In-game pickup line
“DMG up + fear shot”
Mechanics
What Dark Matter does
- Increases damage by one.
- Tears have about a one-in-three chance to inflict fear, reaching certainty at high luck.
In a run
Practical note
Fear can keep a close-range enemy moving away while the damage bonus speeds up the kill.
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.
