Items - ilire0/Project-Burning-King-TBoI-Repentence-Mod- GitHub Wiki

Here is a List of all The New Items that the Mod Adds & what they do !

(Keep in Mind , more items will come , aswell as reworks.)

1. Allfather Worm

Description: The Allfather Worm is a unique passive item that cycles through various Worm trinket effects every 5 seconds. Each Worm trinket provides a specific stat boost while active. The item automatically removes the current Worm trinket and its associated stat boost before applying the next one in the cycle. The effects and stat boosts are as follows:

Wiggle Worm: +0.5 Damage
Ring Worm: +0.5 Tears
Flat Worm: +1.0 Range
Pulse Worm: +0.2 Shot Speed
Hook Worm: -1.0 Tear Height
Tape Worm: +1.5 Range
Lazy Worm: -1 Tear Delay
Ouroboros Worm: +1.0 Damage

Character Recommendation: This item is versatile and can be beneficial for any character, but it may be particularly useful for characters who benefit from frequent stat changes or those who can capitalize on the specific boosts, such as:

Isaac: Due to his balanced stats, he can make good use of the varied boosts.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting stats can be complemented by the dynamic boosts from the Allfather Worm.
Samson: The additional damage boosts can synergize well with his Bloody Lust ability.

2. Ash Crown

Description: The Ash Crown is a passive item that activates when the player has no filled red hearts and at least half a soul or black heart. While active, the player's tears leave a trail of black powder, creating an area of effect that slows and burns enemies. The effects are as follows:

Black Powder Trail: Tears spawn a black powder effect every 4 frames, lasting for 2 seconds.
Slowing Effect: Enemies within the black powder area are slowed by 50% for 3 seconds.
Burning Effect: Enemies within the black powder area take burning damage for 3 seconds, dealing 1.0 damage per tick.
Explosion on Death: Enemies that die within the effect area cause a small explosion, dealing additional damage.

Character Recommendation: The Ash Crown is particularly useful for characters who rely on soul or black hearts and can benefit from the additional crowd control and damage, such as:

The Lost: Since The Lost cannot have red hearts, the Ash Crown's effects are always active, providing consistent crowd control and damage.
Eve: When in her Whore of Babylon state, Eve can maintain the Ash Crown's effects while benefiting from increased damage.
Blue Baby (???): As a character who only uses soul hearts, Blue Baby can effectively utilize the Ash Crown's abilities.

3. Battery Booster

Description: The Battery Booster is a passive item that enhances the player's ability to find and utilize batteries. It increases the chance of batteries spawning in Treasure and Shop rooms and upgrades smaller batteries to normal ones. The effects are as follows:

Increased Battery Spawn Chance: In Treasure and Shop rooms, there is a 20% chance to spawn a normal battery.
Battery Upgrade: Automatically transforms micro batteries into normal batteries upon pickup.

Character Recommendation: The Battery Booster is particularly useful for characters who rely heavily on active items and can benefit from more frequent recharges, such as:

Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can make great use of the increased battery availability to reroll items more frequently.
Eden: Depending on Eden's starting active item, the Battery Booster can provide significant utility.
Lilith: With her Box of Friends, Lilith can benefit from additional charges to enhance her familiar army.

4. Bee Buster

Description: The Bee Buster is an active item that allows the player to extinguish flames in the room, providing a damage boost and potential health benefits. The effects are as follows:

Flame Extinguishing: Removes all flames in the room, including fireplaces and candle flames, and spawns smoke effects.
Damage Boost: For each flame extinguished, the player receives a permanent damage increase of +0.25.
Black Heart Reward: For every 10 flames extinguished, the player gains a full black heart (equivalent to 2 half black hearts).

Character Recommendation: The Bee Buster is particularly useful for characters who can benefit from incremental damage boosts and additional health, such as:

Azazel: With his short-range Brimstone, Azazel can benefit from the damage boost to increase his effectiveness.
Eve: The additional black hearts can help maintain her Whore of Babylon state while providing extra survivability.
Judas: The damage boost synergizes well with Judas's high base damage, making him even more formidable.

5.Chirping Alarm

Description: The Chirping Alarm is a passive item that creates a rotating halo of fire around the player, providing both offensive and defensive capabilities. The effects are as follows:

Halo of Fire: Spawns a number of fire effects around the player, forming a rotating halo. The number of fires is determined by the number of Chirping Alarm items the player has collected.
Fire Rotation: The fires rotate around the player, damaging any enemies they come into contact with.
Enemy Collision: The fires only collide with enemies, providing a protective barrier that can deal damage over time.

Character Recommendation: The Chirping Alarm is particularly useful for characters who benefit from additional protection and passive damage output, such as:

The Lost: The rotating fires provide an extra layer of defense, which is crucial for The Lost's survival.
Lilith: The fires can complement her Box of Friends, adding to her offensive capabilities.
Azazel: The short-range nature of Azazel's Brimstone beam pairs well with the close-range protection and damage from the halo of fire.

6. Covenant of Ashes

Description: The Covenant of Ashes is a powerful one-time-use item that transforms the player's red heart containers into black hearts, while also providing a permanent boost to damage and range. The effects are as follows:

Red Heart Conversion: Converts all red heart containers into black hearts, enhancing survivability with soul heart protection and damage upon taking damage.
Damage Boost: Grants a permanent damage increase of +0.5 for each red heart container converted.
Range Boost: Grants a permanent range increase of +1.0 for each red heart container converted.
Single Use: The item is consumed upon use, providing its benefits only once.

Character Recommendation: The Covenant of Ashes is particularly useful for characters who can benefit from increased damage and range, and who can effectively utilize black hearts, such as:

Eve: The conversion to black hearts can help maintain her Whore of Babylon state while providing additional damage and range.
Judas: The damage boost synergizes well with Judas's high base damage, making him even more formidable.
Azazel: The range boost can help mitigate Azazel's short-range Brimstone beam, while the damage boost enhances his offensive capabilities.

7. Damage Potion

Description: The Damage Potion is a passive item that modifies the player’s base damage, providing a consistent damage boost with a unique scaling mechanic. The effects are as follows:

Damage Boost: For each copy of Damage Potion, the player gains +20 bonus damage, which is then averaged with the player’s base damage.
Formula: The final damage is calculated as: Final Damage = (Base Damage + (20 × number of potions)) ÷ 2
Stacking Effect: Additional copies of Damage Potion increase the total bonus damage, making the item scale well into the late game while keeping damage somewhat balanced through averaging.

Character Recommendation: Damage Potion is particularly effective for characters with naturally low damage, allowing them to close the gap with a solid early-game damage boost:

The Lost: Gains greatly from the flat damage boost due to his reliance on quick room clears.
Keeper: Since Keeper can’t increase his damage easily through traditional means, this item provides a much-needed offensive option.
Bethany: Can make use of the increased damage while keeping her soul charges intact, maintaining a balance between offense and defense.

8. Dammy's Dilemma

Description: Dammy's Dilemma is a unique passive item that introduces a risk-reward mechanic by duplicating items and creating strategic challenges. The effects are as follows:

Item Duplication: In rooms with item pedestals, there is a 50% chance to duplicate an item pedestal when entering the room for the first time.
Teleportation Timer: Upon taking damage (excluding specific sources like Curse Room doors and Sacrifice Room spikes), a hidden timer starts, randomly set between 1 to 5 minutes. When the timer expires, a trapdoor event is triggered.
Trapdoor Event: When the timer expires, trapdoors spawn in front of each door in the next room, locking the player in. The player receives a Hangman card to aid in escape.
New Floor Reset: The teleportation timer and processed room list reset upon entering a new floor, allowing the effect to start fresh.

Character Recommendation: Dammy's Dilemma is suitable for players who enjoy strategic planning and can handle the unpredictability of the trapdoor event. It can be particularly interesting for:

Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can make good use of duplicated items for rerolling.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting items can be complemented by the potential for item duplication.
The Lost: The Hangman card can be useful for The Lost, and the item duplication can provide valuable resources.

9. Duality Mirror

Description: The Duality Mirror is a passive item that amplifies the player's stat gains, effectively doubling any improvements made to their initial stats. The effects are as follows:

Stat Amplification: For each stat (Damage, Speed, Range, Fire Delay, and Luck), any increase from the player's initial stats is doubled. This means that any items or effects that boost these stats will have a significantly greater impact. Each stat down also gets doubled.
Initial Stat Preservation: The player's initial stats are recorded upon picking up the item, ensuring that only improvements are amplified.
Fire Delay Handling: Since Fire Delay works inversely (lower is better), the item ensures that any reduction in Fire Delay is also doubled, while maintaining a minimum value to prevent errors.

Character Recommendation: The Duality Mirror is particularly beneficial for characters who can quickly accumulate stat boosts, such as:

Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can reroll items to maximize stat gains, making the Duality Mirror's effect more potent.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting stats and items can lead to interesting synergies with the Duality Mirror.
Cain: With his high Luck potential, Cain can benefit greatly from the amplified Luck stat, enhancing his item drop rates and tear effects.

10. Loaded Die

Description: The Loaded Die is a passive item that influences item pedestals in the room based on the player's Luck stat. It provides a chance to reroll items or spawn additional items, with outcomes affected by the player's Luck. The effects are as follows:

Luck-Based Roll: When picking up an item pedestal, the Loaded Die rolls a die influenced by the player's Luck stat:

Bad Roll (1-2): The item on the pedestal is rerolled into another item from the same item pool.
Good Roll (5-6): An additional item pedestal is spawned with a random item from the same item pool.

Luck Influence:

Negative Luck: Increases the likelihood of a bad roll, limiting the roll to between 1 and 4.
Positive Luck (5+): Reduces the chance of rolling a 1 or 2, increasing the likelihood of a good roll.
High Luck (10+): Ensures no negative rolls, guaranteeing a roll of 3 or higher.
Room Limitation: The effect can only be used once per room to prevent multiple activations.

Character Recommendation: The Loaded Die is particularly beneficial for characters who can maximize their Luck stat or who frequently encounter item pedestals, such as:

Cain: With his naturally high Luck, Cain can make the most of the Loaded Die's positive effects.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting items and stats can lead to interesting synergies with the Loaded Die.
Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can further manipulate item pedestals, making the Loaded Die's effects even more valuable.

11. Holy Outburst (Pre-Rework)

Description: The Holy Outburst is an active item that creates a large area of holy water creep around the player, providing both offensive and defensive benefits. The effects are as follows:

Holy Water Creep: Upon use, a large pool of holy water is spawned at the player's position. The creep deals damage to enemies that come into contact with it.
Increased Area: The holy water creep is scaled to be twice the normal size, covering a larger area and affecting more enemies.

Character Recommendations: Currently only available for the unfinished tainted king manasse.

12. Optic Bomb (Pre-Rework)

Description: The Optic Bomb is a passive item that enhances the player's explosive capabilities and adds fiery effects to their attacks. The effects are as follows:

Pyromaniac Effect: Grants the player the Pyromaniac effect, making them immune to explosive damage and allowing them to heal from explosions.
Burning Effect: Enemies hit by the player's attacks are set on fire, taking additional burn damage over time. The burn lasts for 30 frames and deals damage equal to 10% of the player's damage per tick.
Explosive Death: When an enemy dies, it triggers a fiery explosion at their position. The explosion deals damage equal to 20 times the player's damage and has a radius that scales with the player's damage, up to a maximum of 300 units.

Character Recommendation: The Optic Bomb is particularly beneficial for characters who can leverage explosive effects and benefit from the added burn damage, such as:

Eve: The burn and explosion effects can enhance her offensive capabilities, especially in her Whore of Babylon state.
Judas: With his high base damage, Judas can maximize the explosive damage output.
Azazel: The short-range nature of Azazel's Brimstone beam pairs well with the close-range explosions and burn effects.

13. Paper Shredder

Description: The Paper Shredder is an active item that allows the player to permanently remove a card from the game, replacing all instances of that card with pills. The effects are as follows:

Card Removal: When used, the Paper Shredder removes the card currently held by the player from their inventory and adds it to a list of removed cards.
Card Replacement: All instances of the removed card in the game are replaced with random pills, effectively eliminating the card from the current run.
Complete Removal: If all possible cards are removed, the item will no longer have any effect.

Character Recommendation: The Paper Shredder is particularly useful for players who want to strategically eliminate less desirable cards from their run, such as:

Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can reroll items to maximize the utility of the pills obtained from card replacements.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting items and stats can lead to interesting synergies with the Paper Shredder.
Cain: With his high Luck, Cain can benefit from the increased chance of positive pill effects.

14. Pollen

Description: The Pollen is a passive item that causes enemies in the room to have a chance to be poisoned when the player enters the room. In addition, the item spawns pollen clouds that deal poison damage to nearby enemies. The effects are as follows:

Poison Chance: Each enemy in the room has a 40% chance to be poisoned when the player enters the room.
Poison Duration: The poison lasts for 3 seconds, dealing damage over time based on the player's damage stat.
Stacking Effect: If the player has multiple copies of the Pollen item, the chance of poisoning increases, and the poison duration extends by 20 frames (or 1/3 of a second) for each additional copy.
Pollen Clouds: In addition to poisoning enemies, pollen clouds will be randomly spawned around the room. The number of clouds increases with the number of Pollen items the player has. Each cloud has a lifespan of 150 frames (approximately 2.5 seconds) and deals poison damage to enemies within a 30-unit radius.
Cloud Poison Damage: The pollen clouds poison enemies within range for 30 frames, dealing damage based on the player's damage stat, with the cloud dealing 50% of the player's damage per second.

Character Recommendation: The Pollen is especially useful for characters who benefit from poison effects and can capitalize on the crowd control provided by the pollen clouds:

Eve: The poison can complement her offensive capabilities, especially when she's in her Whore of Babylon state.
Azazel: The pollen clouds can help Azazel manage enemies at a distance while charging his Brimstone beam.
Lilith: The pollen clouds add to her familiar army's damage output, creating additional crowd control in larger rooms.

15. Pseudotheism

Description: Pseudotheism is a passive item that alters the nature of Devil Rooms, transforming them into a blend of Angel and Devil Room elements. The effects are as follows:

Statue Transformation: In Devil Rooms, the Devil statue is replaced with an Angel statue, symbolizing the shift in room dynamics.
Item Pool Alteration: Items in Devil Rooms are rerolled with a preference towards Angel items:
45% Chance: Items are drawn from the Angel item pool.
40% Chance: Items are drawn from the Devil item pool.
15% Chance: Items are drawn from a neutral pool, offering a mix of items.

This transformation provides players with a unique opportunity to access a wider variety of items, potentially favoring more defensive or utility-focused items typically found in Angel Rooms.

Character Recommendation: Pseudotheism is particularly beneficial for characters who can benefit from the defensive and utility items found in Angel Rooms, such as:

The Lost: The defensive items from Angel Rooms can provide much-needed protection.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting items and stats can lead to interesting synergies with the mixed item pools.
Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can reroll items to maximize the potential of the mixed item pools.

Purgatory Flame

Description: The Purgatory Flame is an active item that allows the player to purge flames in the room, granting permanent stat boosts and potential rewards based on the number of flames extinguished. The effects are as follows:

Flame Purge: Removes all flames in the room, including fireplaces and candle flames, and spawns a smoke effect. Stat Boosts: For each flame extinguished, the player receives permanent stat increases:
Damage: +0.1 per flame
Speed: +0.02 per flame
Range: +0.25 per flame
Tears: +0.1 per flame (decreases fire delay)
Luck: +0.1 per flame (capped at 13)
Black Heart Reward: For every 50 flames extinguished, the player gains a black heart.
Fire Item Reward: After extinguishing 100 flames, the player receives a random item from a predefined list of fire-themed items.

Character Recommendation: The Purgatory Flame is particularly beneficial for characters who can capitalize on incremental stat boosts and additional rewards, such as:

Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can reroll items to maximize the potential of the fire-themed item rewards.
Eve: The stat boosts can enhance her offensive capabilities, especially in her Whore of Babylon state.
Azazel: The range and damage boosts can help mitigate Azazel's short-range Brimstone beam, while the additional items can enhance his offensive capabilities.
King Manasse: His whole gamplay loop revolves around "eating flames" & he starts with the Item.

17. Pyro Mantle

Description: The Pyro Mantle is a passive item that provides the player with a protective aura that can neutralize projectiles and create fiery explosions. The effects are as follows:

Protective Aura: The player is surrounded by a red aura that scales with their Luck stat. The base radius is 150 units, increasing by 10 units per Luck point, up to a maximum of 600 units.
Projectile Neutralization: Enemy projectiles that enter the aura have a chance to be neutralized, creating a fiery explosion. The chance of neutralization starts at 5% and increases by 5% per Luck point, up to a maximum of 50%.
Fiery Explosion: Neutralized projectiles spawn ember particles and a small explosion, dealing damage to nearby enemies.

Character Recommendation: The Pyro Mantle is particularly beneficial for characters who can leverage the protective aura and benefit from increased Luck, such as:

Cain: With his naturally high Luck, Cain can maximize the protective and offensive capabilities of the Pyro Mantle.
The Lost: The protective aura can provide an extra layer of defense, which is crucial for The Lost's survival.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting items and stats can lead to interesting synergies with the Pyro Mantle.

18. Rule of Power

Description: The Rule of Power is a passive item that grants the player various benefits related to door unlocking, room rewards, and item synergies. The effects are as follows:

Door Unlocking: Automatically unlocks and opens doors to default and challenge rooms, allowing for easier navigation and access.
Challenge Room Rewards: Provides a chance to spawn an additional collectible item upon clearing a challenge room. The base chance is 10%, which increases by an additional 10% if the player has Mom's Key.

Synergy Effects:

Golden Key: If the player has the Golden Key, they receive an additional Golden Key effect, ensuring all doors and chests can be opened without consuming keys.
The Compass: If the player has The Compass, they automatically use the World card effect, revealing the entire map layout.

Character Recommendation: The Rule of Power is particularly beneficial for characters who can take advantage of the enhanced navigation and rewards, such as:

Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can reroll additional collectibles from challenge rooms to maximize their potential.
Cain: The increased chance for additional rewards complements Cain's high Luck and item-finding abilities.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting items and stats can lead to interesting synergies with the Rule of Power.

19. Smouldering Dice

Description: The Smoldering Dice is an active item that allows the player to reroll collectible items in the room with various outcomes based on chance. The effects are as follows:

Reroll Outcomes:

Well Done (1% Chance): Rerolls the item into a quality 4 item, ensuring a high-quality replacement.
Burn (20% Chance): Rerolls the item into a quality 0 item, potentially downgrading the item.
Normal Reroll (39% Chance): Rerolls the item similar to the D6, providing a random item from the same pool.
Quality Boost (40% Chance): Rerolls the item into one with +1 quality, up to a maximum of quality 4.

-Room Type Influence: The item pool used for rerolling is determined by the current room type, such as Treasure, Shop, Devil, Angel, etc.

Sound Effects: Different sound effects play based on the outcome of the reroll, providing audio feedback on the result.

Character Recommendation: The Smoldering Dice is particularly beneficial for characters who can take advantage of item rerolls and are willing to risk potential downgrades for the chance of high-quality items, such as:

Isaac: With the D6, Isaac can further manipulate item pedestals, making the Smoldering Dice's effects even more valuable.
Eden: The random nature of Eden's starting items and stats can lead to interesting synergies with the Smoldering Dice.
Cain: With his high Luck, Cain can benefit from the increased chance of positive reroll outcomes.

20. The Button

Description: The Button is a one-time-use active item that instantly eliminates all enemies in the current room. Upon activation, it acts as a panic button with a dramatic effect. The effects are as follows:

Mass Elimination: All active and vulnerable enemies in the room are immediately killed upon use.
One-Time Use: The Button is consumed after activation and is permanently removed from the player’s inventory.
Strategic Utility: Useful in challenging rooms, boss fights, or overwhelming enemy waves where survival is uncertain.

Character Recommendation: The Button is especially valuable for characters with low health pools or high risk-reward playstyles:

The Lost: Can use The Button as a lifesaving tool when flight and invincibility aren’t enough.
Tainted Keeper: Benefits from instantly clearing rooms to collect coins without taking damage.
Jacob & Esau: Eliminates the need to juggle positioning between the two characters in dangerous encounters..

21. Volcanic Sigil

Description: The Volcanic Sigil is a passive item that creates a fiery hazard in rooms, dealing damage to enemies and providing strategic area control. The effects are as follows:

Volcanic Creep: Every third room entered, the Volcanic Sigil spawns multiple reddish-orange creeps at the center of the room. These creeps deal damage to enemies that come into contact with them, equal to half of the player's damage.
Persistent Effect: The creeps remain active until the room is cleared, providing ongoing area denial and damage.
Random Flames: In addition to the creeps, 2-4 random flames are spawned within the area, dealing full player damage to enemies they touch.

Character Recommendation: The Volcanic Sigil is particularly beneficial for characters who can leverage area control and benefit from additional damage sources, such as:

Azazel: The short-range nature of Azazel's Brimstone beam pairs well with the close-range damage from the creeps and flames.
Eve: The additional damage can complement her offensive capabilities, especially in her Whore of Babylon state.
Lilith: The creeps and flames can add to her familiar army's damage output, providing additional crowd control.

22. Rock Buster

Description: The Rock Buster is an active item that, upon use, unleashes a seismic event within the current room. All rocks and alternative rock formations are instantly pulverized, triggering violent explosions that leave the surrounding area in shattered remnants. But the Rock Buster's concussive force holds another secret: should a hidden Secret or Super Secret Room door exist within the room, the tremor will reveal and forcefully open it. A resounding crack and earth-shaking rumble announce the discovery of the concealed passage.

Character Recommendation: This item is a true game-changer for players who prioritize swift room clearing and the uncovering of secrets. The Rock Buster proves particularly useful for:

Characters with lower damage output: The widespread explosions can help efficiently eliminate large groups of enemies.
Players dedicated to finding secret rooms: The Rock Buster bypasses the meticulous search for hidden entrances, revealing them in a dramatic fashion.
Players who enjoy high-impact effects: The room-shaking explosions and potential secret room reveal offer a satisfying and impactful experience.

The Rock Buster turns every room into a potential demolition site and offers a unique and explosive method for uncovering hidden pathways. A valuable asset for adventurers who appreciate a bit of earth-shattering power!

23. Hollow Echo

Description: The Hollow Echo is a passive item that introduces an element of chance and repetition to your consumable items. Upon using the active item, the Hollow Echo has a 50% chance to immediately trigger the effect of the last card or pill you used. This creates unpredictable moments where a powerful card or a beneficial pill can unexpectedly activate a second time.

Furthermore, if the player possesses the Echo Chamber trinket, the Hollow Echo gains an additional layer of synergy. With the consumable, there's a 50% chance that upon using the active item, the last echoed card (meaning the last card triggered by the Hollow Echo itself) will be used again. This creates a potential chain reaction, allowing you to repeatedly benefit from a previously echoed card. The memory of your last used card or pill fades with the start of each new floor, resetting the echo.

Character Recommendation: The unpredictable nature of the Hollow Echo makes it a versatile item that can benefit a variety of playstyles, but it may be particularly interesting for:

Characters reliant on specific cards or pills: The chance for a free additional pill/card can significantly amplify their effectiveness.
Players who enjoy a touch of randomness: The 50% chance introduces exciting and sometimes clutch moments.
Characters who frequently use active items: The more you activate other items, the more opportunities the Hollow Echo has to trigger.

The Hollow Echo adds a layer of tactical gambling to your runs, offering the potential for surprising and powerful reuse of your most valuable consumables. The synergy with the Echo Chamber trinket further amplifies this effect, creating exciting possibilities for card-focused builds.

24. Heartburn

Description: Heartburn is an active item that unleashes a fiery, yet potentially beneficial, transformation upon the room's red heart pickups (excluding those suspiciously priced in shops). Upon activation, this scorching item meticulously scans the environment for any stray red hearts. If a lone red heart is found, it is instantly transmuted into a more resilient black heart, accompanied by the satisfying chime of a lucky find.

However, when faced with a multitude of red hearts, Heartburn's effects become more volatile. Approximately 60% of the red hearts in the room will be converted into valuable black hearts, bolstering your defenses. The remaining red hearts, deemed too fragile, are not spared; instead, they are consumed by intense flames, leaving behind lingering patches of fiery energy that can harm both friend and foe. The selection of which hearts are converted and which are incinerated is determined by chance, ensuring a unique outcome with each use.

Character Recommendation: The strategic use of Heartburn can be particularly advantageous for:

Characters struggling with survivability: The conversion of red hearts into black hearts offers a significant boost to health and the potential for Soul Heart generation.
Players who can manipulate the environment: The lingering fire patches can be used to control enemy movement or even deal supplementary damage.
Risk-takers seeking high rewards: The unpredictable nature of the conversion and burning can lead to substantial gains or require careful navigation around the resulting flames.

Heartburn offers a compelling risk-reward scenario, turning the abundance of red hearts into a gamble with the potential for both significant defensive improvements and hazardous environmental effects. Mastering its use requires a keen awareness of the room layout and a willingness to embrace the heat of the moment.

25. Bewitching Howl

Description: Bewitching Howl is an active item that releases a disorienting sonic wave, weaving a temporary spell over the room's inhabitants. Upon activation, the howl affects all vulnerable enemies: bosses find themselves momentarily stunned, granting you a precious window of opportunity, while regular foes are charmed, turning them into temporary allies in the chaotic dance of the dungeon. This entrancing effect lasts for a few crucial seconds.

Beyond its immediate influence on enemies, Bewitching Howl also summons a small swarm of 1 to 3 helpful blue flies and a single loyal blue spider to your side. These summoned allies will fight alongside you, adding their firepower to your current struggle.

Character Recommendation: Bewitching Howl offers a versatile tactical advantage and can be particularly beneficial for:

Characters facing difficult bosses: The brief stun can be the difference between victory and defeat, allowing for crucial attacks or repositioning.
Players overwhelmed by large groups of enemies: Turning foes into temporary allies can significantly thin out the ranks and provide valuable distractions.
Characters who benefit from additional familiars: The summoned blue flies and spider contribute extra damage and potential crowd control.

Bewitching Howl provides a potent combination of enemy control and temporary allies, making it a valuable asset for navigating challenging encounters. Its ability to both neutralize threats and bolster your forces makes it a compelling choice for any adventurer seeking an edge in the perilous depths.

26. Cricket's Bed

Description: Cricket's Bed is an active item that offers a unique form of temporary protection and a burst of retaliatory power. Upon activation, the player is instantly granted the effect of the Holy Mantle for a single hit, indicated visually in the HUD. This protective shield will absorb the next instance of damage without penalty.

However, Cricket's Bed holds a surprise for when this temporary shield breaks. Once the Holy Mantle effect is depleted by incoming damage, the cocoon of protection bursts forth with a furious energy. The player is immediately surrounded by a swarm of 2 to 4 helpful blue flies, ready to assist in combat. Additionally, all vulnerable enemies within a moderate radius of the player suffer a significant burst of damage. This moment of release is accompanied by a distinct, angry roar. The protective effect is also dispelled upon entering a new room if it hasn't been broken.

Character Recommendation: Cricket's Bed offers a tactical approach to damage mitigation and can be particularly useful for:

Characters who struggle with early-game survivability: The temporary Holy Mantle provides a crucial buffer against unexpected hits.
Players who engage in close-quarters combat: The damaging burst upon shield break punishes enemies who manage to penetrate your defenses.
Characters who benefit from additional familiars: The summoned blue flies provide extra firepower and potential distractions.

Cricket's Bed provides not just a shield, but a calculated risk. By strategically positioning yourself, you can bait enemy attacks and unleash a damaging counter-attack, bolstered by a swarm of loyal flies. It's an item that rewards both careful timing and aggressive play.

27. Popcorn Kernel

Description: Popcorn Kernel is an active item that fires a large, bouncing corn-shaped tear when used. The tear is enhanced in size, power, and visual effect, and explodes into smaller kernels upon impact or expiration. Each use of the item offers a chaotic burst of damage and potential bonus rewards, making it ideal for aggressive or tear-focused playstyles.

Primary Effect:

Corn Tear: Fires a large, yellow-white bouncing tear that uses the SPORE variant. The tear pulses and deals triple the player’s normal damage.

On Impact:

Kernels: Upon death or impact, the corn tear splits into 3 smaller SPORE tears, each bouncing in a spread pattern and dealing normal tear damage.
Visual Effects: Both large and small tears have glowing popcorn-inspired colors, with the small ones wiggling mid-air for extra flair.
Coin Chance: Each corn explosion has a 10% chance to spawn a coin at the impact site.

Character Recommendation: Popcorn Kernel is great for characters who benefit from burst fire or tear effects, such as:

Azazel: Can capitalize on the area coverage from popcorn splits, especially with brimstone-based attacks.
Judas: High base damage makes the triple-damage corn tear extremely potent.
Tainted Eden: Random effects synergize well with the chaos and utility of the popcorn explosion.

28. Borrowed Time

Description: Borrowed Time is an active item that temporarily grants the player a random collectible for the current room. If the granted item is an active, it replaces the player's current one, which is safely restored afterward. The effect vanishes upon entering a new room, making this item ideal for improvisation and risk-reward gameplay.

Room-Only Effect:

Random Collectible: Grants a random item from the current room's item pool when used.
Active Replacement: If the granted item is an active item, it temporarily replaces the player’s current active. The original active is automatically restored in the next room.
Temporary Duration: All granted items are removed when the player enters a new room.

Strategic Notes:

Offers a powerful burst of variety for tough rooms, boss fights, or synergy testing.
Since the effect is temporary, it works best when used intentionally before entering challenging combat scenarios.

Character Recommendation: Borrowed Time excels with characters that benefit from high-risk, adaptive play, such as:

Tainted Isaac: Can safely experiment with an additional item each room without long-term compromise.
Eden: A random kit matches well with Borrowed Time’s unpredictable utility.
The Forgotten: Can temporarily gain powerful ranged or utility items, covering for his melee weaknesses when needed.

29. Bell Pepper (REWORK NEEDED!)

Description: Bell Pepper is a passive item that gives the player a chance to shoot a green flame in their firing direction when firing tears. The flame travels quickly, blocks enemy projectiles, and disappears after a short time or after absorbing too many hits. This item provides both offensive and defensive utility, scaling with the player’s luck stat.

Effects:

Flame Generation: When firing tears, there's a chance (10% + 4% per Luck, up to 50%) to spawn a fast-moving green flame in the direction the player is shooting.

Green Flame Properties:

Uses the Red Candle flame effect with a green tint.
Travels at high speed and is unaffected by knockback or targeting.
Plays the "Appear" animation when spawned.

Defensive Utility:

Each flame can block up to 4 enemy projectiles before disappearing.
Flames also vanish after hitting a wall or after 15 seconds (900 frames).

Limitations:

Only one flame spawns per proc.
Flames are cleared upon entering a new room.

Character Recommendation: Bell Pepper is especially useful for characters who benefit from projectile defense or who fire rapidly to maximize proc chances, such as:

Lilith: With Incubus mirroring her attacks, she can spawn multiple flames at once, increasing crowd control and protection.
Azazel: Can charge a short-range attack while sending green flames forward, adding range and safety.
Tainted Lost: High fire rate and need for defense make Bell Pepper an excellent passive buffer.

BUG!!!: Got removed from the mod currently , because it causes the Custom Character to not initialize properly. still fix needed.

30. Stale Burrito

Description: Stale Burrito is a simple active item that provides minor healing and summons a friendly blue fly upon use. Despite its questionable freshness, this item can be clutch in a pinch, offering both sustain and slight offense in one quick bite.

Effects:

Healing: Restores half a red heart (1 HP) if the player isn’t at full red heart health.
Fly Summon: Spawns 1 blue fly to assist in combat.
Sound Effect: Plays a distinct gulping sound on use.

Strategic Notes:

Can be used frequently for small, consistent recovery and slight offensive utility.
Especially useful in early floors where red hearts are common and healing is scarce.

Character Recommendation: Stale Burrito is ideal for characters who benefit from red heart healing or who frequently lack offensive familiars, such as:

Magdalene: With her high red heart capacity, she can make full use of the healing, keeping herself topped off.
Eve (pre-Whore of Babylon): Can regain red health carefully while still managing her damage state.
Bethany: Can use the blue fly as an extra damage source when managing soul hearts defensively.