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The Parasite item
The Parasite is an unlockable passive item in The Binding of Isaac.
Description
Upon impact with obstacles or enemies, tears split into 2 smaller tears with half damage and half range.
Only tears with damage greater than 1 are affected.
Note
This page shows the latest information as of the new Repentance+ (Online Co-op) DLC.
To see information about this item for the previous Repentance version, check this page instead.
How to unlock?
Pick up any 2 items with the dead tag in a single run.
Item pools
The Parasite can be found in the following item pools:
| Name | Weight |
|---|---|
| Treasure Room |
1.0/1.0
|
| Greed Treasure Room |
1.0/1.0
|
Tags
The following tags are applied to this item:
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| summonable | Can be summoned via  Lemegeton. |
| offensive | Can appear for  Tainted Lost. |
Special synergies
The following special synergies and interactions for The Parasite have been documented.
| Mod | Item | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| --- | Abyss | Spawns 3 red locusts that are linked to each other, of which 2 are 70% smaller. |
* Note that not all possible synergies and interactions are listed here.
Internal item description
Below is the Internal Item Description as shown in-game.
Note that some stat changes are not displayed here. Please see the main description for the full effects.
The Parasite
• Tears split in two on contact
• Abyss: x3 locusts 1.5x Isaac's damage
External links
- Check out the item description on the external Isaac Wiki.
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