Red Candle - The Binding of Isaac

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Red Candle is an unlockable active item in The Binding of Isaac.

On use, raises a candle above Isaac's head that can be shot by pressing a fire button. Shooting the candle will spawn a red flame in the chosen direction that can travel over pits, but not obstacles.

The flame deals 23 damage per tick at full size, then 17.25, then 2x11.5, and can hit enemies up to 4 times, for a maximum of 63.25 damage.

The flame can also destroy enemy projectiles, which decreases its size each time, ultimately destroying the flame.

The flame will disappear automatically after 10 seconds.

The flame also destroys enemy shots and shopkeepers.

The flame cannot hurt Isaac.

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.

Donate 400 coins to the Donation Machine.

Red Candle can be found in the following item pools:

Name	Weight
Shop	1.0/1.0
Greed Shop	1.0/1.0
Ultra Secret Room	1.0/1.0

The following tags are applied to this item:

Id	Description
offensive	Can appear for Tainted Lost.

The following special synergies and interactions for Red Candle have been documented.

Mod	Item	Synergy
---	Book of Virtues	Spawns red wisps in the middle ring that shoot small flames instead of tears, with a very high tear delay. The flames last for 5 seconds or until they block 2 projectiles and/or deal 2 ticks of damage. They do not persist between rooms, and their damage is not affected by BFFS! or the current floor.
---	Abyss	Spawns an orange locust that sets enemies on fire.

* Note that not all possible synergies and interactions are listed here.

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.

Red Candle

• Launches a directional flame attack that damages enemies in its path
• Abyss: x1 burning locust .75x Isaac's damage
• Book of Virtues: x1 middle wisp - 1 hp - 1 damage
• Book of Virtues: Wisp lasts for the room