Tractor Beam

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(except in Rebirth)

Tractor Beam is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.

Effects

  • Isaac emits a beam in the direction that his head is facing. Isaac's tears travel in the path of the beam. When Isaac moves or turns his head, tears that are mid-flight will remain within the beam.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) +0.5 Tears.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) +1.0 Fire Rate.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) +5.25 Range.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) +2.5 Range.
  • +0.5 Tear Falling Speed.
  • +0.16 Shot Speed.

Notes

  • This item prevents tears from being fired at angles using momentum.
  • Isaac does not automatically aim downwards after he stops firing with this item.

Synergies

  • 20/2020/20/(except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) BookwormBookworm/ ConjoinedConjoined/The Inner EyeThe Inner Eye/ Character Keeper icon.pngKeeper/Mutant SpiderMutant Spider/(in Repentance and Repentance+) Character Tainted Keeper icon.pngTainted Keeper/The WizThe Wiz: Every extra tear will follow the beam instead of having a spread, making it easier to hit enemies with the extra tears. Essentially increases damage per second.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Compound FractureCompound Fracture: All split tears will follow the beam greatly increasing effective damage.
    • (in Afterbirth †) Bone tears will not burst into bone shards when fired at obstacles, however, bone tears will burst into bone shards when fired at enemies.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Bone tears burst into bone shards when fired at obstacles.
  • Cricket's BodyCricket's Body/The ParasiteThe Parasite: All split tears will follow the beam greatly increasing effective damage.
  • ContinuumContinuum: The tears will re-appear directly in front of Isaac and continue their flight path after going off screen.
  • GuillotineGuillotine: The beam will visually follow Isaac's head as it orbits, but tears will still stay centered relative to Isaac's body making his tears easier to aim.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) LachryphagyLachryphagy: Tears can still be fed and will still burst. (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Burst tears will travel along the beam.
  • Monstro's LungMonstro's Lung: All tears are fired along the beam but at different heights.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Ouroboros WormOuroboros Worm: The altered patterns tears travel in is confined to the beam allowing Isaac to benefit from the stat bonus and spectral tears granted without losing accuracy.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Pop!Pop!: Tears stick along the tractor beam even when they slow down and collide, capable of creating a dense line of shots.
  • Rainbow WormRainbow Worm: The altered patterns tears travel in is confined to the beam allowing Isaac to benefit from the stat bonuses granted without losing accuracy.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Many of the worm trincket effects it gives now grants spectral tears as well.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Ring WormRing Worm: The altered pattern tears travel in is confined to the beam allowing Isaac to benefit from its stat bonus and spectral tears without losing accuracy.
  • Rubber CementRubber Cement / (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Super BallSuper Ball: Tears will no longer be bound to the beam after bouncing off of something.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Sinus InfectionSinus Infection: Once the booger falls off the enemy, Isaac can loosely control it by moving and firing in different directions, and make it stick to another enemy.
  • Tear copiers like (in Repentance and Repentance+) Cain's Other EyeCain's Other Eye / IncubusIncubus / SumptoriumSumptorium / Twisted PairTwisted Pair: Tears shot by these familiars will originate from Isaac, following the beam.
  • Wiggle WormWiggle Worm: The altered pattern tears travel in is confined to the beam allowing Isaac to benefit from its stat bonus without losing accuracy.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Wiggle Worm also grants spectral tears with little downside in accuracy.

Interactions

  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Analog StickAnalog Stick: Tears cannot be fired diagonally; however, stat effects apply.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Tractor Beam can be angled diagonally or in any direction using an analog stick or mouse controls.
  • Anti-GravityAnti-Gravity: Tears that are still hovering can be pushed in the direction Isaac is aiming by walking into them.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Brain WormBrain Worm: Overrides Brain Worm.
  • BrimstoneBrimstone / Epic FetusEpic Fetus / The Ludovico TechniqueThe Ludovico Technique / Tech XTech X: Overridden by Brimstone. Stat effects still apply.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) C SectionC Section: Overridden by C Section. Stat effects apply.
  • Dr. FetusDr. Fetus: After firing a bomb and moving, the bomb will have a homing-style effect towards the beam, but will not stay directly on the beam. Not recommended, as changing directions while firing will cause the bomb to reel back to Isaac at high speed, making self-damage very likely.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) EuthanasiaEuthanasia: Needles fired will follow beam; however, burst needles will not.
  • Evil EyeEvil Eye: Both evil eyes and tears fired by them will not be affected by the beam.
  • (in Rebirth and Afterbirth) ExplosivoExplosivo: Explosivo's tears will become "entangled" when sticking on an enemy, causing them to jump from the tractor beam to the enemy and vice versa every frame. The tear will explode only once regardless while attached to an enemy or bound to the beam.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Eye of the OccultEye of the Occult: Tears will only move forward while being fired, but control is otherwise overridden.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Eye SoreEye Sore: No effect on the extra tears.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) HaemolacriaHaemolacria: Fired tears will travel along the beam; however, the burst tears will not.
  • Homing tears: The tears will stay in the line but will slow down when near enemies.
  • Hook WormHook Worm: Overridden, except for the range increase.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) The tears increase and spectral tears it now grants are also still in effect.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Immaculate HeartImmaculate Heart: No effect on the extra tears.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) IncubusIncubus: The Incubus tears aren't affected by the beam, but the beam will still be there.
    • Incubus + Monstro's Lung: Incubus's tear barrage will follow the beam.
  • (in Afterbirth †) Lead PencilLead Pencil: Tear barrage will not follow the beam.
  • Loki's HornsLoki's Horns: No effect on extra tears.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) MarkedMarked: Tears will only fire in cardinal directions.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) The beam will point towards the marker.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) Multidimensional BabyMultidimensional Baby: The beam only affects the original tears, not the duplicated ones.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) The duplicated tears will follow the beam.
  • (except in Rebirth and Afterbirth) Ouroboros WormOuroboros Worm: Tears will stall at points along their path; the normal spiral pattern is negated entirely, however.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) SaturnusSaturnus: No effect on orbital tears.
  • (in Repentance and Repentance+) Spirit SwordSpirit Sword: Overrides Tractor Beam. Stat effects still apply.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) SprinklerSprinkler: Tears fired by the sprinkler will follow Isaac's beam.
  • Tammy's HeadTammy's Head: Tractor Beam does not affect the tears created by Tammy's Head.
  • (except in Repentance and Repentance+) TechnologyTechnology: Overridden by Technology.
    • (in Repentance and Repentance+) The beam becomes unaffected by Isaac's momentum.
  • Tiny PlanetTiny Planet: The orbiting effect is overridden, but Isaac still gains the Range increase and spectral tears.

In-game Footage

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Trivia

  • This item is a reference to tractor beams in science fiction, often depicted as beams of energy that can be used to move objects.

Bugs

Bug Bug! (in Repentance and Repentance+) Tractor Beam has unusual effects when combined with ContinuumContinuum and Pop!Pop!.[1] While shooting, tears will appear for brief moments at the back of Isaac's head, and if he hits an enemy with one of these, that enemy will be teleported to a corner of the screen for poorly understood reasons. Isaac himself can also get teleported to a corner, resulting in a potential softlock without flight or How to JumpHow to Jump.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miHh3IdfNM4


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