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Black Powder item
Black Powder is a passive item in The Binding of Isaac, added in the Afterbirth DLC.
Description
Leaves a trail of black powder on the ground as Isaac is walking. Using this powder to form a circle will create a pentagram symbol which deals 10 damage per tick (30 per second) to enemies standing inside it.
The pentagram lasts for 4.5 seconds.
Flying enemies are also affected.
Increases the damage and blast radius of Isaac's bombs. Damage is increased to 185.
Causes fire places to explode and deal 20 damage to enemies when extinguished. This explosion cannot hurt Isaac.
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.
Item pools
Black Powder can be found in the following item pools:
| Name | Weight |
|---|---|
| Devil Room |
1.0/1.0
|
| Demon Beggar |
1.0/1.0
|
| Greed Devil 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. |
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.
Black Powder
• Leave behind a powder trail that spawns damaging pentagrams when circles are drawn
• Bombs have increased damage and size
• Shooting out fires will cause them to explode
• Abyss: x1 pentagram locust .5x Isaac's damage
External links
- Check out the item description on the external Isaac Wiki.
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