Magdalene

Magdalene, or Maggy, is a character unlocked by obtaining seven or more heart containers at once in a run.

Magdalene starts with four red heart containers and the.

Magdalene starts with a Speed Up pill after completing the Aprils Fool challenge.

Magdalene starts with a Full Health pill after completing the Aprils Fool challenge. Both Full Health and Health Up are guaranteed to be in the run’s pill rotation.

Item Interactions

 * : Currently unimplemented.

Favored Items

 * Items that trigger on player damage, such as and, stand to see more action through Magdalene's high health.
 * Self-damaging items such as and  also gain in utility.
 * Sacrificing health with an can be quite useful if low on money.
 * A single speed-boosting item such as will negate Magdalene's speed weakness.
 * If Aprils Fool has been completed, the Speed Up pill that Magdalene starts with will negate the weakness.
 * The AAA Battery trinket allows the Yum Heart to take only 3 rooms to charge instead of 4.
 * allows Magdalene to turn her four initial heart containers into twelve Soul Hearts - the maximum number of soul hearts possible.
 * The and  are blessings to Magdalene's regeneration if she still holds, as they allow the item to recharge itself much more quickly.
 * and are also useful for regenerating health upon killing enemies.
 * will have a chance to drop a heart upon being hit, which may come in handy if Magdalene's low on health.
 * 's regenerative abilities can further supplement Magdalene's self-healing. The same applies to 's red heart generation and other similar healing items.
 * is helpful to Magdalene's health-driven play style.
 * Shielding items can be used to compensate for Magdalene's low speed. (, ...)

Disfavored Items

 * removes all red heart containers, which can turn out to be a disadvantage for Magdalene.
 * 's heart container bonus is tempting, though it's better to avoid this item initially as it would render Magdalene's speed very low. Any other speed down items are to be avoided as well ( may make an exception from its speed increase over time and effect if the speed becomes high enough).
 * eats red heart pickups, which can dampen Magdalene's regenerative play style. However, used in conjunction with her starting Yum Heart, Dark Bum can be a powerful way to turn otherwise redundant pickups to your advantage.
 * If is picked up early, it takes away Magdalene's primary strength (high health) and exacerbates her biggest weakness (low avoidance).

Trivia

 * Maggy appeared in the original Binding of Isaac.
 * Maggy's unlock requirements in Rebirth are the same in the original Binding of Isaac.
 * Magdalene's unlock requirement of having seven heart containers may be a reference to the "seven demons" that were driven out of Mary Magdalene.
 * Magdalene is the name of Isaac’s mother Magdalene O. Moriah, or MOM. The last name Moriah is a reference to the biblical story of Isaac where the name Moriah is the name of the mountain Isaac was to be sacrificed on in the Book of Genesis.
 * In the game files, the image file for Maggy's hair is named maggiesbeautifulgoldenlocks.png.
 * Maggy's hair appears to be identical to the wig that Isaac receives in one of his mid-floor nightmares.
 * The person with gold hair in ending 14 and the Final ending has been confirmed to be Isaac wearing a wig, which furthers this idea.
 * Another piece of evidence is that the four female playable characters all have Isaac's voice.