Book Of Virtues

Book Of Virtues is an active item. Bethany starts with this item.

Effects

 * Summons an orbiting wisp familiar that fires spectral tears, deals contact damage to enemies, and blocks enemy shots.
 * Wisps can take two hits before they are destroyed.
 * A maximum of 16 wisps can be active at once: one inner ring of eight and an outer ring of eight.
 * Using the item while at the maximum number of wisps regenerates three random wisps that have been hit.
 * Increases the chance of finding Angel Rooms while held (they will be around three times as likely to spawn as Devil Rooms).
 * Also allows for the first Devil Room to be replaced by an Angel Deal.
 * The effect is lost after a Devil Deal is taken.
 * The overall chance for these rooms to appear will be significantly higher than usual.

Synergies

 * BFFS! : Doubles size and damage of wisps.
 * Song of the Siren: Increases fire rate of wisps.

Trivia

 * This item originated from the Binding of Isaac: Community Remix mod. However, it gave a random item effect on a 6 room recharge instead of its current effect.
 * This item was significantly reworked in Repentance. It now has a 4 room charge, but acts as both a passive and active item. Once picked up, Book of Virtues will grant all future active items the ability to create wisps. Every active item has unique restrictions, conditions, and often wisps types. This was done to make Bethany a more engaging character to play, and encourage using soul hearts on different active items.