Soul Stone · Achievement #633
Soul of Bethany
Complete Boss Rush and defeat Hush as Tainted Bethany.
Soul Stone effect guideRepentance · tainted character
Tainted Bethany
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 Bethany
Reach Home as Bethany, 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
- 2.73 Baseline
- Damage
- 3.50 Baseline
- Range
- 6.50 Baseline
- Shot speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Luck
- 0.00 Baseline
Character note: Tainted Bethany begins at the standard baseline, but most stat gains from items are reduced by 25% during the run.
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 Bethany reference ↗
Which pickups help this character?
Choose Tainted Bethany 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 Bethany works
Separate red-heart charges from Soul health and understand the temporary item effects supplied by Lemegeton.
Blood charges and Lemegeton: 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
3Soul hearts
6Blood charges
Red Hearts become Blood Charges instead of health.
Starting items
Birthright
Artifact
Creates four random, high-quality Lemegeton item wisps that have much more health than normal wisps.
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 #529
V - The Hierophant?
Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Bethany.
Character rewards
Unlockable items and trinkets
4 item reward entries linked to Tainted Bethany. Follow the exact requirement shown on each card. Some tainted rewards require a group of completion marks.
Lemegeton appears in both sections: it is this character's starting pocket active, and achievement #599 is a separate item unlock.
Collectible · Achievement #506Vengeful SpiritDefeat The Beast as Tainted Bethany.
Trinket · Achievement #578Expansion PackEarn the Isaac, ??? (Chest), Satan, and The Lamb completion marks as Tainted Bethany.
Trinket · Achievement #579Beth's EssenceDefeat Mother as Tainted Bethany.
Collectible · Achievement #599LemegetonDefeat Delirium as Tainted Bethany.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.