Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Repentance.

Effects

 * Spawns a star familiar that slowly travels toward the boss room, fading through doors as it travels towards it. Once it reaches the boss room, the familiar stands in the center of the boss room for the rest of the floor.
 * The familiar emits an aura that, while Isaac stands inside it, gives him +1 damage, a 1.2x damage multiplier, a 0.4x tear delay multiplier, and homing tears. It also gives Isaac a chance to block damage similar to.

Trivia

 * This item is a reference to the Star of Bethlehem which appears in the Nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew, signifying the birth of Jesus.