Smelter

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(in Afterbirth † and Repentance)

Smelter is an unlockable activated item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.

Effects

  • Upon use, any trinkets that Isaac is holding are destroyed, and their effects are permanently applied to him.
    • (in Repentance) Trinkets that are absorbed show up on the HUD's item tracker.
  • Increases the chance for a trinket to drop after clearing a room. (Has a 2% chance to turn the pickup variant into a trinket.)

Notes

  • While held, Collectible Mom's Box icon.pngMom's Box will double the effect of all absorbed trinkets (if their effects can be doubled).
  • Absorbing the TickTick will allow Isaac to pick up other trinkets again.
  • Trinkets whose effects only activate once, such as Store CreditStore Credit, Missing PosterMissing Poster, and WalnutWalnut, will still only activate once after being absorbed.
  • (in Repentance)PerfectionPerfection is still removed if Isaac takes damage from regular sources.
  • (in Repentance) Faded PolaroidFaded Polaroid cannot be used to open A Strange Door A Strange Door if smelted.
  • It is possible to find previously smelted trinkets during a Victory Lap, or if the trinket Item Pool is exhausted.
  • (except in Repentance) Picking up a copy of a trinket which was already absorbed will not duplicate that trinket's effect.
  • (except in Repentance) The trinket will not be absorbed if Smelter is activated during the pickup animation.

Synergies

  • (in Repentance)Collectible Book of Virtues icon.pngBook of Virtues: Spawns yellow wisps on the middle ring. The wisps have a chance to spawn trinkets when destroyed.
  • (in Repentance) Collectible Glyph of Balance icon.pngGlyph of Balance: Allows a trinket to appear every time there's a room clear drop as long as the other room clear drop criteria aren't satisfied, as it empties the trinket slot.
  • (in Repentance) Character Tainted Eden icon.pngTainted Eden: Absorbed trinkets are not rerolled by Tainted Eden's passive effect.
  • (in Repentance) Character Tainted Isaac icon.pngTainted Isaac: Absorbed trinkets do not take up an item slot.

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Trivia

  • Smelter, alongside Collectible Marrow icon.pngMarrow, are currently the only items that can be unlocked specifically by defeating Boss Mom's Heart ingame.pngMom's Heart or Boss It Lives ingame.pngIt Lives on Hard Mode.