Locust of War

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(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth)

Locust of War is an unlockable trinket added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.

Effects

  • Upon entering a room with enemies for the first time, spawns a Red Locust which detonates upon impact with enemies, dealing double tear damage for the impact of the Locust and 60 damage for the explosion.

Notes

  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Explosive locusts have a larger aggro range than all other locusts. They will target an enemy from further away.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) This trinket can be dangerous to hold, as the locust will instantly target the nearest enemy as Isaac enters the room, which can be close enough to catch Isaac in its blast radius.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) The explosion from the locust is very small, on scale of a single tile, but can still hurt Isaac.
  • The Locust will also spawn each time a wave starts in Boss RushBoss Rush and (in Repentance+) Greed and greedier modes only Greed Mode.
  • The explosion takes most bomb effects from items that Isaac has, with some exceptions.

Synergies

  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Bomber BoyBomber Boy: Additional smaller explosions will spawn in a tight cross formation.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Brimstone BombsBrimstone Bombs: The locust explosions fires thinner beams, dealing 4.8 damage per tick.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Glitter BombsGlitter Bombs: Locust explosions have a chance to spawn pickups or trinkets.
  • Hive MindHive Mind: The locusts’ impact damage is doubled and the explosion damage is increased to 85.
  • Sad BombsSad Bombs: A ring of 10 tears is shot outward upon detonation, which are affected by Isaac's tear modifiers, and deal damage equal to 15 + 0.6x, where x is Isaac's Damage.

Interactions

  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Bomber BoyBomber Boy: The explosion damage is halved to 30 without additional explosions.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Ghost BombsGhost Bombs: No ghost is spawned.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Glitter BombsGlitter Bombs: Pickups and trinkets will not spawn from locust explosions.
  • Mr. MegaMr. Mega: No additional explosion damage or radius.
  • Scatter BombsScatter Bombs: Mini bombs are not spawned.
  • Sticky BombsSticky Bombs: No spiders are spawned on enemy death.

In-game Footage

Trivia

  • Before Booster Pack #3, Locust of War was named Locust of Wrath. Unlike other Locusts, the name of Locust of Wrath was from one of seven Deadly Sins instead of four Harbingers. (This is why the Steam achievement reads as such)