. Unlike other temporary familiars, ghosts do not persist across rooms.

Name ID Icon Quote Description Quality
Vade Retro 5.100.653
Vade RetroUnlimited
Begone!
While held, enemies leave behind ghosts on death. Stronger enemies leave bigger ghosts. Using the item causes the ghosts to explode and damage nearby enemies, and instantly kills all ghost enemies with less than 50% HP.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Name ID Icon Quote Description Quality
Ghost Bombs 5.100.727 Ghost Bombs
Spooky blast +5 bombs
+5 Bomb.pngBombs. Bombs become spectral and spawn ghosts that deal contact damage to enemies and explode after 10 seconds.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Hungry Soul 5.100.684 Hungry Soul
Out for blood
Enemies have a chance to spawn ghosts on death, which chase and deal contact damage to enemies and explode after a short time.
2
Purgatory 5.100.634 Purgatory
Help from beyond
While in a room with enemies, spawns red cracks in the ground. Walking over these cracks summons ghosts that launch themselves at enemies and explode.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1


Chasing Familiars

Familiars in this category actively chase enemies, dealing contact damage to them.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
The Pinking Shears 5.100.107
The Pinking Shears4 rooms
Cut and run
Separates Isaac's head from his body for the current room, granting flight and turning the body into a familiar that chases enemies.
2
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) 7 Seals 5.100.526 7 Seals
Lil harbingers!
Spawns a random Harbinger familiar that changes every 10 seconds. Harbingers have different behaviors and spawn themed Locusts.
2
Ball of Bandages 5.100.207 Ball of Bandages
Gotta lick 'em all!
Creates an orbital familiar. Collecting additional copies gives it the ability to shoot Charm tears, then chase enemies to deal contact damage, then deal even more contact damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Bird Cage 5.100.610 Bird Cage
Fat buddy
The first time Isaac takes damage in a room, a familiar leaps on an enemy, dealing damage and releasing a rock wave. For the rest of the room, it chases enemies similar to Dead BirdDead Bird.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Blood Puppy 5.100.565 Blood Puppy
What a cute little thing!
Spawns a familiar that chases enemies. After killing enough enemies, it becomes more powerful but will also try to hurt Isaac. Dealing enough damage to it returns it to normal.
1
(except in Rebirth) Bumbo 5.100.385 Bumbo
Bumbo want coin!
Spawns a beggar familiar which picks up any nearby coins, leveling up after collecting several coins. At level 2, Bumbo gains a body. At level 3, it begins to fire tears. At level 4, Bumbo follows enemies and gains contact damage.
1
Cube of Meat 5.100.73 Cube of Meat
Gotta meat 'em all!
Creates an orbital familiar. Collecting additional copies gives it the ability to shoot tears, then chase enemies to deal contact damage, then deal even more contact damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Daddy Longlegs 5.100.170 Daddy Longlegs
Daddy's love
Daddy Long Legs' shadow follows Isaac and occasionally stomps enemies for 40 damage total.
3
Dead Bird 5.100.117 Dead Bird
Protective buddy
After Isaac takes damage, spawns a flying familiar that chases enemies for the current room, dealing ~4 damage per second. (in Repentance+) As long as Isaac's HP is at one half heart ( no matter the type of heart), Dead Bird will remain active between rooms.
0
Gemini 5.100.318 Gemini
Conjoined friend
Spawns a conjoined familiar which chases enemies close to Isaac, dealing ~6.43 damage per second.
1
Leech 5.100.270 Leech
Blood sucker
Spawns a leech familiar that chases enemies, dealing ~3 damage per second. Heals a Half Red Heart.pngHalf Red Heart whenever Leech kills an enemy.
2
Lil Haunt 5.100.277 Lil Haunt
Fear him
Spawns a familiar that chases down enemies, dealing 4 damage per second and inflicting fear.
1
Smart Fly 5.100.264 Smart Fly
Revenge fly
Spawns an orbital familiar that blocks enemy shots. Upon taking damage, the familiar will pursue enemies for the rest of the room, dealing damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) The Intruder 5.100.575 The Intruder
Invasive friend
A familiar burrows in Isaac's head, firing 4 slowing tears. Upon taking damage, there's a chance it will burst out of Isaac's head, spawning blue spiders and chasing enemies for the current room.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
Name ID Icon Quote Description
Eve's Bird Foot 5.350.60 Eve's Bird Foot
Revenge from beyond
5% chance to spawn a Dead BirdDead Bird familiar for the current room each time an enemy dies.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Umbilical Cord 5.350.33 Umbilical Cord
Fetal Protection
When brought down to only a Half Red Heart.pngHalf Red Heart, spawns a Little StevenLittle Steven familiar for the current room. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds a high chance to spawn a GeminiGemini familiar for the current room after taking damage.
Name ID Icon Message Description
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Soul of Eve 5.300.86 Soul of Eve Your very own murder 14 Dead BirdDead Bird familiars fly in and attack enemies. They last 10 seconds and will begin to leave after the limit, but will stay as long as an enemy is alive. They will disappear if Isaac leaves the room.

Note: Only third and fourth stage Cube of Meat and Ball of Bandages chase enemies.

Note: (except in Rebirth) Only fourth stage Bumbo chases enemies.

Note: (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Only Boss War ingame.pngWar and Boss Death ingame.pngDeath in 7 Seals chase enemies.

Orbital Familiars

Familiars that orbit Isaac, absorbing enemy projectiles and/or dealing contact damage. Despite their different apparent sizes, most of them have the same effective size with regard of blocking shots or damaging enemies.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Book of the Dead 5.100.545
Book of the Dead6 rooms
Rise from the grave
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Creates a friendly Bony.pngBony, Black Bony.pngBlack Bony, or an orbital bone for each enemy killed in the current room.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Creates a friendly Bony.pngBony, Black Bony.pngBlack Bony, Bone Fly.pngBone Fly, Revenant.pngRevenant, Big Bony.pngBig Bony, or an orbital bone for each enemy killed in the current room.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spin to Win 5.100.655
Spin to Win3 seconds
Let it rip!
Gives +0.5 speed and greatly increases the rotation speed and damage of orbitals for 3 seconds. Passively gives Isaac a spinning top orbital that blocks enemy shots and deals contact damage.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Angelic Prism 5.100.528 Angelic Prism
Eclipsed by the moon
Spawns an orbital familiar with a large orbital radius. Tears that pass through the prism split into four multi-colored tears.
3
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Angry Fly 5.100.511 Angry Fly
He's violent
Spawns a fly familiar that orbits around a random enemy and deals 30 damage per second to enemies it comes in contact with.
1
Ball of Bandages 5.100.207 Ball of Bandages
Gotta lick 'em all!
Creates an orbital familiar. Collecting additional copies gives it the ability to shoot Charm tears, then chase enemies to deal contact damage, then deal even more contact damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Best Bud 5.100.274 Best Bud
Sworn protector
When hit, spawns a quickly orbiting attack fly similar to Forever aloneForever alone for the current room that deals high damage.
0
Big Fan 5.100.279 Big Fan
Fat protector
Spawns a large, slow-moving orbital familiar that blocks enemy shots and deals 30 damage per second to enemies. Reduces the speed other orbitals rotate at.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Bloodshot Eye 5.100.509 Bloodshot Eye
Bloody friend
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns an orbital familiar that deals contact damage and fires a tear every 2 seconds.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns an orbital familiar that deals contact damage, blocks shots, and fires tears at enemies in its line of sight.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Bot Fly 5.100.629 Bot Fly
Defense drone
Spawns an orbiting fly familiar that fires shielded tears at incoming enemy projectiles.
3
Cube of Meat 5.100.73 Cube of Meat
Gotta meat 'em all!
Creates an orbital familiar. Collecting additional copies gives it the ability to shoot tears, then chase enemies to deal contact damage, then deal even more contact damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Distant Admiration 5.100.57 Distant Admiration
Attack fly
Spawns an attack fly that circles further out than Halo of FliesHalo of Flies, but closer than Forever aloneForever alone, dealing 75 damage per second.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth) Friend Zone 5.100.364 Friend Zone
Friendly fly
Spawns a white attack fly that orbits somewhere between Distant AdmirationDistant Admiration and Forever aloneForever alone, dealing 45 damage per second.
1
Guardian Angel 5.100.112 Guardian Angel
Extra protection
Spawns an orbital familiar that blocks enemy shots, deals 7 damage per tick on contact, and increases the speed of all orbital familiars.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Guillotine 5.100.206 Guillotine
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
An out-of-body experience
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG + tears up. An out-of-body experience!
Isaac's head becomes an orbital familiar that blocks shots and deals contact damage. Tears are still fired from the rotating head. (except in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 damage, -1 tear delay. (in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 damage, +0.5 fire rate.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
0
Halo of Flies 5.100.10 Halo of Flies
Projectile protection
Spawns two Pretty Flies that block enemy shots and deal contact damage to flies.
2
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Leprosy 5.100.525 Leprosy
You're tearing me apart!
Taking damage grants a body part orbital that blocks shots and deals contact damage, up to a maximum of three. The body parts are destroyed after blocking enough damage.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Mom's Razor 5.100.508 Mom's Razor
It's sharp!
Spawns an orbiting razor that deals contact damage and inflicts bleeding on enemies, causing them to slowly take damage over time.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Psy Fly 5.100.581 Psy Fly
Flamboyant protector
Spawns a fly orbital familiar that seeks out incoming enemy shots and destroys them.
4
Sacrificial Dagger 5.100.172 Sacrificial Dagger
My fate protects me
Spawns a dagger orbital familiar, blocking enemy shots and dealing a high amount of damage to enemies in contact.
2
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Slipped Rib 5.100.542 Slipped Rib
Projectile shield
Spawns a bone familiar that circles around Isaac and reflects enemy shots.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Smart Fly 5.100.264 Smart Fly
Revenge fly
Spawns an orbital familiar that blocks enemy shots. Upon taking damage, the familiar will pursue enemies for the rest of the room, dealing damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth) Sworn Protector 5.100.363 Sworn Protector
Protective friend
Spawns an orbital familiar which does (except in Repentance and Repentance+) 105 / (in Repentance and Repentance+) 53 damage per second and attracts and blocks enemy shots. Upon blocking 10 shots in a room, it drops an Eternal Heart.pngEternal Heart.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) The Swarm 5.100.693 The Swarm
Infest
Spawns eight orbital flies, which turn into Blue Flies after they block a shot. Each time a room is cleared, spawns another orbital fly.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Tinytoma 5.100.645 Tinytoma
Itching for revenge
Gives Isaac a Boss Teratoma ingame.pngTeratoma orbital that blocks shots, deals contact damage, and splits into smaller versions of itself upon taking damage. The smaller versions break into blue spiders.
1
Pills / Slot Machine.pngSlot Machine

Name Description
Pretty Fly Grants 1 fly orbital that circles the player, blocking projectiles and damaging fly-type enemies on touch.

Pretty Fly

  • A maximum of three Pretty Flies can orbit around Isaac.
    • Cube of Meat, Ball of Bandages, (except in Rebirth) Sworn Protector, Guardian Angel, Smart Fly, Sacrificial Dagger, and (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Slipped Rib take up a Pretty Fly slot. These familiars are not affected by the Pretty Fly cap of 3.
    • If Isaac has three Pretty Flies and picks up a Cube of Meat, the Cube of Meat will replace one of the flies.
    • The amount of Pretty Flies Isaac has is stored. If a Pretty Fly is replaced by a Cube of Meat but then that Cube of Meat is removed, the replaced Pretty Fly will return. If Isaac has more than 3 Pretty Flies and one of his current Pretty Flies is removed through (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Sacrificial Altar, then another will replace it.

Orbital Rings

  • There are set orbit rings that have specific rotations and distance from Isaac.
    • (except in Rebirth) If two orbitals share a same orbit ring they will be positioned opposite each other (three will cause them to fly 120 degrees apart, four will fly at 90 degrees etc.).
  • Ring 1 flies counter-clockwise and is the closest to Isaac.
    • It consists of Pretty Flies and familiars that can replace Pretty Flies.
      • Guardian Angel will increase the rotation speed of all familiars in this ring.
  • Ring 2 flies counter-clockwise and is second closest.
  • Ring 3 flies counter-clockwise and orbits slightly slower than ring 2.
  • Ring 4 flies clockwise at the speed of ring 3.
  • Ring 5 flies counter-clockwise even slower than ring 4.
  • Ring 6 flies counter-clockwise at the speed of ring 5.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) The Swarm has a unique orbit ring between 2 and 3, it orbits counter-clockwise much slower.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Angry Fly has a unique orbit ring between 3 and 4, it orbits clockwise much faster.
  • Familiars affected by (in Repentance and Repentance+) Friendship NecklaceFriendship Necklace have a unique orbit ring just around ring 3. Its familiars orbit clockwise faster.

Pickup Generation Familiars

Familiars that generate pickups when certain conditions are met.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Acid Baby 5.100.491 Acid Baby
Pills pills pills!
Spawns a familiar that drops a random pill every 3 rooms. Upon using a pill, all enemies in the room are poisoned.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Blood Puppy 5.100.565 Blood Puppy
What a cute little thing!
Spawns a familiar that chases enemies. After killing enough enemies, it becomes more powerful but will also try to hurt Isaac. Dealing enough damage to it returns it to normal.
1
Bomb Bag 5.100.131 Bomb Bag
Gives bombs
Spawns a familiar that drops a Bomb.pngBomb every 3 rooms.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth) Bumbo 5.100.385 Bumbo
Bumbo want coin!
Spawns a beggar familiar which picks up any nearby coins, leveling up after collecting several coins. At level 2, Bumbo gains a body. At level 3, it begins to fire tears. At level 4, Bumbo follows enemies and gains contact damage.
1
Bum Friend 5.100.144 Bum Friend
He's greedy
Spawns a familiar that picks up Penny.pngcoins for himself, giving random pickups in return. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Can spawn items from the Beggar item pool.
1
(except in Rebirth) Charged Baby 5.100.372 Charged Baby
Bbbzzzzzt!
Spawns a familiar that occasionally drops a Lil' Battery.pngLil' Battery, gives an active item charge, or petrifies all enemies in the room.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
Dark Bum 5.100.278 Dark Bum
He wants to take your life
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around and collects Red Heart.pngRed Hearts. For every 1½ Red Hearts collected, Dark Bum will give a reward.
3
(except in Rebirth) Key Bum 5.100.388 Key Bum
He wants your keys!
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and collects Key.pngKeys for himself, giving random Chest.pngChests in return.
0
(except in Rebirth) Lil Chest 5.100.362 Lil Chest
What's in the box?
Spawns a chest familiar that spawns a random pickup (25% chance) or trinket (10% chance) upon clearing a room.
2
Little C.H.A.D. 5.100.96 Little C.H.A.D.
Gives kisses
Spawns a familiar who drops a Half Red Heart.pngHalf Red Heart every 3 rooms.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Lost Soul 5.100.612 Lost Soul
Protect him
Creates a ghostly familiar that closely follows behind Isaac. It dies in one hit, but respawns at the start of the next floor. Each time it survives until the next floor, it rewards Isaac with Soul Heart.pngSoul Hearts, Eternal Heart.pngEternal Hearts, or an Item.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Mystery Sack 5.100.271 Mystery Sack
?
Spawns a familiar that drops a Heart, coin, Bomb.pngBomb, or Key.pngKey every 5-6 rooms.
2
The Relic 5.100.98 The Relic
Soul generator
Spawns a cross familiar that drops a Soul Heart.pngSoul Heart after clearing enough rooms.
3
(except in Rebirth) Rune Bag 5.100.389 Rune Bag
Rune generator
Spawns a familiar that drops a random rune after clearing enough rooms.
3
Sack of Pennies 5.100.94 Sack of Pennies
Gives money
Spawns a familiar that drops a Penny.pngcoin every 2 rooms.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Sack of Sacks 5.100.500 Sack of Sacks
Gives sacks
Spawns a familiar that drops a Grab Bag.pngGrab Bag every few rooms cleared.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
(except in Rebirth) Spider Mod 5.100.403 Spider Mod
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Mod buddy!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Mod buddy
Displays Isaac's tear damage and enemy health bars. Spawns a familiar that wanders around and inflicts random status effects on enemies it touches. Can spawn a Lil' Battery.pngLil' Battery / Blue spider upon clearing a room.
1
(except in Rebirth) Sworn Protector 5.100.363 Sworn Protector
Protective friend
Spawns an orbital familiar which does (except in Repentance and Repentance+) 105 / (in Repentance and Repentance+) 53 damage per second and attracts and blocks enemy shots. Upon blocking 10 shots in a room, it drops an Eternal Heart.pngEternal Heart.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2

Note: (except in Rebirth) Only the second, third, and fourth stages of Bumbo generate pickups.

Note: (in Repentance and Repentance+) Only the second and third stages of Blood Puppy generate pickups.

Shooting Familiars

Familiars that attack with their own tears or other ranged effects. Most shooting familiars only shoot as long as Isaac is attacking or charging a shot, though there are others that target and fire automatically.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Brown Nugget 5.100.504
Brown Nugget8 seconds
Friendly fly
Spawns a stationary fly turret that lasts for the current room and fires tears at nearby enemies.
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Esau Jr. 5.100.703
Esau Jr.1 room
Lost brother
Swaps between the current character and Esau Jr., who has +2 flat damage and flight. Characters have independent items and health. Dying as either character ends the run.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Gello 5.100.728
Gello2 rooms
Demonic gestation
Spawns a demon familiar for the current room attached to Isaac that moves and fires in the direction Isaac shoots, using Isaac's damage, tears, range, shot speed, and special tear effects.
3
Scissors 5.100.325
Scissors4 rooms
Lose your head
Turns Isaac's head into a stationary familiar for the current room which fires tears automatically. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Isaac's body also shoots a controllable fountain of blood shots for the room.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Sumptorium 5.100.713
Sumptorium10 seconds
Blood to blood
Removes half a heart and creates a Clot familiar that mimics Isaac's movements and tear effects. As Character Tainted Eve icon.pngTainted Eve, passively converts health into Clots while firing. Activating returns all Clots to health.
3
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
Abel 5.100.188 Abel
Mirrored buddy
(in Rebirth) Spawns a familiar that mirrors Isaac's movements and shoots in the opposite direction.
(except in Rebirth) Spawns a familiar that mirrors Isaac's movements and shoots towards him.
0
Ball of Bandages 5.100.207 Ball of Bandages
Gotta lick 'em all!
Creates an orbital familiar. Collecting additional copies gives it the ability to shoot Charm tears, then chase enemies to deal contact damage, then deal even more contact damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Boiled Baby 5.100.607 Boiled Baby
Messy friend
Gives Isaac a familiar that fires chaotic bursts of tears in all directions.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Bot Fly 5.100.629 Bot Fly
Defense drone
Spawns an orbiting fly familiar that fires shielded tears at incoming enemy projectiles.
3
Brother Bobby 5.100.8 Brother Bobby
Friends 'till the end
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around shooting tears that deal 3.5 damage. (in Repentance and Repentance+) He shoots more frequently than most familiars.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Buddy in a Box 5.100.518 Buddy in a Box
What could it be?!
Spawns a familiar with a random tear effect. The familiar is randomized at the start of each floor.
2
(except in Rebirth) Bumbo 5.100.385 Bumbo
Bumbo want coin!
Spawns a beggar familiar which picks up any nearby coins, leveling up after collecting several coins. At level 2, Bumbo gains a body. At level 3, it begins to fire tears. At level 4, Bumbo follows enemies and gains contact damage.
1
Cain's Other Eye 5.100.319 Cain's Other Eye
Near-sighted friend
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that slowly floats around the room on a zig-zag pattern and shoots normal tears in the same direction as Isaac.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and fires tears in random cardinal directions that copy Isaac's tears and tear effects and scale with damage.
2
Cube of Meat 5.100.73 Cube of Meat
Gotta meat 'em all!
Creates an orbital familiar. Collecting additional copies gives it the ability to shoot tears, then chase enemies to deal contact damage, then deal even more contact damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Demon Baby 5.100.113 Demon Baby
Auto-turret friend
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and automatically fires at enemies in its reach.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth) Fate's Reward 5.100.361 Fate's Reward
Your fate beside you
A blue head familiar that will follow Isaac and fire tears copying his tear effects and damage.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Freezer Baby 5.100.608 Freezer Baby
Iced iced baby
Spawns a shooting familiar that has a chance to petrify enemies, and freezes monsters upon killing them.
2
Ghost Baby 5.100.163 Ghost Baby
Spectral buddy
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around and fires spectral tears.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Giant Cell 5.100.658 Giant Cell
Micro friends
Causes Isaac to spawn Minisaac familiars when he takes damage, which chase and shoot at nearby enemies.
1
Harlequin Baby 5.100.167 Harlequin Baby
Double shot buddy
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around and fires two tears at once in a V-pattern.
1
(except in Rebirth) Incubus 5.100.360 Incubus
Dark friend
Spawns a demonic familiar that shoots tears identical to Isaac's in terms of damage, tears, and tear effects.
4
Lil Brimstone 5.100.275 Lil Brimstone
Evil friend
Grants a familiar that charges a thin BrimstoneBrimstone laser while Isaac is shooting.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Lil Abaddon 5.100.679 Lil Abaddon
Abyssal friend
Spawns a familiar that charges a miniature Maw Of The VoidMaw Of The Void attack while Isaac shoots.
2
(except in Rebirth) Lil Loki 5.100.435 Lil Loki
4-way buddy!
Spawns a Loki familiar that follows Isaac and fires 4 tears in a cross pattern.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Lil Monstro 5.100.471 Lil Monstro
Ain't he cute?
Spawns a familiar that fires clusters of tears. Must be charged before shooting.
2
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Lil Spewer 5.100.537 Lil Spewer
Puking buddy
Drops a random pill, and spawns a familiar that charges up and fires creep. Using pills changes the creep type.
1
Little Gish 5.100.99 Little Gish
Sticky friend
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around and fires slowing tears, impeding enemies' speed.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Little Steven 5.100.100 Little Steven
Psychic friend
Spawns a familiar who follows Isaac around and fires homing tears.
2
Mongo Baby 5.100.322 Mongo Baby
Mongo friend
Spawns a familiar that copies the tears of Isaac's other familiars.
2
(except in Rebirth) Papa Fly 5.100.430 Papa Fly
Turret follower
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac's movements on a 3 second delay, firing tears at nearby enemies.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Quints 5.100.661 Quints
They lurk inside
The first five enemies killed in a room will spawn stationary shooting familiars where they died.
2
Rainbow Baby 5.100.174 Rainbow Baby
Random buddy
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around and fires tears with random effects.
1
Robo-Baby 5.100.95 Robo-Baby
Friends 'till the bbbbzzzt
Spawns a familiar that shoots TechnologyTechnology lasers.
1
Robo-Baby 2.0 5.100.267 Robo-Baby 2.0
We worked out all the kinks
Spawns a familiar that fires lasers at any enemy in its line of sight and moves based on the direction Isaac is firing tears.
1
Rotten Baby 5.100.268 Rotten Baby
Infested friend
Spawns a familiar that spawns a Blue Fly when Isaac shoots. It can only have one Fly at a time.
3
(except in Rebirth) Seraphim 5.100.390 Seraphim
Sworn friend
Spawns an angel familiar who follows Isaac and fires homing tears which deal 10 damage and have 75% shot speed.
3
Sister Maggy 5.100.67 Sister Maggy
Friends 'till the end
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around shooting tears that deal 3.5 damage.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around shooting tears that deal 6 damage.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) The Intruder 5.100.575 The Intruder
Invasive friend
A familiar burrows in Isaac's head, firing 4 slowing tears. Upon taking damage, there's a chance it will burst out of Isaac's head, spawning blue spiders and chasing enemies for the current room.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Twisted Pair 5.100.698 Twisted Pair
Double trouble!
Spawns two familiars that float on either side of Isaac and fire tears that use his tears, range, shot speed, and tear effects, and scale with damage.
4
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Isaac's Heart 5.100.276 Isaac's Heart
Protect it
Isaac himself is now immune to all damage, and a heart familiar follows him. If the heart is hurt, Isaac is hurt. (in Repentance and Repentance+) The heart charges up as Isaac shoots, firing 8 blood shots, knocking back enemies, and leaving a puddle of creep when released.
0
(in Repentance+) Hushy 5.100.470 Hushy
Lil hush!
Spawns a Boss Hush ingame.pngHush familiar that bounces diagonally around the room and deals contact damage. While firing tears, it stops moving. (in Repentance+) When stationary, Hushy will periodically fire out rings of projectiles.
0
Name ID Icon Quote Description
???'s Soul 5.350.57 ???'s Soul
Imaginary Friend
Spawns a familiar that floats slowly around the room on a zig-zag pattern similar to The PeeperThe Peeper and fires spectral and homing tears.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Found Soul 5.350.180 Found Soul
Finally!
Spawns a familiar that copies Isaac's movements and scales with damage and tears. If it takes damage, it will die and respawn on the next floor.
Isaac's Head 5.350.54 Isaac's Head
Dead friend
Spawns Isaac's severed head as a tear-firing familiar. Fires piercing tears.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Lil Clot 5.350.176 Lil Clot
Mini friend
Spawns a clot familiar that mimics Isaac's movements and tears. It dies for the current room after taking too much damage.
Umbilical Cord 5.350.33 Umbilical Cord
Fetal Protection
When brought down to only a Half Red Heart.pngHalf Red Heart, spawns a Little StevenLittle Steven familiar for the current room. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds a high chance to spawn a GeminiGemini familiar for the current room after taking damage.

Note: Only second stage Cube of Meat and Ball of Bandages shoot tears.
Note: (except in Rebirth) Only third stage Bumbo fires tears.

(in Repentance and Repentance+) Note: Most shooting familiars that follow Isaac take 5th priority along the familiar line. This is the second to last priority with the last being non-combat familiars. There are some exceptions such as Incubus which has 2nd priority, Lil Brimstone and Lil Monstro which have 3rd priority, and Boiled Baby which has 6th priority.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Note: Using five or more different copies of Esau Jr. will destroy the item and spawn a familiar that behaves the same way as Abel.

Wandering Familiars

Familiars that move around the room sporadically.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) 7 Seals 5.100.526 7 Seals
Lil harbingers!
Spawns a random Harbinger familiar that changes every 10 seconds. Harbingers have different behaviors and spawn themed Locusts.
2
Punching Bag 5.100.281 Punching Bag
Scape goat
Spawns a Mulligan.pngMulligan familiar that wanders randomly. Enemies will attack the Mulligan if it's closer.
1
Sissy Longlegs 5.100.280 Sissy Longlegs
She loves you
Spawns a familiar that wanders randomly, occasionally spawning Blue Spiders. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Briefly charms enemies on contact.
1
(except in Rebirth) Spider Mod 5.100.403 Spider Mod
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Mod buddy!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Mod buddy
Displays Isaac's tear damage and enemy health bars. Spawns a familiar that wanders around and inflicts random status effects on enemies it touches. Can spawn a Lil' Battery.pngLil' Battery / Blue spider upon clearing a room.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) YO LISTEN! 5.100.492 YO LISTEN!
Yo listen!
+1 luck. Spawns a fairy familiar that points out Secret RoomSecret Rooms, Crawl SpaceCrawl Space entrances, and tinted rocks.
2

Note: (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) The Spider BabySpider Baby transformation grants a familiar nearly identical to Spider Mod with the only difference being the lack of ability to see enemy HP bars.

Note: (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Only Boss Famine ingame.pngFamine, Boss Pestilence ingame.pngPestilence, and Boss Conquest ingame.pngConquest in 7 Seals wander randomly.

Bouncing Familiars

Familiars that bounce around the room in a zig-zag pattern, changing directions when hitting a wall.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(in Repentance and Repentance+) The Scooper 5.100.605
The Scooper3 rooms
Plop!
Summons The PeeperThe Peeper for the current room, which leaves a trail of red creep.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
BBF 5.100.272 BBF
Big Beautiful Fly
Spawns a familiar that flies around the room in a zig-zag pattern and explodes on contact with an enemy. Respawns after ten seconds.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Hushy 5.100.470 Hushy
Lil hush!
Spawns a Boss Hush ingame.pngHush familiar that bounces diagonally around the room and deals contact damage. While firing tears, it stops moving. (in Repentance+) When stationary, Hushy will periodically fire out rings of projectiles.
0
The Peeper 5.100.155 The Peeper
Plop!
Spawns a familiar that slowly floats around the room in a zig-zag pattern, damaging enemies it passes through. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Increases the damage of tears from Isaac's left eye by 35%.
2
(except in Rebirth) Succubus 5.100.417 Succubus
Damage booster
Spawns a flying familiar that bounces around the room with a black aura, dealing rapid damage to any enemies inside it. While standing in the aura, Isaac gains a 1.5× tear damage multiplier.
3
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Cain's Other Eye 5.100.319 Cain's Other Eye
Near-sighted friend
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that slowly floats around the room on a zig-zag pattern and shoots normal tears in the same direction as Isaac.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and fires tears in random cardinal directions that copy Isaac's tears and tear effects and scale with damage.
2
(in Afterbirth and Afterbirth †) GB Bug 5.100.405 GB Bug
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Game breaking bug, right away!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Double tap glitch
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that bounces diagonally around the room, applying a random status effect to enemies it hits and has a chance to re-roll pickups it passes over.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac. Double tapping the fire button launches it forward, causing it to reroll the first monster or pickup it hits.
1
Name ID Icon Quote Description
???'s Soul 5.350.57 ???'s Soul
Imaginary Friend
Spawns a familiar that floats slowly around the room on a zig-zag pattern similar to The PeeperThe Peeper and fires spectral and homing tears.

Mimicking Familiars (except in Rebirth)

Familiars that copy Isaac's movements after a certain delay.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
Multidimensional Baby 5.100.431 Multidimensional Baby
ydduB Buddy
Spawns a familiar that will follow Isaac's movements on a 2.5-second delay. Tears that pass through the baby will be doubled and increase in speed.
2
Obsessed Fan 5.100.426 Obsessed Fan
Follows my every move...
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac's movements on a delay and deals 30 contact damage per second to enemies.
0
Papa Fly 5.100.430 Papa Fly
Turret follower
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac's movements on a 3 second delay, firing tears at nearby enemies.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Shade 5.100.468 Shade
It follows
Spawns a shadow familiar that follows Isaac's movements on a 1 second delay and deals contact damage to enemies. After dealing enough damage, it is absorbed by Isaac and spawns friendly My Shadow.pngChargers.
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) My Shadow 5.100.433 My Shadow
Me! And my shaaaadow!
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Inflicts fear on all enemies in the room upon taking damage and spawns black friendly Charger.pngChargers that attack enemies.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a shadow familiar that closely follows behind Isaac. It spawns a black friendly Charger.pngCharger whenever an enemy touches it.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1


Throwable Familiars

Familiars that are thrown by Isaac by shooting and can return to him after awhile.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Abyss 5.100.706
Abyss4 rooms
Come forth from the depths
Destroys all item pedestals in the room and gives Isaac a unique locust familiar for each item destroyed. Locusts fly forwards in the direction Isaac shoots and damage enemies hit. Destroying certain items spawns special locusts with unique effects.
(except in Repentance+)
4
(in Repentance+)
3
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Big Chubby 5.100.473 Big Chubby
Chub chub
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and charges across the room when Isaac fires, blocking shots and dealing 40.5 damage per second on contact.
1
Bob's Brain 5.100.273 Bob's Brain
Explosive thoughts
Spawns a familiar that charges forward when shooting tears and explodes upon contact with an enemy, damaging and poisoning them. The familiar respawns after a few seconds.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Jaw Bone 5.100.548 Jaw Bone
Fetch!
Spawns a familiar that flies through the room while firing, dealing a flat 7 contact damage to enemies and retrieving pickups.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Knife Piece 1 5.100.626 Knife Piece 1
???
Combined with Knife Piece 2Knife Piece 2, creates a knife familiar that damages enemies and can open the door to the CorpseCorpse.
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Knife Piece 2 5.100.627 Knife Piece 2
???
Combined with Knife Piece 1Knife Piece 1, creates a knife familiar that damages enemies and can open the door to the CorpseCorpse.
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Lil Portal 5.100.681 Lil Portal
It hungers
Spawns a familiar that flies forward, consuming pickups in its path and dealing damage to enemies. Each pickup increases its size and damage and spawns a Blue Fly. (except in Repentance+) Every 4 pickups, opens a portal that leads to an unexplored room. (in Repentance+) After 1 + (stage number) pickups, opens a portal which leads to a special room with contents that persist between floors.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
Little Chubby 5.100.88 Little Chubby
Attack buddy
Spawns a Charger.pngCharger familiar that charges forward and deals contact damage to any enemies in its path.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) GB Bug 5.100.405 GB Bug
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Game breaking bug, right away!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Double tap glitch
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that bounces diagonally around the room, applying a random status effect to enemies it hits and has a chance to re-roll pickups it passes over.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac. Double tapping the fire button launches it forward, causing it to reroll the first monster or pickup it hits.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Holy Water 5.100.178 Holy Water
Splash!
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a bottle familiar that breaks when Isaac takes damage, leaving a puddle of blue creep.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) A bottle familiar that flies forward when Isaac shoots. It breaks upon hitting an enemy, leaving a puddle of blue creep that petrifies enemies.
3
Name ID Icon Quote Description
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Apollyon's Best Friend 5.350.186 Apollyon's Best Friend
Attack buddy
Spawns an AbyssAbyss locust familiar which will fly forward while Isaac shoots.
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(in Repentance+) Berkano 5.300.38 Berkano Companionship (except in Repentance+) Spawns 3 Blue Flies and 3 Blue Spiders.
(in Repentance+) Gives Isaac 3 standard AbyssAbyss locusts for the room.

Note: (in Repentance and Repentance+) Knife Piece 1 and Knife Piece 2 are only throwable when combined.

Controlled Familiars

Familiars that move in the direction Isaac is shooting.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Stitches 5.100.635
Stitches3 seconds
Bait and switch
Passively spawns a familiar that moves in the direction Isaac shoots. On use, Isaac swaps places with the familiar.
1
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
???'s Only Friend 5.100.320 ???'s Only Friend
Controlled friend
Spawns a controllable familiar that deals 37.5 damage per second on touch. It can be moved using the shooting directional keys
1
Robo-Baby 2.0 5.100.267 Robo-Baby 2.0
We worked out all the kinks
Spawns a familiar that fires lasers at any enemy in its line of sight and moves based on the direction Isaac is firing tears.
1

Others

Familiars that don't fit into any of the above categories or that produce multiple effects.

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
Monster Manual 5.100.123
Monster Manual6 rooms
Temporary buddy generator
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar from a specific selection for the current room.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a familiar from a specific selection for the current floor.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Sprinkler 5.100.516
Sprinkler4 rooms
Sprinkles.
Creates a stationary sprinkler for the current room that rotates and fires tears in 8 directions. The tears copy Isaac's stats and most tear effects.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
1up! 5.100.11 1up!
Extra life
Gives Isaac an extra life. Upon death, he will respawn in the previous room with full health, after which 1up! will disappear.
2
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Angry Fly 5.100.511 Angry Fly
He's violent
Spawns a fly familiar that orbits around a random enemy and deals 30 damage per second to enemies it comes in contact with.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Blood Oath 5.100.569 Blood Oath
Bleed me dry
Stabs Isaac at the beginning of each floor, draining his Red Heart.pngRed Hearts. Increases damage and speed for the floor based on the amount drained.
1
(except in Rebirth) Cambion Conception 5.100.412 Cambion Conception
Feed them hate
After taking damage a certain amount of times, a permanent demonic familiar spawns.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth) Censer 5.100.387 Censer
Peace be with you
Spawns a familiar which creates a circular aura that slows down enemies and enemy shots inside.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Cube Baby 5.100.652 Cube Baby
Kick it!
Spawns an ice cube familiar that slides around when walked into. It slows and deals contact damage, freezing monsters it kills.
1
Dead Cat 5.100.81 Dead Cat
9 lives
Sets Isaac's Red Heart Containers to 1, but grants 9 extra lives. After dying, Isaac respawns with 1 Red Heart Container.
3
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Depression 5.100.469 Depression
:(
Spawns a familiar that leaves a trail of creep that damages enemies at 6 damage per second. Has a chance to spawn damaging beams of light onto enemies that touch the cloud.
1
Dry Baby 5.100.265 Dry Baby
Immortal friend
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac around and blocks enemy projectiles. Upon blocking a shot, it has a chance of triggering The NecronomiconThe Necronomicon effect.
3
(except in Rebirth) Farting Baby 5.100.404 Farting Baby
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
He farts!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
He farts
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and blocks enemy shots. If a shot hits Farting Baby, it has a chance to fart, which charms, poisons, or knocks back nearby enemies.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Finger! 5.100.467 Finger!
Watch where you point that!
Spawns a finger familiar that faces in the same direction as Isaac, rapidly damaging enemies it points at for 10% of Isaac's damage.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Fruity Plum 5.100.649 Fruity Plum
Bouncy friend
Gives Isaac a miniature Boss Baby Plum ingame.pngBaby Plum familiar that propels itself diagonally around the room, firing tears behind itself as it travels.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Giant Cell 5.100.658 Giant Cell
Micro friends
Causes Isaac to spawn Minisaac familiars when he takes damage, which chase and shoot at nearby enemies.
1
Guppy's Hairball 5.100.187 Guppy's Hairball
Swing it
Spawns a familiar that loosely follows behind Isaac, which blocks shots and can be swung like a flail to damage enemies. Grows bigger by killing enemies.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Hallowed Ground 5.100.543 Hallowed Ground
Portable sanctuary
Spawns a white poop familiar, which turns into a White Poop.pngWhite Poop when Isaac is hurt. White poop has an aura that increases tear fire rate and can block enemy shots. (in Repentance and Repentance+) The aura also increases damage by 20% and gives homing.
1
Headless Baby 5.100.269 Headless Baby
Bloody friend
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac, leaving blood creep on the ground.
1
Holy Water 5.100.178 Holy Water
Splash!
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Spawns a bottle familiar that breaks when Isaac takes damage, leaving a puddle of blue creep.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) A bottle familiar that flies forward when Isaac shoots. It breaks upon hitting an enemy, leaving a puddle of blue creep that petrifies enemies.
3
(except in Rebirth) Immaculate Conception 5.100.413 Immaculate Conception
Feed them love
Upon picking up a certain amount of health, spawn a permanent angelic familiar.
1
Isaac's Heart 5.100.276 Isaac's Heart
Protect it
Isaac himself is now immune to all damage, and a heart familiar follows him. If the heart is hurt, Isaac is hurt. (in Repentance and Repentance+) The heart charges up as Isaac shoots, firing 8 blood shots, knocking back enemies, and leaving a puddle of creep when released.
0
Juicy Sack 5.100.266 Juicy Sack
Sticky babies
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and drips a trail of slow creep, spawning 1-2 Blue Spiders after each room.
2
Key Piece 1 5.100.238 Key Piece 1
???
Combined with Key Piece 2Key Piece 2, unlocks the golden gate in the starting room of ChestChest and Dark RoomDark Room to fight Mega Satan Head ingame.pngMega Satan.
0
Key Piece 2 5.100.239 Key Piece 2
???
Combined with Key Piece 1Key Piece 1, unlocks the golden gate in the starting room of ChestChest and Dark RoomDark Room to fight Mega Satan Head ingame.pngMega Satan.
0
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) King Baby 5.100.472 King Baby
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Lord of the dead!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Hail to the king baby
Spawns a familiar that follows Isaac and makes other familiars follow it. While firing tears, other familiars stop moving.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Knife Piece 1 5.100.626 Knife Piece 1
???
Combined with Knife Piece 2Knife Piece 2, creates a knife familiar that damages enemies and can open the door to the CorpseCorpse.
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Knife Piece 2 5.100.627 Knife Piece 2
???
Combined with Knife Piece 1Knife Piece 1, creates a knife familiar that damages enemies and can open the door to the CorpseCorpse.
0
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Lil Delirium 5.100.519 Lil Delirium
Delirious friend
Grants a familiar that transforms into another random familiar every 10 seconds.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Lil Dumpy 5.100.615 Lil Dumpy
Puffy buddy
Spawns a Dumpy familiar that pushes away nearby enemies and projectiles just before Isaac is about to be hit, then falls asleep. He can be awoken by walking to him.
3
(except in Rebirth) Lil Gurdy 5.100.384 Lil Gurdy
A gurd of your own!
A Boss Gurdy Jr. ingame.pngGurdy Jr. familiar that charges up while Isaac is firing, bouncing around the room when released and dealing contact damage based on its speed.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth) Lost Fly 5.100.365 Lost Fly
Lost protector
Spawns a fly familiar that moves in a straight line and circles around the first wall or obstacle it hits. (except in Repentance and Repentance+) It deals 105 damage per second on contact. (in Repentance and Repentance+) It deals 56 damage per second and forces nearby enemies to attack it.
2
(except in Rebirth) Milk! 5.100.436 Milk!
(in Rebirth and Afterbirth)
Dont cry over it...
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth)
Don't cry over it...
(except in Repentance+) Spawns a glass familiar that follows Isaac. After Isaac takes damage, the milk spills, and he gains -2 tear delay ((in Repentance and Repentance+) +1.0 fire rate) until leaving the room
(in Repentance+) Spawns a glass familiar that follows Isaac. The milk will block projectiles, and upon blocking 10, the milk spills, giving Isaac +1.0 fire rate for the rest of the floor.
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Mystery Egg 5.100.539 Mystery Egg
Sacrificial insemination
Spawns an egg familiar, which hatches a random friendly monster when Isaac is hurt once per room. The power of the monster improves for each consecutive room cleared without taking damage.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Paschal Candle 5.100.567 Paschal Candle
Keep the flame burning
Gives Isaac a familiar that grants +0.4 Fire Rate for each consecutive room he's cleared without taking damage. The bonus stacks up to five times.
3
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Pointy Rib 5.100.544 Pointy Rib
Stabbing time
Spawns a bone familiar that hovers back and forth in front of Isaac, dealing damage equal to Isaac's damage.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Samson's Chains 5.100.321 Samson's Chains
The ol' ball and chain
Attaches a ball and chain to Isaac that pulls behind him that damages enemies, blocks shots, and destroys most Obstacles.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Star of Bethlehem 5.100.651 Star of Bethlehem
Follow the light
Spawns a star familiar that slowly travels towards the Boss RoomBoss Room, giving an aura that increases damage and tears and grants homing tears.
3
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Vanishing Twin 5.100.697 Vanishing Twin
He wants revenge
Spawns a familiar that becomes a weaker clone of the floor's boss when entering the Boss RoomBoss Room. Defeating it drops an extra item.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Worm Friend 5.100.682 Worm Friend
Clingy buddy
Gives Isaac a Nerve Ending.pngNerve Ending familiar that burrows out of the ground to grab and deal damage to enemies over time.
3
Name ID Icon Quote Description
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Tonsil 5.350.97 Tonsil
Sick...
When hit, there is a small chance to spawn a permanent tonsil familiar that blocks enemy shots. This can happen twice, after which the trinket is destroyed.
Name ID Icon Message Description
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Soul of Lilith 5.300.92 Soul of Lilith Motherhood Grants one permanent familiar from the Baby Shop poolBaby Shop pool. Can give familiars that Isaac already has.

Unlockable Achievements