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The Nail item
The Nail is an unlockable active item in The Binding of Isaac.
Description
+1 Half Black Heart.
+2 damage.
-0.18 speed.
Grants the ability to destroy obstacles by walking into them.
Allows Isaac to deal 20 contact damage per tick (40 per second) to enemies.
Changes the color of Isaac's tears to red.
Isaac makes a demonic sound when taking damage in a room where the item was used.
If used multiple times in the same room, the speed penalty applies only once, but the damage bonus stacks.
All bonuses apply only for the current room.
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?
Complete Boss Rush as 
Azazel
Transformations
Leviathan transformation. Collecting 3 items from this set will grant Isaac flight and +2 Black Hearts.
Item pools
The Nail 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 |
|---|---|
| devil | Contributes towards the Leviathan transformation. |
Special synergies
The following special synergies and interactions for The Nail have been documented.
| Mod | Item | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| --- | Book of Virtues | Spawns black wisps in the inner ring. Wisps shoot nails that deal double damage from standard wisps and have increased knockback. |
* Note that not all possible synergies and interactions are listed here.
External links
- Check out the item description on the external Isaac Wiki.
The Pact 
Dead Cat 
Lord of the Pit 
We Need To Go Deeper! 
Deck of Cards 
Monstro's Tooth