Mega Bean

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(except in Rebirth)

Mega Bean is an activated item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.

Effects

  • Petrifies all enemies in the current room for about 1.5 seconds.
  • Deals 5 damage and poisons any enemies near Isaac.
    • The poison deals Isaac's damage per tick and lasts for 6 ticks.
  • (except in Repentance+) Sends out a wave of rocks across the room in the direction Isaac is facing, dealing 10 damage to any enemies it comes in contact with.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) The fart deflects enemy projectiles which deal 6 damage if they would've hurt Isaac for half a heart, and 7 for a full heart.
  • (in Repentance+) The fart creates a Mama Mega!Mama Mega! explosion that deals 100 damage.

Notes

  • It can be used to open Secret RoomSecret Rooms.
  • (except in Repentance+) The rock wave can break rocks to fill in gaps.
  • (in Repentance+) As Mega Bean creates a Mama Mega!Mama Mega! explosion, it can be used to open the entrances to Boss RushBoss Rush and the ?????? if they are closed.

Synergies

  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Bird's EyeBird's Eye/(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Ghost PepperGhost Pepper: Whenever Mega Bean is used, a fire will be shot out behind Isaac. Two flames will be shot if Isaac also has Car BatteryCar Battery.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Book of VirtuesBook of Virtues: Spawns tiny magenta wisps on the middle ring. The wisps send rock waves outward when Mega Bean is used. They also petrify and poison all enemies in a large radius when destroyed.
  • Car BatteryCar Battery: Deals double damage, but the status effect lasts for the same amount of time.

Interactions

  • Second HandSecond Hand: Doubles the petrification duration but not the poison duration.

In-game Footage

Trivia

(except in Repentance and Repentance+) Kidney BeanKidney Bean had the same sprite as Mega Bean albeit colored red. Repentance made the sprite of Kidney Bean much smaller.

Bugs

Bug Bug! (in Repentance+) Mega Bean can be used to push Boss The Beast ingame.pngThe Beast and the Ultra Harbingers into the lava while they are still in the background. This has no effect on their actual fight, only on their earlier preview. Same effect can be achieved using Mama Mega!Mama Mega!.