Parasitoid

Parasitoid is a passive item added in Afterbirth †.
Effects[edit | edit source]
- Adds a chance to fire an egg sack which spawns slowing creep. If an egg sack hits an enemy, a blue fly or blue spider is spawned.
- Egg sack tears have considerably higher tear height and consequently, range.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Egg sacks will also spawn blue flies or spiders if they hit fireplaces or invincible enemies like Death's Head and Stoney.
- The chance to fire an egg sack is affected by luck. It is 15% at base luck (0) but cannot reach 100% at high luck.
Synergies[edit | edit source]
Compound Fracture /
Cricket's Body /
The Parasite: When egg sacks are fired, they will split into smaller egg sacks. Split egg sacks from The Parasite will not look like egg sacks.
Cupid's Arrow: Egg sacks will apply their effect to every enemy hit.
Hive Mind: Flies and spiders are bigger and deal double damage.
Interactions[edit | edit source]
- Azazel: Parasitoid has no effect.
Brimstone: Overrides Parasitoid.
Dr. Fetus: Overrides Parasitoid.
Epic Fetus: Overrides Parasitoid.
Haemolacria: Tears retain Haemolacria appearance and only the main tear can spawn flies or spiders when damaging enemies.
Ipecac: Only extra range applies on egg sack tears and they will not spawn flies or spiders.
Mom's Knife: Overrides Parasitoid.
Tech X: Overrides Parasitoid.
Technology: Overrides Parasitoid.
Trisagion: Overrides Parasitoid.
In-game Footage[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Parasitoid is a term for when insects' larvae live inside their hosts as a parasite before eventually killing the host.
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