Little Horn (Item)

Little Horn is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.

Effects

 * Adds a chance to fire piercing tears which will instantly kill any non-boss enemy.
 * Adds a chance to fire a tear that summons Big Horn's hand. It will grab and crush any non-boss enemy, killing them instantly, and attacks bosses 3 times for 12 damage each hit (even Big Horn himself).
 * The chance of firing a special tear is 5% at 0 luck and increases to a maximum of 20% with 15 luck.
 * Running into enemies deals 3.5 damage to them.
 * Damage is dealt up to twice per second per enemy.

Synergies

 * : Little Horn tears can be split by the prism and will be quadrupled when they pass through it.
 * : Eyes can fire Little Horn tears. Little Horn tears won't destroy other eyes.
 * : The stone can have the Little Horn effect.
 * : Due to its high tear rate, the effect will trigger very often, even with average luck stats.
 * : Little Horn tears can orbit around Isaac upon entering a room.

Interactions

 * : Overrides Little Horn.
 * The laser may trigger the item's effect.
 * / : Black-tinted bombs can't summon Big Horn's hand to instantly kill non-boss enemies, but it can still be summoned for extra damage against bosses.
 * : If Little Horn tears are fed, they will burst into split tears with the same effect. If Little Horn tears feed normal tears, however, the effect is lost.
 * : Overrides Little Horn.
 * Knife may occasionally trigger the item's effect.
 * : Overrides Little Horn.
 * Occasionally fires a Little Horn laser beam.
 * : Electricity connected to Little Horn tears will not instantly kill enemies.
 * : Overrides Little Horn.
 * Occasionally fires a Little Horn laser ring.

Trivia

 * This item might be a reference to Cutaneous horns, unusual keratinous skin tumors with the appearance of horns.
 * Little Horn 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.
 * Prior to Repentance, this item's description was "Science!"
 * Little Horn's description is a reference to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
 * It is also a reference to the boss Big Horn.
 * This may state that the boss Little Horn is the younger brother of Big Horn.