In-game pickup line
“It hurts so good +5 bombs”
Mechanics
What Pyromaniac does
- Grants five bombs and immunity to explosion and fire damage in Repentance.
- An explosion that hits Isaac restores half a red heart rather than damaging him.
From the game files
What you receive on pickup
Pickup grants
- Bombs
- +5
In a run
Practical note
You can use your own bombs in tight spaces without taking blast damage, and explosions can heal missing red health.
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.
