Converter

Unlimited   Shop   (page 3, column 11, line 3) (page 3, column 1, line 10)

Converter is an activated item.

Effects

• Converts two soul hearts or black hearts into a heart container.

Notes

• Using this item on Black Hearts will activate the Black Hearts damaging effect.
• Useless for ??? as it will convert two Soul Hearts/Black Hearts into one Soul Heart, causing a net loss.
• Must use with two full soul hearts to work. One and a half will not work.
• Using this item with The Forgotten only works when controlling The Soul and converts soul hearts into bone hearts.

Synergies

• Car BatteryCauses Isaac's activated item to activate twice on each use. - Gives two heart containers for two Soul / Black Hearts.
• Dark BumSpawns a familiar that follows Isaac around and collects red hearts. For every one-and-a-half red hearts collected, Dark Bum will generate one soul heart, one hostile Spider or one friendly blue spider. - Receiving Soul Hearts from Dark Bum makes it possible to create new Heart Containers simply by finding Red Hearts.
• Guppy's PawRemoves one red heart container in exchange for gaining 3 Soul Hearts. - Swapping back and forth can earn a maximum of 10 Heart Containers with this combination.
• MitreGrants a chance of converting any red hearts pickups into soul hearts instead. - Gives an increased chance of finding Soul Hearts instead of Red Hearts, making it easier to find more hearts to convert.
• Broken RemoteTriggers the Teleport effect whenever an activated item is used. - Allows unlimited teleporting.

Gallery

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   3DS  The icon of Converter as seen on the lower 3DS screen

Trivia

• The Converter is supposed to be a power or plug converter.
• The Converter can be seen as an opposite to Guppy's PawRemoves one red heart container in exchange for gaining 3 Soul Hearts.. Where the Converter takes two soul or black hearts to form a heart container, Guppy's Paw takes one heart container to form three soul hearts. Additionally, their flavor texts are similar.

Seeds

 PC  1TNY 7MJ0 (1st floor Shop, Purchase after getting A QuarterAdds 25 to Isaac's coin count, capping at 99. in 1st floor Treasure Room) (normal mode only)
Notes: Must be Isaac because a bomb is needed to get a key. The Pandora's BoxUpon use, spawns certain pickups or items depending on the floor it is used on. Single-use. in the Curse Room must be picked up before entering the shop. Converter is inaccessible on the hard mode seed due to difficulty of getting a key to open the shop.

 PC  LGD3 W0PB (1st floor Shop, Purchase after getting Store CreditThe next store purchase is free. The trinket disappears on purchase. as a drop )
Notes: Converter is inaccessible on the normal mode seed due to difficulty of getting a key to open the shop.

 Switch  KEBM C08G (First floor shop, half off) (Coins are abundant in hard mode, obtaining in normal mode requires bombing shopkeeper and using sacrifice room)