Dead Onion

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This article is about Dead Onion, not to be confused with The Sad Onion.

Dead Onion is a passive item.

Effects

Notes

  • Although the description says "Toxic aura tears", the tears do not inflict poison damage.
  • Due to the spectral tears, tears will go through walls and the floor in a Crawl SpaceCrawl Space.

Synergies

  • (except in Rebirth) IncubusIncubus: Does not affect shot speed or tear size, but still gives the piercing effect.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) : Shot speed, range, and tear size will be affected.
  • Lost ContactLost Contact: Tears will destroy enemy projectiles without being destroyed in the process.

Interactions

  • Character Azazel icon.pngAzazel: Range penalty is the only effect.
  • Dr. FetusDr. Fetus: Bombs are slow to fire and will pass through enemies, making it far more difficult to hit them with explosions.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Bombs also deal 2.5x Isaac's damage to enemies when passing through them.
  • Epic FetusEpic Fetus / BrimstoneBrimstone: Overrides Dead Onion, although stat effects apply.
  • The Ludovico TechniqueThe Ludovico Technique: Tear moves very slowly making it hard to kill mobile enemies.
  • Mom's KnifeMom's Knife: Overrides Dead Onion.
  • (except in Repentance+) Monstro's LungMonstro's Lung: Fires a barrage of large tears that disappear at close range. Spectral and piercing effects make it very effective at close range.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) My ReflectionMy Reflection: Tears will travel a very short distance before they return to Isaac and eventually disappear.
  • ProptosisProptosis: While tears do massive damage at short range, it makes it a lot easier to be damaged by explosive enemies or enemies that do contact damage.
  • Rubber CementRubber Cement: Edges of tears retain both piercing and spectral effects; however, the center of the tear will lose them and bounce.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Sulfuric AcidSulfuric Acid: Acid Tears no longer impact objects and can no longer open Secret Rooms.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Acid Tears can break objects.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) TechnologyTechnology: Laser size is increased.

In-game Footage

Trivia

  • Dead Onion has the most stat downs out of any other item if tear falling speed is counted as a stat.