Repentance · passive · #169

Polyphemus

Greatly strengthens each tear while reducing how often Isaac fires.

Typepassive
Quality4
Listed pools2
UnlockNo linked achievement ID

In-game pickup line

“Mega tears”

Mechanics

What Polyphemus does

  • Grants +4 damage and a 2× damage multiplier, but applies a 0.42× fire-rate multiplier.
  • A tear that kills an enemy can continue through it when damage remains.

In a run

Practical note

Line up smaller enemies so a high-damage tear can pass through one and hit another.

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.