Damage

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Attribute damage icon.png Damage refers to the amount of damage each tear deals to enemies, and is represented by a sword. As damage increases, the size of the tears increases as well. However, tear size is not always a direct indication of how much damage tears will do; for example, items like Dead Onion and (in Repentance and Repentance+)Tropicamide increase tear size without increasing damage. Tears will grow and shrink when damage changes, but tears of a certain size do not have a specific damage value, and two tears of the same size (in two different runs) are likely to have different damage values.

Effective Damage

The formula for damage is: EffectiveDamage=(CharBaseDmg×TotalDmgUps×1.2+1+FlatDmgUps)×Multipliers

where:

  • CharBaseDmg = The character's base damage multiplied by their multiplier,
  • TotalDmgUps = the total of all regular damage ups collected (not including special exceptions or damage multipliers),
  • FlatDmgUps = the total of all damage ups that are excluded from the above (for example, Curved HornCurved Horn or Ipecac), and
  • EffectiveDmg = the approximate damage that can be expected per tear, or per 'tick' when using Brimstone or Technology 2.

This formula makes most damage upgrades less potent the more that Isaac has. For example, a Pentagram (+1 Damage) on Isaac would make his total damage 3.5 × (1 × 1.2 + 1)^0.5 = 3.5 × 1.48 = 5.19. Another Pentagram (+1+1) increases this to 6.45 (a 1.26 increase instead of a 1.69 increase). The higher a character's base damage, the more effective damage ups will be for that character. Flat damage modifiers and special adjustments like Polyphemus or Sacred Heart happen after the main formula.

Character Modifier

The character base damage is defined by a base number and a multiplier.

: Whore of Babylon has the unique effect of increasing Eve's damage modifier from 0.75 to 1.00 when active. This does not apply to other characters, however.
: Jacob and Esau have -0.75 and +0.25 flat damage, respectively: their base damage, as far as the damage formula is considered, is still 3.5 with a 1.0 multiplier.

Damage Multipliers

Some items multiply damage rather than simply adding to it. Damage multipliers (not to be confused with the aforementioned character-inherent base multiplier) do not simply multiply the character's damage once; the damage stat is constantly recalculated and the damage multipliers are multiplied with the end result. This means that if a character starts with 3.50 damage and gets a 2× multiplier, their effective damage will be 3.5×2 = 7.00. If an item that grants +1 damage is picked up, the character's effective damage will be 3.5×(1×1.2+1)^0.5×2 = 3.5×(2.2)^0.5×2 = 3.5×1.48×2 = 10.38, and not 7.00 + 1.

Most damage multipliers stack. For example, (except in Repentance and Repentance+)Proptosis and Eve's Mascara both provide a 2× multiplier; picking up both will give a total multiplier of 4×. The exception to this is the 1.5× damage multipliers provided by Cricket's Head, Magic Mushroom, and the combination of Blood of the Martyr and The Book of Belial. These multipliers do not stack; for example, picking up both Cricket's Head and Magic Mushroom will result in an overall 1.5× multiplier rather than the expected 2.25×. Some damage multipliers may be applied to certain flat damage increases, while others will not; see the section on the order in which damage multipliers and flat damage are applied for more information.

Reverse Formula

Consequently, the reverse formula to determine your damage bonuses from the displayed value is 𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑢𝑠=11.2[(𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝐷𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒/𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑠𝐹𝑙𝑎𝑡𝐷𝑚𝑔𝑈𝑝𝑠𝐶𝑎𝑟𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒𝐷𝑚𝑔)21] Multipliers is the product of all damage multipliers in effect.

Items that affect damage

Activated Items

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Berserk! 5.100.704
Berserk!With damage dealt
Rip and tear
Isaac goes berserk for 5 seconds, greatly increasing his speed, tears, and damage, but restricting him to using a melee weapon instead of his tears. This item charges by dealing damage to enemies instead of clearing rooms.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
The Book of Belial 5.100.34
The Book of Belial3 rooms
Temporary DMG up
(in Rebirth) +2 damage for the current room. Passively guarantees a Devil RoomDevil Room or Angel RoomAngel Room will appear while held.
(except in Rebirth) +2 damage for the current room. Passively increases the chance of finding a Devil RoomDevil Room or Angel RoomAngel Room while held.
2
D100 5.100.283
D1006 rooms
REEROLLLLL!
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Activates the combined effects of D4, The D6, and D20.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Activates the combined effects of D1, D4, The D6, D7, D8, D10, D12, and D20.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth) D8 5.100.406
D84 rooms
Reroll stats
Re-rolls Isaac's damage, tears, range, and speed.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Dataminer 5.100.481
Dataminer4 rooms
109
Displaces enemy sprites for the current room and randomly increases one of Isaac's stats while decreasing another. (in Repentance+) Turns all items in the room into glitched items with random effects.
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+) Golden Razor 5.100.555
Golden RazorUnlimited
Pain from gain
Spends 5 Penny.pngpennies to grant +1.2 damage for the current room. Grants 5 pennies when picked up for the first time.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Mega Mush 5.100.625
Mega Mush12 rooms
I'm a big boy now!
Gigantifies Isaac for 30 seconds, increasing damage and range while lowering tears, granting invulnerability, and allowing Isaac to crush enemies and obstacles he walks on. The effect persists between rooms.
4
The Nail 5.100.83
The Nail6 rooms
Temporary demon form
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Gives one Soul Heart.pngSoul Heart. For the current room; +0.7 damage, -0.18 speed, Isaac breaks rocks and deals contact damage.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Gives half a Black Heart.pngBlack Heart. For the current room; +2 damage, -0.18 speed, Isaac breaks rocks and deals contact damage.
2
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Potato Peeler 5.100.487
Potato PeelerUnlimited
A pound of flesh
Removes a Heart Container, increases damage and range, and grants a Cube of Meat.
2
Razor Blade 5.100.126
Razor BladeUnlimited
Feel my pain
Damages Isaac for one heart and grants +1.2 damage for the current room. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Subsequent uses in the same room only take half a heart.
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Sulfur 5.100.556
Sulfur3 rooms
Temporary demon form
Grants Brimstone for the current room.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
2
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Void 5.100.477
Void4 rooms
Consume
Consumes all pedestal items in the room. Activated items will have their effects added to Void, and passive items will grant random stat upgrades.
(except in Repentance+)
4
(in Repentance+)
3

Passive Items

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
20/20 5.100.245 20/20
Double shot
Isaac fires two tears at once, one from each eye. (in Repentance and Repentance+) 0.8× damage multiplier.
4
(except in Rebirth) 8 Inch Nails 5.100.359 8 Inch Nails
Stick it to 'em!
+1.5 damage. Replaces Isaac's tears with nails, which have increased knockback.
3
Abaddon 5.100.230 Abaddon
Evil + DMG up + fear shot
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) +1.5 damage, +0.2 speed. Removes all Red Heart containers, grants six Black Heart.pngBlack Hearts, and adds a chance to shoot fear tears.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) +1.5 damage, +0.2 speed. Grants two Black Heart.pngBlack Hearts, converts all Red Heart Containers into Black Hearts, and adds a chance to shoot fear tears.
3
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Adrenaline 5.100.493 Adrenaline
Panic = power
Increases damage based on how many empty Red Heart containers Isaac has.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Almond Milk 5.100.561 Almond Milk
DMG down + tears up + you feel nutty
Quadruples fire rate, with ×0.3 damage multiplier. Each tear is given a random effect that alters its movement.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Binge Eater 5.100.664 Binge Eater
All you can eat
+1 Red Heart Container and fully heals Isaac. Item pedestals also offer a random food item. Picking up a food item temporarily grants +3.6 damage and permanently boosts 2 stats.
4
Blood Clot 5.100.254 Blood Clot
DMG + range up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)Tears fired from the left eye have +1 flat damage, +5 range, and +0.5 tear falling speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+)Tears fired from the left eye have +1 flat damage and +2.75 range.
2
(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
Blood of the Martyr 5.100.7 Blood of the Martyr
DMG up
+1 damage. Isaac shoots blood tears.
3
Bloody Lust 5.100.157 Bloody Lust
RAGE!
Increases Isaac's damage whenever he takes damage, up to six times. The bonus resets when entering a new floor.
2
Brimstone 5.100.118 Brimstone
Blood laser barrage
Tears are replaced with a blood laser beam that pierces through all enemies and obstacles in its path and deals high damage. Can only be fired after a short charge-up period.
4
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Bozo 5.100.513 Bozo
Party time!
+0.1 flat damage, grants a Soul Heart.pngSoul Heart. Enemies can randomly become briefly charmed or feared. Taking damage has a chance to spawn a Rainbow Poop.pngRainbow Poop.
2
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Camo Undies 5.100.497 Camo Undies
Camo kid
Isaac becomes camouflaged at the beginning of each room. Until he shoots, all non-boss enemies will be confused. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Isaac gains +0.5 Speed while camouflaged, and gains Tears and Damage upon breaking it.
3
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Candy Heart 5.100.671 Candy Heart
Power of love
Gives Isaac a permanent stat boost whenever he heals with Red Heart.pngRed Heart pickups.
1
Capricorn 5.100.307 Capricorn
All stats up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds 1 Red Heart container, gives +0.5 Damage, +0.1 Speed, +1.5 Range, and -1.0 Tear Delay, and gives 1 Bomb.pngBomb, Penny.pngPenny, and Key.pngKey.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds 1 Red Heart container, gives +0.5 Damage, +0.1 Speed, +0.75 Range, and +0.5 Fire Rate, and gives 1 Bomb.pngBomb, Penny.pngPenny, and Key.pngKey.
3
Cat-o-nine-tails 5.100.165 Cat-o-nine-tails
Shot speed + damage up
+1 damage, +0.23 shot speed.
3
Ceremonial Robes 5.100.216 Ceremonial Robes
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Sin up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG + evil up
Grants 3 Black Heart.pngBlack Hearts and +1 damage.
3
Champion Belt 5.100.208 Champion Belt
DMG + challenge up
+1 damage. Increases the chance of champion enemies appearing by 15%.
3
Charm of the Vampire 5.100.62 Charm of the Vampire
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Kills heal
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up + kills heal
Heals Isaac for a Half Red Heart.pngHalf Red Heart for every 13 enemies killed. (in Repentance and Repentance+) +0.3 damage.
(except in Repentance+)
1
(in Repentance+)
2
Chemical Peel 5.100.154 Chemical Peel
DMG up
Tears fired from the left eye have +2 flat damage.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Consolation Prize 5.100.644 Consolation Prize
+1 to lowest stat
Increases Isaac's lowest stat and drops either 3 Penny.pngCoins, 1 Bomb.pngBomb, or 1 Key.pngKey depending on what Isaac has the least of.
1
Cricket's Head 5.100.4 Cricket's Head
DMG up
Increases Damage by 0.5, and increases damage multiplier by ×1.5.
4
(except in Rebirth) Crown Of Light 5.100.415 Crown Of Light
The untainted gain power
+2 Soul Heart.pngSoul Hearts. While Isaac has no empty red hearts, grants 2x damage, -0.3 shot speed, (except in Repentance and Repentance+) and increased range. Regardless of health, the crown deactivates for the current room when Isaac takes damage.
4
Dark Matter 5.100.259 Dark Matter
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Fear shot
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up + fear shot
+1 damage, adds a chance to shoot fear tears.
3
(except in Rebirth) Dead Eye 5.100.373 Dead Eye
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Accuracy brings power!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Accuracy brings power
Isaac's damage increases each time an enemy is hit. Damage is reset upon missing a shot.
3
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Death's List 5.100.530 Death's List
Just hope you're not next...
Grants a pickup or stat upgrade if all enemies in a room are killed in the order they are marked.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1
Death's Touch 5.100.237 Death's Touch
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Penetrative shot + DMG up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Piercing shots + DMG up
+1.5 damage, -0.3 tears. Tears are replaced with large piercing scythes.
3
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Dogma 5.100.633 Dogma
Ascended
Grants flight, +2 damage, and increases speed to 1.1. Grants enough health to have 6 full hearts, if possible. Grants the Holy Mantle effect for the room it was obtained in. Automatically given to Isaac after defeating Dogma.
3
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Dog Tooth 5.100.445 Dog Tooth
Bark at the moon!
+0.3 damage, +0.1 speed. Plays a howl or bark sound when entering a room with undiscovered Secret RoomSecret Rooms or Crawl SpaceCrawl Spaces.
2
Eve's Mascara 5.100.310 Eve's Mascara
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Shot speed down + DMG up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up, tears + shot speed down
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Doubles damage, halves tears stat, and greatly reduces shot speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Doubles damage, 0.66x tears multiplier, and greatly reduces shot speed.
3
Experimental Treatment 5.100.240 Experimental Treatment
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
All stats up... then shuffled
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Some stats up, some stats down
(in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Randomly increases and decreases some of Isaac's stats.
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Increases four random stats and decreases the other two.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Eye of the Occult 5.100.572 Eye of the Occult
DMG up + range up + controlled tears
+1 damage, +2 range, -0.16 shot speed. Isaac's tears can be controlled mid-flight with tear controls.
3
(in Repentance and Repentance+) False PHD 5.100.654 False PHD
Worse pills + evil up
Converts good pills into bad pills and identifies all pills. Bad pills now have secondary positive effects. Grants one Black Heart.pngBlack Heart.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Glass Eye 5.100.730 Glass Eye
DMG + luck up
+0.75 damage, +1 luck.
3
Godhead 5.100.331 Godhead
God tears
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants homing tears with a damaging halo. +0.5 Damage, -0.3 Tears -0.3 Shot Speed, +0.8 Tear Falling Speed, and +1.2 Range.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants homing tears with a damaging halo. +0.5 Damage, -0.3 Tears, and -0.3 Shot Speed.
4
Growth Hormones 5.100.70 Growth Hormones
Speed + DMG up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 damage, +0.4 speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 damage, +0.2 speed.
3
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
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Haemolacria 5.100.531 Haemolacria
I'm seeing red...
Turns Isaac's tears into large blood tears fired in an arc. Upon hitting the floor, an obstacle, or an enemy, they burst into many smaller tears in all directions. Increases tear delay.
4
The Halo 5.100.101 The Halo
All stats up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants one full Red Heart container, +0.3 damage, +0.2 tears, +0.25 range, +0.3 speed, and +0.5 tear falling speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants one full Red Heart container, +0.3 damage, +0.2 tears, +1.5 range, and +0.3 speed. Heals 1 additional Red Heart.pngRed Heart.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
3
(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
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Heartbreak 5.100.694 Heartbreak
Eternal sorrow
Grants 3 broken hearts and +0.25 damage for every broken heart Isaac has. Every otherwise fatal hit will add 2 more until Isaac has nothing but broken hearts.
3
Ipecac 5.100.149 Ipecac
Explosive shots
Replaces tears with explosive and poisoning projectiles fired in an arc from the mouth.
4
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Immaculate Heart 5.100.573 Immaculate Heart
Halo of tears
Adds one Red Heart Container and fully restores health. x1.2 damage multiplier. Isaac will occasionally fire extra tears that orbit around him.
3
Iron Bar 5.100.201 Iron Bar
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Concussive tears
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up + concussive tears
+0.3 damage. Adds a chance to shoot concussive tears, causing enemies to walk around randomly.
2
Jesus Juice 5.100.197 Jesus Juice
Damage + range up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) +0.5 damage, +0.25 range, +0.5 tear falling speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) +0.5 damage, +1.5 range.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Keeper's Sack 5.100.716 Keeper's Sack
Spending power
Gives range, speed, or damage when buying things from a shop. Spawns three coins and a Key.pngKey on pickup.
3
Libra 5.100.304 Libra
You feel balanced
Gives 6 Penny.pngCoins, 6 Bomb.pngBombs, and 6 Key.pngKeys and balances out all attributes.
1
A Lump of Coal 5.100.132 A Lump of Coal
My Xmas present
The more distance tears travel, the more damage they will do.
3
(except in Rebirth) Lusty Blood 5.100.411 Lusty Blood
Their blood brings rage!
Isaac's damage increases for the current room each time he kills an enemy.
3
Magic Mushroom 5.100.12 Magic Mushroom
All stats up!
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Makes Isaac bigger. Adds one Red Heart Container, +0.3 Damage, x1.5 damage multiplier, +5.25 Range, +0.3 Speed, and restores all Health.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Makes Isaac bigger. Adds one Red Heart Container, +0.3 Damage, x1.5 damage multiplier, +2.5 Range, +0.3 Speed, and restores all Health.
4
The Mark 5.100.79 The Mark
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG + speed up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants one Soul Heart.pngSoul Heart, +1 damage, and +0.2 speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants one Black Heart.pngBlack Heart, +1 damage, and +0.2 speed.
3
(except in Rebirth) Maw Of The Void 5.100.399 Maw Of The Void
Consume thy enemy!
Isaac can charge and unleash a black ring that rapidly deals damage around him. (except in Repentance and Repentance+) The ring can cause enemies to drop Black Heart.pngBlack Hearts. +1 damage.
3
MEAT! 5.100.193 MEAT!
DMG + HP up
Grants one full Red Heart container, +0.3 damage. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Heals 1 additional Red Heart.pngRed Heart
2
Missing No. 5.100.258 Missing No.
Syntax error
Randomizes all passive items and stats upon pickup and at the start of each succeeding floor.
0
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Mom's Ring 5.100.732 Mom's Ring
DMG up
+1 Damage. Drops a random Rune or Soul Stone upon pickup.
3
Money = Power 5.100.109 Money = Power
$$$ = DMG
Increases damage by 0.04 for every Penny.pngcoin Isaac has, up to +3.96 damage at 99 coins.
3
My Reflection 5.100.5 My Reflection
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Boomerang tears
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Boomerang tears + DMG up + luck down
Gives Isaac's tears a boomerang effect. (except in Repentance and Repentance+) +1.5 range, +1 tear falling speed, x1.6 shot speed multiplier. (in Repentance and Repentance+) 2x + 1.5 range, +1.5 damage, -1 luck, 1.6x shot speed multiplier.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
3
The Negative 5.100.328 The Negative
Fate chosen
If Isaac has half a red heart or no red hearts after taking damage, all enemies in the room take significant damage. Allows entrance into the Dark RoomDark Room. (in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 Damage and also allows access to HomeHome.
2
Odd Mushroom 5.100.121 Odd Mushroom
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
HP + DMG up, speed down
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants one empty Heart container, +0.3 damage, +0.25 range, +0.5 tear falling speed, and -0.1 speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants one full Heart container, +1 damage, +1.5 range, and -0.2 speed.
2
Odd Mushroom 5.100.120 Odd Mushroom
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Fire rate up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Tears up + damage down
(except in Repentance+)+1.7 tears, +0.3 speed, slightly reduces damage.
(in Repentance+) +1.7 fire rate, +0.3 speed, slightly reduces damage.
2
The Pact 5.100.80 The Pact
DMG + tears up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants two Soul Heart.pngSoul Hearts, +0.5 damage, and +0.7 tears.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Grants two Black Heart.pngBlack Hearts, +0.5 damage, and +0.7 tears.
3
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
Pentagram 5.100.51 Pentagram
DMG up
+1 damage, increases Devil RoomDevil Room / Angel RoomAngel Room chance by 10%.
3
Polyphemus 5.100.169 Polyphemus
Mega tears
Isaac fires huge tears that deal massive damage, but fire rate is greatly decreased. If a tear kills an enemy, it travels on with any leftover damage.
4
Proptosis 5.100.261 Proptosis
Short range mega tears
Tears start out massive with high damage, and then shrink down and become weaker over a short range.
3
(except in Rebirth) Purity 5.100.407 Purity
Aura stat boost
Boosts one of Isaac's stats depending on the color of the aura around him. The aura disappears upon taking damage and reappears with a random color upon entering a new room. Red boosts damage, blue boosts tears, yellow boosts speed, and orange boosts range.
3
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Redemption 5.100.673 Redemption
Deliver me from evil
If Isaac enters a Devil RoomDevil Room but leaves without taking/opening anything in it, he gets +1 Damage and a Soul Heart.pngSoul Heart at the start of the next floor.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Red Stew 5.100.621 Red Stew
Full HP + temporary DMG up
Refills all heart containers. Grants an enormous damage boost that wears off over time.
2
Sacred Heart 5.100.182 Sacred Heart
Homing shots + DMG up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds a Red Heart Container. Grants homing tears, a x2.3 Damage multiplier, +1 flat Damage, -0.4 Tears, -0.25 Shot Speed, and +4.125 Range.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds a Red Heart Container. Grants homing tears, a x2.3 Damage multiplier, +1 flat Damage, -0.4 Tears, and -0.25 Shot Speed.
4
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Sanguine Bond 5.100.692 Sanguine Bond
He awaits your offering
Spawns a special set of spikes in the Devil RoomDevil Room. Taking damage from the spikes has a chance to grant a reward.
1
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Sausage 5.100.669 Sausage
All stats up
Adds a Red Heart Container, fully heals Isaac, and gives +0.2 Speed, +0.5 Damage, +0.5 Tears, +2.5 Range, +0.2 Shot Speed, and +1.0 Luck. Increases the chance of encountering a Devil RoomDevil Room, Angel RoomAngel Room, and/or PlanetariumPlanetarium each by 6.9%.
3
The Small Rock 5.100.90 The Small Rock
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up + speed down
+1 damage, +0.2 tears, -0.2 speed.
3
SMB Super Fan 5.100.189 SMB Super Fan
All stats up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 Red Heart container, +0.3 damage, +0.2 tears, +0.2 speed, +0.5 range, +1 tear falling speed. Fully restores all red hearts.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 Red Heart container, +0.3 damage, +0.2 tears, +0.2 speed, +2.5 range. Fully restores all red hearts.
3
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Sol 5.100.588 Sol
Radiant victory
Reveals the location of the Boss RoomBoss Room. Upon defeating a boss, activates XIX - The SunXIX - The Sun, fully recharges Isaac's active item, grants bonus damage and luck for the rest of the floor, and removes curses.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Soul Locket 5.100.686 Soul Locket
Power of faith
Gives Isaac a permanent stat boost whenever he picks up a Soul Heart.pngSoul Heart.
1
Soy Milk 5.100.330 Soy Milk
DMG down + tears way up
Tears are smaller and do much less damage, but fire in very rapid succession.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Stapler 5.100.708 Stapler
DMG up
+1 Damage. Prevents Isaac from firing tears from his left eye, like Character Cain icon.pngCain.
3
(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
Steven 5.100.50 Steven
DMG up
+1 damage.
3
Stigmata 5.100.138 Stigmata
DMG + HP up
+0.3 damage, grants one full Red Heart container. (in Repentance and Repentance+) Heals 1 additional Red Heart.pngRed Heart.
2
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Stye 5.100.731 Stye
DMG + range up
Tears fired from Isaac's right eye have +28% Damage, +6.5 Range, and -0.3 Shot Speed.
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 Rebirth and Afterbirth) Sulfuric Acid 5.100.463 Sulfuric Acid
Acid tears!
+0.3 damage. Adds a chance to fire acidic tears which can destroy obstacles and open doors.
2
Synthoil 5.100.345 Synthoil
DMG + range up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 damage, +5.25 range, +0.5 tear falling speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) +1 damage, +2.5 range.
3
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Terra 5.100.592 Terra
Born to rock
+1 Damage. Replaces tears with rocks that deal variable damage, have increased knockback, and can destroy obstacles.
3
Whore of Babylon 5.100.122 Whore of Babylon
Curse up
Grants +1.5 Damage and +0.3 Speed whenever Isaac has a Half Red Heart.pngHalf Red Heart or less.
2
(except in Rebirth) Zodiac 5.100.392 Zodiac
The heavens will change you
Gives Isaac a random zodiac item effect that changes every floor.
1
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Technology 2 5.100.152 Technology 2
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Laser
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Extra laser
Replaces the tears fired from Isaac's right eye with a rapid-firing low damage piercing laser. (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Damage down.
2

Trinkets

Name ID Icon Quote Description
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Azazel's Stump 5.350.162 Azazel's Stump
Unleash your inner demon
When clearing a room, adds a 33% chance to turn into Character Azazel icon.pngAzazel until clearing another.
(except in Rebirth) Black Feather 5.350.80 Black Feather
With darkness comes power
Increases Isaac's Damage for each 'evil' item or trinket he possesses.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Broken Syringe 5.350.132 Broken Syringe
Mystery medicine
Grants a chance to gain a random syringe effect for the current room.
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Cracked Crown 5.350.92 Cracked Crown
Stat booster
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Decreases Isaac's tear delay by 20%, and improves the effectiveness of his other stat upgrades by 33%.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Improves the effectiveness of stat upgrades by 20%.
(except in Rebirth) Cracked Dice 5.350.67 Cracked Dice
You feel cursed... kinda.
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Activates (in Repentance and Repentance+) Has a chance to activate the effect of The D6, D8, (in Repentance and Repentance+)D10, D12, or D20 (chosen randomly) whenever Isaac takes damage.
Curved Horn 5.350.35 Curved Horn
DMG up
+2 flat damage.
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Dim Bulb 5.350.101 Dim Bulb
I think it's broken
Provides a boost to all stats when Isaac's active item is completely uncharged.
Liberty Cap 5.350.32 Liberty Cap
Get Dizzy
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds a chance when entering a room to gain Mini Mush, Odd Mushroom, Odd Mushroom, or The Compass for one room.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds a chance when entering a room to gain a random passive mushroom item for one room.
Red Patch 5.350.40 Red Patch
Your rage grows
Grants a chance to gain +1.8 damage for the current room upon taking damage.
Samson's Lock 5.350.58 Samson's Lock
Your rage grows
1/15 chance to gain +0.5 damage for the current room each time an enemy dies.
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Vibrant Bulb 5.350.100 Vibrant Bulb
It needs power
Provides a boost to all stats when Isaac's active item is fully charged.

Cards and Runes

Name ID Icon Message Description
III - The Empress 5.300.4 III - The Empress
May your rage bring power
Triggers the Whore of Babylon effect (+1.5 Damage, +0.3 Speed) for the current room, regardless of Isaac's total health.
XI - Strength 5.300.12 XI - Strength
May your power bring rage
Grants the effects of Magic Mushroom (minus the health restoration) for one room. The added Red Heart container is not removed if doing so would kill Isaac.
XV - The Devil 5.300.16 XV - The Devil
Revel in the power of darkness
Triggers The Book of Belial effect, granting +2 Damage for the current room.
(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 Rebirth and Afterbirth) Huge Growth 5.300.52 Huge Growth
Become immense!
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) For the current room, makes Isaac larger, allows him to crush obstacles he walks on, and grants +7 flat Damage and +30 Range.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) For the current room, makes Isaac larger, allows him to crush obstacles he walks on, and grants +7 flat Damage and +3 Range.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) XIX - The Sun? 5.300.75 XIX - The Sun?
May the darkness swallow all around you
Gain Spirit of the Night and +1.5 Damage for the current floor. Turns Isaac's Red Heart.pngRed Heart Containers into Bone Heart.pngBone Hearts, but they revert once the effect ends. Also causes Curse of Darkness.pngCurse of Darkness that cannot be dispelled.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Soul of Judas 5.300.84 Soul of Judas
Right behind you
Increases Isaac's speed and makes him invulnerable for 3 seconds and allows him to pass through enemies. Damages all enemies and destroys all projectiles Isaac ran through when the effect ends, and grants a temporary Damage bonus for each enemy and projectile hit.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Soul of Samson 5.300.87 Soul of Samson
Slay a thousand
Isaac turns berserk for 10 seconds, replacing his tears with a melee jawbone club and gaining +0.4 Speed, some Tears, and +3 flat Damage.

Items that multiply damage

Positive Multiplier

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Immaculate Heart 5.100.573 Immaculate Heart
Halo of tears
Adds one Red Heart Container and fully restores health. x1.2 damage multiplier. Isaac will occasionally fire extra tears that orbit around him.
3
Cricket's Head 5.100.4 Cricket's Head
DMG up
Increases Damage by 0.5, and increases damage multiplier by ×1.5.
4
(except in Rebirth) Crown Of Light 5.100.415 Crown Of Light
The untainted gain power
+2 Soul Heart.pngSoul Hearts. While Isaac has no empty red hearts, grants 2x damage, -0.3 shot speed, (except in Repentance and Repentance+) and increased range. Regardless of health, the crown deactivates for the current room when Isaac takes damage.
4
(except in Rebirth) Dead Eye 5.100.373 Dead Eye
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Accuracy brings power!
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Accuracy brings power
Isaac's damage increases each time an enemy is hit. Damage is reset upon missing a shot.
3
Eve's Mascara 5.100.310 Eve's Mascara
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Shot speed down + DMG up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
DMG up, tears + shot speed down
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Doubles damage, halves tears stat, and greatly reduces shot speed.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Doubles damage, 0.66x tears multiplier, and greatly reduces shot speed.
3
(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
(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Haemolacria 5.100.531 Haemolacria
I'm seeing red...
Turns Isaac's tears into large blood tears fired in an arc. Upon hitting the floor, an obstacle, or an enemy, they burst into many smaller tears in all directions. Increases tear delay.
4
Magic Mushroom 5.100.12 Magic Mushroom
All stats up!
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Makes Isaac bigger. Adds one Red Heart Container, +0.3 Damage, x1.5 damage multiplier, +5.25 Range, +0.3 Speed, and restores all Health.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Makes Isaac bigger. Adds one Red Heart Container, +0.3 Damage, x1.5 damage multiplier, +2.5 Range, +0.3 Speed, and restores all Health.
4
Polyphemus 5.100.169 Polyphemus
Mega tears
Isaac fires huge tears that deal massive damage, but fire rate is greatly decreased. If a tear kills an enemy, it travels on with any leftover damage.
4
Sacred Heart 5.100.182 Sacred Heart
Homing shots + DMG up
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds a Red Heart Container. Grants homing tears, a x2.3 Damage multiplier, +1 flat Damage, -0.4 Tears, -0.25 Shot Speed, and +4.125 Range.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Adds a Red Heart Container. Grants homing tears, a x2.3 Damage multiplier, +1 flat Damage, -0.4 Tears, and -0.25 Shot Speed.
4
(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
(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

Character-specific damage multipliers:

  • Character Eve icon.pngEve + Whore of Babylon - Raises her damage multiplier from 0.75× to 1× while the whore effect is active. (It does not have this effect for any other character.)
  • Character Judas icon.pngJudas + The Book of Belial + (in Repentance and Repentance+)Birthright + (in Repentance and Repentance+)Damocles - 1.4× damage multiplier while the Damocles effect is active.
  • Dying with Judas' Shadow transforms the player into Character Black Judas icon.pngBlack Judas, who has a 2× damage multiplier, which is the highest character-based damage multiplier in the game.

Synergy-specific damage multipliers:

Random Multiplier

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
D100 5.100.283
D1006 rooms
REEROLLLLL!
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Activates the combined effects of D4, The D6, and D20.
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Activates the combined effects of D1, D4, The D6, D7, D8, D10, D12, and D20.
(except in Repentance+)
3
(in Repentance+)
1
(except in Rebirth) D8 5.100.406
D84 rooms
Reroll stats
Re-rolls Isaac's damage, tears, range, and speed.
(except in Repentance+)
2
(in Repentance+)
1

Negative Multiplier

Name ID Icon Quote Description (in Repentance and Repentance+) Quality
20/20 5.100.245 20/20
Double shot
Isaac fires two tears at once, one from each eye. (in Repentance and Repentance+) 0.8× damage multiplier.
4
(in Repentance and Repentance+) Almond Milk 5.100.561 Almond Milk
DMG down + tears up + you feel nutty
Quadruples fire rate, with ×0.3 damage multiplier. Each tear is given a random effect that alters its movement.
1
Odd Mushroom 5.100.120 Odd Mushroom
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Fire rate up
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Tears up + damage down
(except in Repentance+)+1.7 tears, +0.3 speed, slightly reduces damage.
(in Repentance+) +1.7 fire rate, +0.3 speed, slightly reduces damage.
2
Soy Milk 5.100.330 Soy Milk
DMG down + tears way up
Tears are smaller and do much less damage, but fire in very rapid succession.
2
(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Technology 2 5.100.152 Technology 2
(except in Repentance and Repentance+)
Laser
(in Repentance and Repentance+)
Extra laser
Replaces the tears fired from Isaac's right eye with a rapid-firing low damage piercing laser. (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Damage down.
2
  • Note that Odd Mushroom is not a "real" damage multiplier in that it only affects the increases from other items. For example, if you only had Eve's Mascara for a 2× damage multiplier and nothing else, then Odd Mushroom would only grant a flat -0.4 damage (because nothing would be multiplied by 0.9).

(in Repentance and Repentance+) The order that damage multipliers and flat damage are applied

Order Item Damage Notes
0 Any normal damage up not listed below
1 Odd Mushroom TotalDmgUps * 0.9 The normal damage ups below this don't get this multiplier
2 Odd Mushroom -0.4
Black FeatherBlack Feather +0.5 per evil item
Camo Undies +10.5 Fades quickly over time
Dark Arts +1 per enemy/bullet Fades over time
Golden Razor +1.2
Character Lazarus Risen icon.pngLazarus Risen +0.5 Permanent damage up from reviving
Lusty Blood +0.5 per enemy, up to 5 max Both items share the same max
Samson's LockSamson's Lock
The Nail +2
Purity +4 With damage aura
Razor Blade +1.2
Red PatchRed Patch +1.8
3 Polyphemus flat +4 These don't stack with each other
Polyphemus + 20/20/The Inner Eye/Mutant Spider flat +5
4 Polyphemus ×2 This doesn't apply with 20/20/The Inner Eye/Mutant Spider
Character multiplier See above section
5 Character flat damage See above section
Esau Jr. flat +2
6 Mega Mush ×4
7 Berserk! flat +3
Bozo flat +0.1
Candy Heart flat +0.1
Consolation Prize flat +1
Curved HornCurved Horn flat +2
Dataminer flat +1 or -1
Death's List flat +1
Experimental Treatment flat +1 or -1
Character The Forgotten icon.pngThe Forgotten + Mom's Knife flat +4
Huge GrowthHuge Growth flat +7
Missing No. flat +1 or -1
Potato Peeler flat +0.2
Soul Locket flat +0.2
Void flat +1
8 Brimstone + Brimstone ×1.2 Doesn't apply to Haemolacria and overrides Brimstone + Technology
Crown Of Light ×2
Sacred Heart ×2.3
9 Sacred Heart flat +1
10 Character Judas icon.pngJudas + Birthright + Damocles ×1.4
11 Character Judas icon.pngJudas + Birthright + Damocles flat +1 This effect grants two separate damage boosts, with the order of application excluding the flat damage boost from the multiplier.
12 Hallowed Ground ×1.2 These don't stack with each other
Immaculate Heart
Star of Bethlehem
13 Adrenaline flat ((2 × MissingHearts) ^ 1.6) × 0.1
Bloody Lust flat +6 max
14 Character Azazel icon.pngAzazel + The Ludovico Technique ×0.5
Brimstone + Technology ×1.5 These don't stack with each other
Haemolacria
15 Ipecac flat +40 These don't stack with each other
Ipecac + Brimstone / Dr. Fetus / Character The Forgotten icon.pngThe Forgotten / The Ludovico Technique / Mom's Knife / Tech X / Technology flat +2
16 20/20 x0.8
Almond Milk x0.3
Cricket's Head ×1.5 These don't stack with each other
Magic Mushroom
The Book of Belial + Blood of the Martyr
D8 ×0.5 to ×2.0
Dead Eye ×2 max
Eve's Mascara ×2
Soy Milk ×0.2 Overridden by Almond Milk
Star of Bethlehem ×1.5 While the total damage boost from Star of Bethlehem amounts to ×1.8, splitting it into two portions causes it to interact in unusual ways with other damage boosts. See the item's page for details.
Succubus ×1.5
17 Cracked CrownCracked Crown ×1.2 for damage over 3.5
Character Tainted Bethany icon.pngTainted Bethany's stat multiplier x0.75 for damage over 3.5


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