In-game pickup line
“Poison touch + speed up”
Mechanics
What The Virus does
- Grants 0.2 speed in Repentance.
- Enemies that make contact are poisoned, though Isaac can still take contact damage.
In a run
Practical note
Treat the poison as a fallback in close quarters instead of deliberately taking hits.
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.
