The Binding of Isaac Item Discussion #11: Damocles

Item Discussion #11: Damocles
Lil' 'orn
"A cow on a trash farm you sucker"
[OC] Decided to draw some Corpse variants for existing enemies :)
insane tainted lost play
Mr. Bean defeats It Lives.
I want a mod to change Lazarus
I fucking hate this boss (OC)
It tool me some time
I actually can't deal with these, they always hit me
THINK ESAU, THINK
Indeed
you know how it is
It do be like this tho
[REP SPOILERS] CHRISTIAN BROADCASTS
BLOODY SPY!
Insane item luck in the Family Man Challange.
You like 4.5 Volt? I like 4.5 Volt
This could honestly apply to all 3 of them
Doodled around, T Eve with a portal gun, why not?
Tainted Lost
to follow up my last post, i've done something that actually is as impressive as having full marks
I Challenge You with this challenge(Comes with 3 difficulty modes). Use "Every item is x" mod if you want full experience. After you won or died, write in comments where you went, on what mode and from whom. Enjoy!
I'm trembling

Posted: 18 May 2021 12:24 PM PDT

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Gosh, is it just me, or does it seem like we've been discussing an awful lot of Devil Room items and Jacob & Esau unlocks? Somebody needs to have a word with whoever is running these posts, man—they're clearly not up to snuff, smh.

Welcome back, my lovely dorks & dweebs! Hope everybody is having a morning, afternoon, or evening, and has steeled themselves of Item Discussion #11! Today we're talking another of the many Repentance zane injections, which comes with the fun perk of possible instant death. But hey, it wouldn't be a fun Isaac run if it couldn't come crashing down at a moment's notice, now would it?

Plus, I can't say I don't have a soft spot for this bloody blade. My Crooked Penny + Damocles Tainted Lost was some of the most fun I've ever had playing the accursed game, and I'm sure most of you have similar experiences with this suspended scimitar. If you'll bear with me for just one more ultra zane item for the time being (and I'm sure y'all can make that sacrifice), then get your butts ready for Damocles. To quote Mike Rugnetta: let's talk about that 🕶

Damocles

A king's fortune... but at what cost?

Item Effect

• Summons a sword which hangs about Isaac on use

• All item pedestals and items spawned from Machines/Beggars/Mega Chests are doubled, with the additional item pulling from the current room pool

• After Isaac is hit once, the sword may fall at any time without warning, instantly killing Isaac; the sword has a 1/10000 chance to fall every 4 frames (effectively, 4.5% / minute)

• Self-damaging from items, beggars, Blood Banks, or Curse/Sacrifice Rooms does not count as damage for Damocles purposes

• Shield- and invulnerability-granting items will prevent an instant death, although Holy Mantle will not

• Damocles does not stack with itself (pour one out for the Crooked Penny/Diplopia lovers among us)

Unlock: Defeat Lamb as Jacob & Esau

Active Item: Single Use

Pool: Devil Room