In-game pickup line
“A king's fortune... but at what cost?”
Mechanics
What Damocles does
- Using the active item hangs Damocles above Isaac and doubles free item pedestals; priced items and chest items are excluded.
- After Isaac takes damage, the hanging sword has a small chance each frame to fall and kill him.
From the game files
Recharge
The game file specifies zero standard charges. Use conditions can depend on the item or another resource.
Achievement #432
How to unlock it
Defeat The Lamb as Jacob and Esau.
Using this active item grants the hidden Damocles passive effect (item ID 656).
Unlocking an item and finding it during a run are separate steps.
Explore more unlocksIn a run
Practical note
It offers many extra item choices, but the risk continues after the first damaging hit.
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.
