In-game pickup line
“Invincibility at a cost”
Mechanics
What Breath of Life does
- Holding use drains the charge until Isaac briefly becomes invulnerable; holding too long can hurt him.
- A perfectly timed block creates holy beams and a short shield in Repentance.
From the game files
Recharge
Timed recharge3 sec
Timed recharge. The game file specifies 90 frames, with 30 frames per second.
In a run
Practical note
Practice the timing against predictable attacks before relying on it in a crowded room.
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.
