Isaac's Tears

Item Icon
Pickup Quote	"Collected tears"
Entity ID	5.100.323
Recharge Time	6 rooms
Item Pool	Treasure Room
Quality	1
Item Tags
Collection Grid	(page 4, column 8, row 2) (page 3, column 18, row 4) (page 3, column 19, row 4)
Unlock Method	Defeat Isaac as Isaac

Isaac's Tears is an unlockable activated item.

Effects

• Each tear shot by the player increases item charge by one.
• Upon use, fires 8 tears around Isaac, which retain the damage, range, shot speed, and most special tear effects of his tears.
  • Tears from this item have a +5 flat damage bonus.

Notes

• The effect of Tammy's Head is similar to Isaac's Tears, but Isaac's Tears will not benefit from tear-replacing items like Brimstone.
• It takes 1.3 seconds to use, during which time Isaac cannot shoot tears normally. Because of this it is only worth it to use Isaac's tears DPS-wise if 4 or more tears successfully land.
  • It takes 0.4 seconds to use, during which time Isaac cannot shoot tears normally.
  • It takes 0.1 seconds to use, short enough that it usually will not interrupt shooting tears normally.

Synergies

• The Book of Belial + Birthright as Judas / Dark Judas: Fires a ring of 10 tears instead of 8, the tears are piercing and spectral, and the tears deal 1.4 * Judas' damage, plus a flat 5.
• Book of Virtues: Summons six wisps at a time, in the middle ring. Using Isaac's Tears destroys the previous set of wisps. The wisps are automatically destroyed after three seconds.
• Car Battery: The damage of tears from the item is doubled.

Interactions

• Brimstone / Mom's Knife:
  • The item fires normal tears, although it will charge nearly instantly while the attack charges.
  • Fires normal tears. Charges at the same rate as Isaac's fire rate while charging Brimstone/Mom's Knife.
  • Fires normal tears. Charges when firing Brimstone/Mom's Knife.
  • Brimstone + Lachryphagy: When tears burst, they will shoot out Brimstone lasers in a fashion similar to Tammy's Head.
• Car Battery: No effect.
• Chocolate Milk:
  • The size and damage of tears fired depend on how far Isaac has charged up his shot. For example, if Isaac has completely charged his shot, the tears fired by the item will be fully charged.
  • Charge does not have any effect on the damage of the tear, but will still be colored like Chocolate Milk tears.
• Dr. Fetus: Fires normal tears.
• Epic Fetus:
  • The item fires normal tears, but charges very quickly as the crosshairs are moved.
  • The item charges even while the crosshair is not moving, with the speed based on Isaac's tears stat.
• Eye of the Occult: Makes the tears controllable and able to be made most use of.
• The Ludovico Technique:
  • The item charges based on the tear's movement.
  • The item charges even while the tear is not moving, with the speed based on Isaac's tears stat.
• Spirit Sword: The item fires normal tears and can be charged as fast as the sword can be swung. Doing a spin attack will fully charge Isaac's Tears.
• Technology: Fires normal tears.
• Technology 2: Fires normal tears.
• Trisagion: Fires Trisagion beams.
  • Does not gain the additional +5 damage.

Gallery

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  3DS The icon of Isaac's Tears as seen on the lower 3DS screen.

Trivia

• Isaac's Tears is unique in that it's the only activated item that charges by simply firing tears.

Bugs

Bug!	With Brimstone and Chocolate Milk, the attack can be charged past the fully charged point, firing massive, extremely damaging tears when Isaac's Tears is used.

Bug!	When Isaac's Tears is in the first active item slot of Schoolbag, the secondary item does not charge upon clearing rooms.

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