Soul Stone · Achievement #631
Soul of Apollyon
Complete Boss Rush and defeat Hush as Tainted Apollyon.
Soul Stone effect guideRepentance · tainted character
Tainted Apollyon
Compare base stats, review starting health and inventory, learn how to unlock the character, and follow their completion rewards.
Character unlock
How to unlock Tainted Apollyon
Reach Home as Apollyon, then open the hidden door with Red Key, Cracked Key, or Soul of Cain.
Read unlock guideBase stat profile
Starting combat stats
Values before collectibles, temporary effects, and most character mechanics. Comparison labels use Isaac's standard 1.00 speed, 2.73 tears, 3.50 damage, 6.50 range, 1.00 shot speed, and 0.00 luck as the baseline.
- Speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Tears / sec
- 1.82 Below baseline
- Damage
- 3.50 Baseline
- Range
- 6.50 Baseline
- Shot speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Luck
- 0.00 Baseline
Reviewed Repentance 1.7.9b reference values. Combat stats are hardcoded by the game and are not stored in the extracted player XML. Check the Tainted Apollyon reference ↗
Which pickups help this character?
Choose Tainted Apollyon in the health helper to compare red healing, temporary hearts, coins, and special pickups. For characters with several forms, choose the current form as well.
What do these stats change in a fight?
Read the six HUD stats, understand tears versus shot speed, and compare damage with firing rate. Special weapons and conditional effects need their own rules.
Stats and combat guideHow Tainted Apollyon works
Compare taking an item with making a locust, and check linked choices and room triggers before using Abyss.
Abyss and permanent locusts: rules and examples →Run setup
Starting health and inventory
Base health, pickups, and collectibles from the Repentance player records. Unlockable starting upgrades and special mechanics can change what appears in a run.
Starting health and pickups
2Red hearts
Starting items
Birthright
Torment
His attacking locusts stay near their targets while he keeps firing instead of returning immediately.
Pickup line from the game files. Effect summary checked against External Item Descriptions. See the Birthright item page for general mechanics.
More to earn
Other character rewards
Co-op companions and Soul Stones tied to this character's completion marks.
Cards and runes
Pocket rewards from completion marks
1 reviewed achievement for this character. Each card names the mark that unlocks it.
Reversed card · Achievement #540
XVI - The Tower?
Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Apollyon.
Character rewards
Unlockable items and trinkets
4 item reward entries linked to Tainted Apollyon. Follow the exact requirement shown on each card. Some tainted rewards require a group of completion marks.
Abyss appears in both sections: it is this character's starting pocket active, and achievement #597 is a separate item unlock.
Collectible · Achievement #504Echo ChamberDefeat The Beast as Tainted Apollyon.
Trinket · Achievement #574Cricket LegEarn the Isaac, ??? (Chest), Satan, and The Lamb completion marks as Tainted Apollyon.
Trinket · Achievement #575Apollyon's Best FriendDefeat Mother as Tainted Apollyon.
Collectible · Achievement #597AbyssDefeat Delirium as Tainted Apollyon.These are collectible and trinket rewards in the verified item unlock list. Co-op companions, Soul Stones, cards, and runes with reviewed mark requirements appear in the sections above.
Character-selection and achievement art are from the extracted Repentance files. Starting health, pickups, and items reflect the base player records with reviewed special-character conversions. Combat stats use reviewed Repentance 1.7.9b references because those values are hardcoded and absent from the player XML. Unlock conditions and the additional rewards use reviewed Repentance achievement records and completion references. Repentance+ may differ.