Athame is an unlockable passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.
Effect
- Whenever Isaac takes damage, a black ring briefly appears around him, dealing base damage at a rapid rate to everything touching it.
- When an enemy is killed with the black ring, there is a 15% chance for it to drop a black heart.
- Black hearts will drop as soon as the enemy is killed. (In other words, the heart will drop at the beginning of the death animation rather than at the end of the death animation.)
Notes
- The ring is similar in appearance to the combination of The Ludovico Technique and Brimstone.
- It is identical to the ring created by Maw Of The Void.
- Especially effective against Envy and Super Envy. Each piece of Envy grants a 15% chance for a black heart. It is also effective against Brownie due to all the Brownie Corns it spawns.
Interactions
- Holy Mantle: Getting hit when the Holy Mantle shield is active prevents Athame from triggering its effect.
- A Lump of Coal: The ring damage is halved.
- The ring deals normal damage.
Synergies
- Homing tears: The black ring becomes homing, curving around to hit enemies.
- Ipecac: Massively increases damage and poisons enemies.
- Proptosis: The ring is much larger and deals 1.5x damage.
- The ring deals normal damage.
In-game footage
Trivia
- An Athame is a ceremonial blade, generally with a black handle. It is the main ritual implement or magical tool among several used in the religion of Wicca, and is also used in various other neopagan witchcraft traditions. The athame stands as one of the four elemental tools in Wicca; traditionally standing for fire.
- A black-handled knife called an athame appears in certain versions of the Key of Solomon, a grimoire originating in the Middle Ages.
Seeds
PC BEB6 CTEC (Curse room next to spawn teleports to Devil Room)
Eve Unlocks | |||
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth |
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