Repentance · familiar · #281

Punching Bag

Provides a moving decoy that distracts enemies.

Typefamiliar
Quality1
Listed pools3
UnlockNo linked achievement ID

In-game pickup line

“Scape goat”

Mechanics

What Punching Bag does

  • The familiar wanders around the room and draws enemy attention.
  • Enemies targeting the bag give Isaac more space to attack or reposition.

In a run

Practical note

Use the distraction to keep distance from enemies focused on the decoy.

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.