Apple!

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(page 4, column 18, row 4)

Apple! is a passive item added in Afterbirth †.

Effects

• Adds a chance to fire razor blades that deal quadruple Isaac's tear damage.
  • The chance to fire a razor blade depends on the luck stat. At base luck (0), it is a 6.66% chance, and goes up to 100% at 14 luck.
• +0.3 tears.

Interactions

• Tech XTears are replaced with laser rings that pierce through enemies and deal damage to enemies within them. Can be charged to increase the size of the ring.: Overrides Apple!.

Synergies

• Cricket's BodyGrants -1 Tear Delay and reduces Range. When tears hit an object or deplete their range, they spawn 4 smaller tears, whose Range and Damage scale with Isaac's./ Compound FractureIncreases range. Tears turn into bones, which shatter into 1-3 bone shards upon hitting an enemy or obstacle./ The ParasiteIsaac's tears split in two when they hit something.: When razors are fired, the split tears will also be razors and do quadruple damage. The Parasite's split tears look like normal tears.
• Dr. FetusTears are replaced by bombs that benefit from bomb-enhancing effects and slide for a fixed time after being fired.: Adds a chance for bombs to do roughly double damage.
• Glass CannonWhen used, reduces Isaac's health to half a heart (including soul and black hearts) and fires one large piercing spectral tear that does a lot of damage. The damage done by Glass Cannon scales with Isaac's damage (at base damage it does 45 damage).: Adds a chance to fire a giant razor that does roughly triple damage.
• HaemolacriaTears are now fired in an arc. Upon hitting the floor, an obstacle, or an enemy, they burst into many smaller tears in all directions. Increases tear delay.: Adds a chance for tears to do quadruple damage. Burst tears will also do quadruple damage if the main tear does quadruple damage.
• Technology ZeroConnects Isaac's tears with electricity that can damage enemies.: When razors are fired, they will connect to other tears via electricity. The electricity also does quadruple damage.

Trivia

• Both the item itself and the description is a reflection of one of Isaac's nightmares between floors that involves him finding a razor blade inside a piece of candy.
• The item and pickup quote are a reference to the urban legend of giving away candies with razor blades hidden inside of them as a way of harming people.