Sharp Straw

Sharp Straw is an active item added in Afterbirth †.

Effects

 * Damages all enemies in the room.
 * The damage dealt is equal to Isaac's current tear damage plus 10% of the enemy's max health.
 * only provides a +2 damage bonus instead of +40.
 * Has a 15% chance to drop half red hearts when it damages an enemy.
 * May also drop half soul hearts. Half red hearts will always drop when the player has at least one red heart container; otherwise, half soul hearts will drop.
 * The amount of enemies damaged does not improve the chance.

Synergies

 * : Damage is doubled and two half hearts may be dropped.

Trivia

 * Before Booster Pack #5, Sharp Straw would instantly kill Big Horn if used while his hands were out due to their arbitrarily high health.
 * Sharp Straw was originally an unofficial item which was supposed to showcase the modding capabilities of Afterbirth+ in the PAX 2016 livestream. However, all items included in the demo were later added to the final game.
 * In the livestream, Sharp Straw had the name 'Isaacula', a different appearance, and a recharge time of six rooms.

Seeds
MTXA MYN1 - Treasure room adjacent to spawn 9ZCN MD0L - First room on the right

Sharp Straw