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<onlyinclude>{{ItemTable | temp={{{1}}} | disp={{{2}}}
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| name = Book Of Virtues
| charapp =
 
| tears =
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| type = Active
| type = Active
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| id = 1031
| quote =
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| quote = Spiritual Companionship
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| description = Summons a temporary flame familiar that fires spectral tears, deal contact damage to enemies and blocks enemy shots. Flames are consumed after taking a certain amount of damage or touching enemies. A maximum of 16 flames can be active at once: one inner ring of eight and an outer ring of eight.
| id =
 
| grid =
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| grid =
| pool =
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| pool = [[boir:Angel Room|Angel Room]]
 
| recharge = 2
| unlock = Defeat [[boir:Isaac|Isaac]] as [[Bethany]].
 
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| unlockedby = Book Of Virtues
| recharge = 2
 
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}}</onlyinclude>
}}
 
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'''Book Of Virtues''' is an active [[items|item]]. [[Bethany]] starts with this item.
 
'''Book Of Virtues''' is an active [[items|item]]. [[Bethany]] starts with this item.
   
 
==Effects==
 
==Effects==
* Summons a temporary flame familiar that fires spectral tears, deals contact damage to enemies, and blocks enemy shots.
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* Summons an orbiting wisp familiar that fires spectral tears, deals contact damage to enemies, and blocks enemy shots.
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** Wisps can take two hits before they are destroyed.
** Flames will disappear after colliding with enemies or blocking shots a few times.
 
** A maximum of 16 flames can be active at once: one inner ring of eight and an outer ring of eight.
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** A maximum of 16 wisps can be active at once: one inner ring of eight and an outer ring of eight.
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** Using the item while at the maximum number of wisps regenerates three random wisps that have been hit.
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* Increases the chance of finding [[boir:Angel Room|Angel Room]]s while held (they will be around three times as likely to spawn as [[boir:Devil Room|Devil Rooms]]).
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** Also allows for the first [[boir:Devil Room|Devil Room]] to be replaced by an Angel Deal.
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** The effect is lost after a [[boir:Devil Room#Deals with the Devil|Devil Deal]] is taken.
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** The overall chance for these rooms to appear will be significantly higher than usual.
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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* Book of Virtues has a special effect with [[Bethany]], as the colors of soul hearts are tracked and used as energy for activated collectibles.
* As Bethany, it is possible to spawn black and white flames by consuming black and immortal hearts.
 
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** When regularly charged or a soul heart is consumed, a blue wisp is created.
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** If a black heart is consumed, it will create a black wisp that fires a tear that can inflict [[boir:Effects#Status Effects|fear]].
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** If a black heart is consumed, the standard effect of damaging the enemies in the room will occur.
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** White hearts create a white wisp that regenerates after a room is cleared. If the white wisp is fully regenerated, it will regenerate one existing wisp. If all wisps are fully regenerated, it will spawn a new blue wisp. The tears fired by white wisps also have the [[boir:Lost Contact|Lost Contact]] effect.
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* Wisps take no damage from lasers, brimstone, or explosions, and do not protect the player from any of these.
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==Synergies==
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* [[boir:BFFS!|BFFS!]] : Doubles size and damage of wisps.
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* [[Song of the Siren]]: Increases fire rate of wisps.
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==In-game Footage==
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{{#ev:youtube|Vw9V6ChPSXc}}
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== Bugs ==
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{{Bug|When walking towards an obstacle without flight or a room wall. the outer orbital will move forward instead of around the player itself, affecting the circular patron and place of the tears fired by the flames.}}
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== Trivia ==
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* 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.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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File:Wisp Familliar.png|Wisp appearance
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File:Wisp tear.png|Wisp tear
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</gallery>
   
 
[[Category:Items]]
 
[[Category:Items]]

Revision as of 01:32, 11 April 2021

Book Of Virtues
Book Of Virtues Icon
Item Type
Activated Collectible
Item ID
1031
Pickup Quote
Spiritual Companionship
Recharge Time
2
Item Pool
Angel Room
Unlock Method
Book Of Virtues Defeat Isaac as Bethany.

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.

Notes

  • Book of Virtues has a special effect with Bethany, as the colors of soul hearts are tracked and used as energy for activated collectibles.
    • When regularly charged or a soul heart is consumed, a blue wisp is created.
    • If a black heart is consumed, it will create a black wisp that fires a tear that can inflict fear.
    • If a black heart is consumed, the standard effect of damaging the enemies in the room will occur.
    • White hearts create a white wisp that regenerates after a room is cleared. If the white wisp is fully regenerated, it will regenerate one existing wisp. If all wisps are fully regenerated, it will spawn a new blue wisp. The tears fired by white wisps also have the Lost Contact effect.
  • Wisps take no damage from lasers, brimstone, or explosions, and do not protect the player from any of these.

Synergies

In-game Footage

Bugs

Bug Bug! When walking towards an obstacle without flight or a room wall. the outer orbital will move forward instead of around the player itself, affecting the circular patron and place of the tears fired by the flames.

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.

Gallery