Metal Plate is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.
Effects[ | ]
- Grants one
Soul Heart. - Enemy shots that hit Isaac have a 25% chance to be reflected.
- Isaac does not take damage from the reflected tears, but gets pushed a bit.
- The reflected tears are homing and concussive, and use Isaac's Damage and Tear effects.
- Projectiles that create other projectiles (e.g. Shady) can harm Isaac and be reflected.
- Projectiles that create other projectiles (e.g.
- Can reflect:
- Fireballs (e.g. from Crackle), but their lines of fire harm Isaac.
- Fire projectiles (e.g. from Mega Satan).
- Obstacles thrown by Polty or Kineti.
- Does not reflect:
Interactions[ | ]
- The following items that change the property of Isaac's tears affect the reflected tears:
- The following items that modify Isaac's tears do not affect the reflected tears, aside from stat changes (if present):
- 20/20 / Keeper and other multi-shot effects: Do not add the reflected tears.
- Anti-Gravity / Tractor Beam: Does not affect the reflected tears, aside from stat changes.
- Cone Head: Metal Plate's chance of reflecting effect is applied first.
- This leaves Isaac 40% chance to negate tears in any way.
- Dead Eye: The reflected tears grant the damage multiplier, but do not reset it even when they miss.
- Eye of Greed / Lead Pencil: The reflected tears are not counted for shots fired.
- Gnawed Leaf: Tears can be blocked while Isaac is invulnerable.
- This leaves Isaac 62.5% chance to negate tears in any way.
- Hallowed Ground: Metal Plate's chance of blocking effect is applied first.
- Infamy: Infamy's chance of blocking effect is applied first. Tears blocked by Infamy are not reflected by Metal Plate.
- This leaves Isaac 62.5% chance to negate tears in any way.
- Isaac's Heart: Tears can be blocked when hitting the heart, not Isaac.
- Holy Card / Holy Mantle: Metal Plate's chance of blocking projectiles is applied before the shield, allowing it to be saved.
- Host Hat: Host Hat's chance of blocking effect is applied first. Tears blocked by Host Hat are not reflected by Metal Plate.
- This leaves Isaac 40% chance to negate tears in any way.
- Metal Plate: Additional copies of this item, such as from Diplopia / Crooked Penny, have no effect.
In-game footage[ | ]
Trivia[ | ]
- The description of Metal Plate is a reference to Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.[1]
- Metal plates are sometimes surgically implanted in people's heads, typically to cover a hole in the skull.
References[ | ]
 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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