Head of Krampus

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Head of Krampus is an unlockable activated item.

Effects

  • Upon use, fires a powerful Brimstone beam in the four cardinal directions, similar to that of the attack used by The Fallen and Krampus.
    • (in Afterbirth) Has a 50% chance to rotate all beams around Isaac 90 degrees, similar to Krampus' second Brimstone attack.

Notes

  • Head of Krampus is one of two items that can drop by defeating Krampus. The other one is A Lump of Coal.
    • This is the only way to get this item normally.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Each beam deals 22 damage per tick, and they tick a total of 20 times, dealing a total of 440 damage per use.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Each beam deals 10 damage over 20 ticks, dealing a total of 200 damage per use.
  • Damaging enemies with the effect of this item as GuppyGuppy will spawn multiple Blue Flies.
  • By standing really close to large enemies such as bosses, it's possible to hit them with multiple beams at once, dealing significantly more damage than a single beam.

Synergies

  • (in Repentance and Repentance+)Book of Virtues: Spawns red wisps in the middle ring. The wisps fire small Brimstone lasers in the cardinal directions when destroyed. The lasers deal the wisps' tear damage per tick, and can hit up to 20 times. BFFS! will not increase this damage, despite it scaling with the wisps' tear damage.
  • (except in Rebirth)Car Battery: Doubles the damage the brimstone beams deal (for a total of (except in Repentance and Repentance+) 880 damage/(in Repentance and Repentance+) 400 damage per use). Doesn't double the brimstone beams' duration.

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Trivia

  • This item was originally planned to appear as a Halloween Update in the original The Binding of Isaac, but was scrapped.
    • A scrapped item in the original game called Pumpkin Mask was very similar in effect to Head of Krampus.