Buddy in a Box

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(in Afterbirth † and Repentance)

Buddy in a Box is an unlockable passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth † (Booster Pack #1).

Effects

  • Grants a familiar with random tear effects, fire rate, and damage.
    • The familiar's damage scales from ~2-6, and tear delay scales from ~12-30.
    • The familiar takes the appearance of a random co-op baby.
    • The familiar is randomized upon entering a new floor.
  • (in Repentance) This item belongs to the ConjoinedConjoined set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a three-faced version of himself.

Notes

  • The tear effects available are the same as on the Collectible Fruit Cake icon.pngFruit Cake item.
  • The familiar's tear appearance isn't linked to the normal effect such tears would have.
  • Some tear effects like Collectible Proptosis icon.pngProptosis and Collectible Tiny Planet icon.pngTiny Planet do not have their associated stat boosts and thus are very ineffective.
  • (except in Repentance)Familiars with the Collectible Serpent's Kiss icon.pngSerpent's Kiss effect can drop Black Heart.pngBlack Hearts when an enemy is killed.
  • Familiars will not do contact damage.
  • (in Repentance) Familiars that follow behind Isaac have a certain priority in how close their position is to him over other familiars, with Buddy in a Box having 5th priority.

Interactions

In-game Footage

Trivia

  • Buddy in a Box is based on this Steam Workshop item by Ashkait and Scayze.
  • This is the only way of seeing co-op babies in-game outside of co-op.
  • (in Repentance) The re-texture makes it look like a Funko Pop Figurine Box.

Bugs

Bug Bug! (in Repentance) The familiar will change upon exiting the Collectible Knife Piece 2 icon.pngKnife Piece 2 area.