God's Flesh

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(except in Rebirth)

God's Flesh is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.

Effects

  • Tears now have a (except in Repentance+) 10% / (in Repentance+) 20% chance to apply a shrinking effect, causing enemies to shrink in size and also run away from Isaac.
    • Shrunk enemies can be crushed and killed by walking over them.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Enemies that spawn from the death of a shrunken enemy will also be shrunken upon spawning. (in Repentance+) Enemies that release projectiles, explosions or other effects such as (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Soul Sucker.pngSoul Suckers no longer perform their effect when killed while shrunken.
  • The shrinking effect lasts 5 seconds (in Repentance+) and enemies will flash white when the effect is about to end.
  • This item belongs to the Fun GuyFun Guy set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a walking mushroom.

Notes

  • The shrinking effect does not affect bosses or mini-bosses.
  • (except in Repentance+) Champions and enemies that explode upon death will damage Isaac if crushed.
  • Shrinking the heart of a Mask Heart.pngMask + Heart will cause its corresponding Mask to shrink as well. The Mask can be crushed and killed separately.
  • The chance to fire a shrinking tear does not scale with Luck.

Synergies

  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Compound FractureCompound Fracture / Cricket's BodyCricket's Body / The ParasiteThe Parasite: Split tears will retain shrinking effect if main tear had shrinking effect. With Compound Fracture and The Parasite, tears with a shrinking effect look like normal tears.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Finger!Finger!: Finger can also apply the shrinking effect.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) LachryphagyLachryphagy: Will occasionally fire tears with shrinking effect. All burst tears have a chance to apply the shrinking effect.
  • The Ludovico TechniqueThe Ludovico Technique: Tear flickers blue, capable of shrinking enemies when it does.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Technology ZeroTechnology Zero: Electricity connected to tears with shrinking effect has a chance to shrink enemies.

Interactions

  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Blood PuppyBlood Puppy: If an angry Blood Puppy is shot with a God's Flesh tear, Isaac can instantly change it back to a tamed Blood Puppy by touching it.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) HaemolacriaHaemolacria: Only main tear has a chance to apply a shrinking effect.
  • BrimstoneBrimstone / Character Azazel icon.pngAzazel: Brimstone laser becomes blue.

In-game Footage

Trivia

  • The term God's flesh is a nickname for psychedelic mushrooms.
  • In Aztec culture, hallucinogenic mushrooms were eaten during religious ceremonies. The Aztec name for these mushrooms translates to "god's flesh".
  • It may also be a reference to Industrial/Experimental Metal band Godflesh.
  • The effects of this item are similar to the Shrinker from Duke Nukem 3D, including the ability to kill shrunken enemies by stepping on them.