Soul Stone · Achievement #634
Soul of Jacob and Esau
Complete Boss Rush and defeat Hush as Tainted Jacob.
Soul Stone effect guideRepentance · tainted character
Tainted Jacob
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 Jacob
Reach Home as Jacob & Esau, 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
- 3.00 Above baseline
- Damage
- 3.50 Baseline
- Range
- 6.50 Baseline
- Shot speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Luck
- 0.00 Baseline
Character note: Dark Esau is a pursuing threat rather than a second controllable stat profile. Tainted Jacob keeps the values shown above until other effects change them.
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 Jacob reference ↗
Which pickups help this character?
Choose Tainted Jacob 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 Jacob works
Chain Dark Esau, prepare for his release and understand why ghost-form health will not protect you on this floor.
Dark Esau and ghost form: 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
3Red hearts
Starting items
Birthright
It's not yours
Dark Esau splits into two shadows that charge together. Anima Sola recharges faster and chains both shadows for longer.
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 #542
The Sun and the Moon
XVIII - The Moon? · XIX - The Sun?
Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Jacob.
Character rewards
Unlockable items and trinkets
4 item reward entries linked to Tainted Jacob. Follow the exact requirement shown on each card. Some tainted rewards require a group of completion marks.
Anima Sola appears in both sections: it is this character's starting pocket active, and achievement #600 is a separate item unlock.
Collectible · Achievement #507Esau Jr.Defeat The Beast as Tainted Jacob.
Trinket · Achievement #580RC RemoteEarn the Isaac, ??? (Chest), Satan, and The Lamb completion marks as Tainted Jacob.
Trinket · Achievement #581Found SoulDefeat Mother as Tainted Jacob.
Collectible · Achievement #600Anima SolaDefeat Delirium as Tainted Jacob.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.