Shot Speed

Attributes

Health

Damage

Tears

Range

Shot Speed

Speed

Luck

Hidden Attributes

Shot Speed is the attribute that governs how quickly an individual tear travels and is represented by a speeding ball. Shot Speed also affects the effective range of the tears. As the range stat determines how long tears will stay in the air (and not distance traveled), a lesser shot speed reduces effective range. Shot speed measures the velocity of each tear in contrast to the Tears stat, which measures tear frequency.

• All characters start with the same shot speed except for Samson, who has a 31% increased shot speed, and Eden, whose shot speed can be anywhere between 75% and 125%.
• Items that reduce shot speed cannot lower it past 0.6.

Notes

• A higher shot speed will increase the directional knockback of enemies hit by the tears.
• Having a high shot speed is not always desirable. While a high shot speed means enemies are easier to aim at, and effective range is increased, it also means more knockback, which can make enemies move in unpredictable ways, potentially damaging Isaac and making it harder to land consecutive shots. Some items will also directly benefit from low shot speed, such as Trisagion, Godhead, and Spoon Bender.

Items that affect shot speed

Active Items

Name	ID	Icon	Quote	Description

Passive Items

Name	ID	Icon	Quote	Description
Blue Cap	342		HP + tears up + shot speed down	Grants 1 Red Heart container and increases tears, but decreases shot speed.
Cat-O-Nine-Tails	165		Shot speed + damage up	Increases shot speed and damage.
Dead Onion	336		Toxic aura tears	Grants piercing and spectral tears. Increases tear size (without increasing damage) while greatly reducing range and shot speed.
Eve's Mascara	310		Shot speed down + DMG up	Doubles damage, halves tears stat, and greatly reduces shot speed.
Experimental Treatment	240		All stats up, then shuffled	Randomly increases and decreases some of the character's stats.
Godhead	331		God tears	Increases damage and range while reducing tears and shot speed. Grants homing tears and tears gain a damaging halo.
Lost Contact	213		Shielded tears	Every tear has a small shield which will allow it to block one enemy projectile.
Magic 8 Ball	194		Shot speed up	Increases Shot Speed, and drops a tarot card when picked up.
Missing No.	258		Syntax error	Randomizes all passive items and stats upon pickup and at the start of each succeeding floor.
My Reflection	5		Boomerang tears	Gives Isaac's tears a boomerang effect, and increases range and shot speed.
Sacred Heart	182		Homing shots + DMG up	Increases damage and range while reducing shot speed and grants homing tears. Grants a Heart Container and replenishes all Red Hearts.
Safety Pin	339		Evil + range + shot speed up	Increases range and shot speed, while adding 1 Black Heart.
Screw	255		Tears and shot speed up.	+0.5 tears up, +0.2 shot speed up.
Speed Ball	143		Speed + shot speed up	Increases speed by 0.3 and shot speed by 20%.
Stem Cells	176		HP up	Adds one filled heart container and increases Shot Speed.
Toothpicks	183		Tears + shot speed up	+0.7 tears, +16% shot speed.
Torn Photo	341		Tears + shot speed up	Tears + Shot speed up.
Tractor Beam	397		Control your tears	Increases tears, range, and shot speed. Isaac emits a beam from his face that his tears follow along.
Dark Prince's Crown	442		Loss is power	Increases range, tears, and shot speed when at exactly one red heart.

Trinkets

Name	ID	Icon	Quote	Description
Whip Worm	27		Wooosh!	Increases shot speed by 0.5, increasing effective range.
Lazy Worm	66		Pft	Increases Range by 4 and decreases Shot Speed by .4.

Other

• In co-op, Long Baby will occasionally briefly increase range, shot speed, and tear height. Dark Baby will occasionally briefly increase all stats, including shot speed.
• The Era Walk card decreases shot speed and increases speed for the current room.