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Monster Manual item

Monster Manual is an active item in The Binding of Isaac.

Description

Summons a random familiar for the remainder of the floor.

Only familiars that have the monstermanual tag can be summoned.

Note

This page shows information as of the latest Repentance release.
To see latest up-to date information about this item for the new Repentance+ (Online Co-op) DLC, check this page instead.

Transformations

This item contributes towards the Bookworm transformation. Collecting 3 items from this set will make Isaac fire an extra tear 25% of the time.

Item pools

Monster Manual can be found in the following item pools:

Name Weight
Treasure Room
1.0/1.0
Devil Room
1.0/1.0
Library
1.0/1.0
Greed Devil Room
1.0/1.0

Tags

The following tags are applied to this item:

Id Description
book Contributes towards the Bookworm transformation.
offensive Can appear for Tainted Lost.

Special synergies

The following special synergies and interactions for Monster Manual have been documented.

Mod Item Synergy
--- Book of Virtues Grants a random familiar wisp in the inner ring, with 4 HP, similar to the ones given by Buddy in a Box.

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

External links

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