Book Of Virtues

Book Of Virtues
Item Type
Activated Collectible
Item ID
1031
Pickup Quote
Spiritual Companionship
Recharge Time
2
Item Pool
Angel Room
Unlock Method
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.
• When another usable item is picked up, it can be combine with the book of vitues, triggering both effects.

Synergies

• BFFS! : Doubles size and damage of wisps.
• Song of the Siren: Increases fire rate of wisps.
• When Prayer Card is picked up after the Book of Virtues a white, heart shaped wisp is summoned and the player gains a soul heart upon use. Tears of white heart wisps are guided. Decreases the maximum amount of whisps to 6.

Bugs

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

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  Wisp appearance

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  Wisp tear