In-game pickup line
“HP up”
Mechanics
What Old Bandage does
- Increases red-heart capacity by one without filling it.
- Taking damage has a chance to spawn a red-heart pickup.
From the game files
What you receive on pickup
Pickup grants
- Red-heart capacity
- +1
Heart values are shown in whole hearts. Character rules and health limits can affect the result.
In a run
Practical note
Fill the new container when possible; a dropped heart after damage is helpful but not guaranteed.
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.
