In-game pickup line
“Portable blood bank”
Mechanics
What IV Bag does
- Each use hurts Isaac and spawns one or two coins.
- Red health is taken first when available.
From the game files
Recharge
Standard rechargeNo charge bar
The game file specifies zero standard charges. Use conditions can depend on the item or another resource.
In a run
Practical note
Pair it with reliable red-heart healing, and stop before the next hit would end the run.
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.
