In-game pickup line
“Slice but no dice”
Mechanics
What Meat Cleaver does
- Using it divides most enemies in the room into two versions with reduced health.
- Enemies that cannot be split take direct damage instead.
From the game files
Recharge
Standard recharge2 room clears
Standard room-clear recharge. Batteries and other effects can change how quickly it refills.
Achievement #440
How to unlock it
Defeat Mother as Isaac.
Unlocking an item and finding it during a run are separate steps.
Explore more unlocksIn a run
Practical note
Use it early in a room to lower a dangerous enemy's health before finishing its copies.
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.
