In-game pickup line
“Temporary enemy slowdown”
Mechanics
What The Hourglass does
- Activation slows enemies in the current room for about eight seconds.
- The effect makes movement and incoming attacks easier to read while it lasts.
From the game files
Recharge
Standard recharge2 room clears
Standard room-clear recharge. Batteries and other effects can change how quickly it refills.
In a run
Practical note
Use it at the start of a difficult wave to gain time to line up shots and dodge.
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.
