Soul Stone · Achievement #626
Soul of Lazarus
Complete Boss Rush and defeat Hush as Tainted Lazarus.
Soul Stone effect guideRepentance · tainted character
Tainted Lazarus
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 Lazarus
Reach Home as Lazarus, 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.
Tainted Lazarus
- Speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Tears / sec
- 2.73 Baseline
- Damage
- 3.50 Baseline
- Range
- 4.50 Below baseline
- Shot speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Luck
- 0.00 Baseline
Dead Tainted Lazarus
- Speed
- 0.90 Below baseline
- Tears / sec
- 2.50 Below baseline
- Damage
- 5.25 Above baseline×1.5 damage multiplier
- Range
- 6.50 Baseline
- Shot speed
- 1.00 Baseline
- Luck
- -2.00 Below baseline
Character note: The two forms keep separate stats and inventories. They switch after room clears or when Flip is used at full charge.
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 Lazarus reference ↗
Which pickups help this character?
Choose Tainted Lazarus 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 Lazarus works
Keep two health bars and inventories useful, prepare Flip charges and protect the hidden pedestal counterpart.
Flip and two inventories: 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
Living Lazarus
3Red hearts
Dead Lazarus
2Soul hearts
Flip alternates between two forms with separate health and item inventories.
Starting items
Birthright
Superposition
The inactive form appears as an invulnerable ghost that deals a quarter of its usual damage. Both forms receive Birthright's effect.
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 #543
XX - Judgement?
Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Lazarus.
Character rewards
Unlockable items and trinkets
4 item reward entries linked to Tainted Lazarus. Follow the exact requirement shown on each card. Some tainted rewards require a group of completion marks.
Flip appears in both sections: it is this character's starting pocket active, and achievement #592 is a separate item unlock.
Collectible · Achievement #499SalvationDefeat The Beast as Tainted Lazarus.
Trinket · Achievement #564Torn PocketEarn the Isaac, ??? (Chest), Satan, and The Lamb completion marks as Tainted Lazarus.
Trinket · Achievement #565Torn CardDefeat Mother as Tainted Lazarus.
Collectible · Achievement #592FlipDefeat Delirium as Tainted Lazarus.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.