Soul Stone · Achievement #624
Soul of Samson
Complete Boss Rush and defeat Hush as Tainted Samson.
Soul Stone effect guideRepentance · tainted character
Tainted Samson
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 Samson
Reach Home as Samson, 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
- 2.50 Below baseline
- Damage
- 3.50 Baseline
- Range
- 5.00 Below 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 Samson reference ↗
Which pickups help this character?
Choose Tainted Samson 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 Samson works
Recognize automatic Berserk, extend its timer through kills and check your health before the mode ends.
Automatic Berserk: 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
No starting collectible or pocket active is listed in the base player record.
Birthright
Unstoppable force
Each kill during Berserk adds three seconds to its timer instead of one.
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 #535
XI - Strength?
Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Samson.
Character rewards
Unlockable items and trinkets
4 item reward entries linked to Tainted Samson. Follow the exact requirement shown on each card. Some tainted rewards require a group of completion marks.
Collectible · Achievement #497LarynxDefeat The Beast as Tainted Samson.
Trinket · Achievement #560Temporary TattooEarn the Isaac, ??? (Chest), Satan, and The Lamb completion marks as Tainted Samson.
Trinket · Achievement #561Swallowed M80Defeat Mother as Tainted Samson.
Collectible · Achievement #590Berserk!Defeat Delirium as Tainted Samson.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.