8 Inch Nails

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Treasure Room Treasure Room

(page 3, column 14, row 6)

8 Inch Nails is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.

Effects

• +1.5 damage up.
• Isaac's tears are replaced with nails, which have increased knockback.

Notes

• Does not grant penetrative shots, despite the appearance of Isaac's tears.
• Any item that normally colors Isaac's tears red will cause the nails to become bloody.

Interactions

• Blister: The knockback from Blister is stronger than from 8 Inch Nails, and knockback boosts do not stack.
• Brimstone: The beam gains knockback.
• Dr. Fetus / Epic Fetus / Ipecac: Explosions also gain increased knockback.
• The Ludovico Technique: The controlled tear gains knockback.
• Mom's Knife: The knife gains knockback.
• Piercing tears: Allows tears to knock enemies back again.
• Tech.5 / Tech X / Technology / Technology 2: The lasers gain knockback.
• Trisagion: The blasts gain knockback.

Trivia

• The item is a reference to the nails used to hang Jesus Christ upon the cross when he was crucified.
• The item's name is a reference to the band, Nine Inch Nails.
• The visual effect on Isaac may also be a reference to a line in Eminem's "My Name Is", in which he says, "Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?". This line is also a reference to the aforementioned band.

Seeds

 PC  GAXS L7SJ (Treasure room adjacent to spawn)

 PC  EVLC J9ED (First floor treasure room)

 PC  740C PD1R (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)