Lead Pencil

Lead Pencil is a passive item added in Afterbirth †.
Effects[edit | edit source]
- After every 15 tears fired, Isaac will fire a low range Monstro's Lung -like barrage of 12 tears.
- Tears in the barrage deal double damage.
- Tears will fire only from Isaac's right eye.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Lead Pencil gives characters other than Cain the same special properties that he has when it comes to one-eye items like
Blood Clot.
- Tears fired from items that cause multiple tears to be fired at once e.g.
20/20,
Monstro's Lung, etc. are counted.
Synergies[edit | edit source]
Compound Fracture/
Cricket's Body/
The Parasite: All tears from the barrage split.
Haemolacria: Fires a barrage of Haemolacria tears, all of which will burst.
Lachryphagy: Tears tend to clump together, becoming one giant tear which splits into 8 large tears. When tears burst, they can also spawn barrages of tears that can be fed.
Pop!: Causes burst tears to remain in the room for much longer, forming a soft barrier of sorts, which enemies must survive through to reach Isaac.
Trisagion: Fires a barrage of beams.
Interactions[edit | edit source]
Brimstone: Overrides Lead Pencil.
Dr. Fetus: Overrides Lead Pencil.
Epic Fetus: Overrides Lead Pencil.
- Lilith: No effect, as Lilith is inherently Blindfolded.
Loki's Horns: Lead Pencil can fire in any of the cardinal directions if it fires at the same time as Loki's Horns.
The Ludovico Technique: The tear blinks red, but the effect is entirely cosmetic.
Incubus: Fires red tears like Blood Clot with Cain, but without increased damage.
Mom's Knife: Overrides Lead Pencil.
Technology: Overrides Lead Pencil.
Technology 2: Overrides Lead Pencil and disables normal tears entirely, even if not playing as Cain.
Tech X: Overrides Lead Pencil.
Tiny Planet: The burst follows Tiny Planet's circular trajectory with minimal range, hitting the ground almost immediately.
In-game Footage[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Though the pencil is in Isaac's right eye, it blocks tears from firing out of his left eye.
Seeds[edit | edit source]
Switch R69K WMVV (Treasure room adjacent to spawn)
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