In-game pickup line
“I reward an empty vessel”
Mechanics
What Empty Vessel does
- Grants two Black Hearts on pickup.
- While Isaac has no red hearts, he can fly and periodically gains a temporary shield during hostile rooms.
From the game files
What you receive on pickup
Pickup grants
- Black hearts
- +2
Heart values are shown in whole hearts. Character rules and health limits can affect the result.
Achievement #187
How to unlock it
Defeat Hush as Lazarus.
Unlocking an item and finding it during a run are separate steps.
Explore more unlocksIn a run
Practical note
It is strongest in a Soul Heart or Black Heart build that can keep the no-red-health condition active.
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.
