Repentance · active · #287

Book of Secrets

Grants one of several mapping effects for the current floor.

Typeactive
Quality1
Listed pools3
UnlockAchievement #122

In-game pickup line

“Tome of knowledge”

Mechanics

What Book of Secrets does

  • Each use supplies a Treasure Map, Compass or Blue Map effect that is not already active for that floor.
  • It also highlights special rocks in the room; after all three map effects, another use can grant X-Ray Vision.

From the game files

Recharge

Standard recharge6 room clears

Standard room-clear recharge. Batteries and other effects can change how quickly it refills.

Achievement #122

How to unlock it

Defeat Satan as Eden.

Unlocking an item and finding it during a run are separate steps.

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In a run

Practical note

Use it early on a floor so the temporary map information helps with the full route.

Reference

Game data and sources

The item ID, quality and pool listings, icon, game-file tags, and short pickup line come from the extracted Repentance files. This effect explanation is an editorial summary checked against the references below. Repentance+ can differ. Charge and pickup values shown above also come from the extracted items.xml.