The Book of Belial

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Added in Afterbirth(page 1, column 14, row 2)
Removed in Afterbirth(page 1, column 4, row 4)

Not to be confused with Satanic Bible Satanic Bible.

The Book of Belial is an activated item.

Effect[edit | edit source]

  • Increases damage by 2 upon use for the current room.
  • Guarantees the Devil Room or Angel Room to spawn after killing a boss while holding it.
    • Added in Afterbirth Increases the chance to open the Devil Room or Angel Room by 12.5% after killing a boss while holding it instead.
  • Added in Afterbirth † This item belongs to the BookwormBookworm App.pngRoughly 50% of the time, Isaac shoots an extra tear, like 20/20 20/20. set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into Bookworm.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Judas starts with this item by default.
  • The x1.5 damage multiplier does not stack with the x1.5 damage multiplier from Cricket's Head Cricket's Head or Magic Mushroom Magic Mushroom.
  • The Book of Belial cannot open Devil Rooms in The Basement I / The Cellar I, nor in Chapter 5 and beyond, even though they can be reached by other means (through the Joker JokerPickup Joker icon.pngTeleports you to the Devil Room or Angel Room. playing card, for example).
  • Unlike Goat Head Goat Head, picking up The Book of Belial after killing the boss won't open the Devil/Angel Room Door.
    • The Book of Belial increases the chance of a Devil/Angel Room Door to spawn, while Goat Head Goat Head forces open a door to said rooms permanently.
  • The damage bonus does not stack with multiple uses in a room, or with the tarot card XV - The Devil, which has the same effect.
  • Switching items break the bonus damage effect.

Synergies[edit | edit source]

  • Blood of the Martyr Blood of the Martyr: Causes The Book of Belial to apply a 1.5x damage multiplier on top of its normal effect.

In-game Footage[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Book of Belial when activated.

  • Unused image for use animation. This sprite is closer to the one used in the original game, and is soon be used in the upcoming Repentance DLC.

  •  3DS  The Icon of the Book of Belial as seen on the lower 3DS screen.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Can still open Angel Rooms even though it is a satanic book.
  • It is one of the four books in the Satanic Bible.
  • Belial is a name used for Satan in some Jewish and Christian texts.

Seeds[edit | edit source]

 PC  ZWQY MQ6C

 Switch  ZWC9 D2WY


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