In-game pickup line
“Challenge up”
Mechanics
What Purple Heart does
- Doubles the chance that an eligible enemy spawns as a champion.
- Champion versions can be harder to fight and may have different reward behavior.
In a run
Practical note
Keep it only when your run can handle more dangerous rooms.
Reference
Game data and sources
The trinket ID, 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.
