Godhead

Godhead is an unlockable passive item.

Effects

 * +0.5 damage.
 * -0.3 tears.
 * +1.2 range.
 * +0.5 range.
 * -0.3 shot speed.
 * +0.8 tear height.
 * Grants homing tears.
 * Tears gain a damaging aura.

Synergies

 * //: Main tears and burst tears retain all effects.
 * /: Causes damaging aura to grow once attached to an enemy.
 * : When needles are fired, they retain homing and damaging aura.
 * : The huge tear gains the homing ability and fully scaled damaging aura, able to cover most of the screen with extreme damage.
 * : Fired tears and burst tears retain aura and homing effect.
 * : Tear increases in size and gains the damaging aura effect.
 * Tear also gains homing effect. May cause Tear to get stuck near enemies.
 * : The size and damage of the aura increases as long as the tear is on screen.
 * Pulse Worm: The aura also increases and decreases in size.
 * : The orbiting tears generated by Saturnus also have Godhead's damaging aura, but without the homing effect.

Interactions

 * : Brimstone laser retains the homing effect, but doesn't receive the damaging aura.
 * : Bombs retain the homing effect, but don't receive a damaging aura.
 * : The crosshair homes in upon enemies, but neither the crosshair nor the missiles receive the damaging aura.
 * : Main tear retains all effects, but burst tears do not.
 * Burst tears also retain all effects.
 * : Knife retains the homing effect, but doesn't get the damaging aura.
 * Piercing tears: Once the tear hits the enemy, the aura also ceases to do damage to that particular target.
 * Enemies still get damaged by the aura after being pierced.
 * : The aura on booger tears stuck to an enemy won't hurt that particular enemy. Other enemies passing through it still take damage.
 * ///: Lasers retain the homing effect, but don't receive the damaging aura.
 * : Causes Godhead's aura to visually disappear; however, the aura is still there and can still damage enemies.
 * Aura does not appear and deals no damage. The homing and decreased shot speed still work to great effect.

Trivia

 * Godhead is another term for Godhood or overall Divine nature.
 * The Godhead bears a strong resemblance to the Eye of Providence, Eye of God, or The Eye That Sees All, a common religious symbol also used in Christian religions. The three edges of the triangle may represent each part of the Holy Trinity.
 * Godhead is arguably the hardest/most grueling item to unlock in Rebirth and Afterbirth, as it requires having to kill every final boss, on Hard mode, with The Lost.
 * Repentance introduced and, which require earning all completion marks on Hard mode with a larger number of characters, making them harder to unlock.
 * The three triangles on the corners of the Godhead icon are quite likely a reference to, , and items, as the colors of the corners match the colors of the three items.
 * It could also be interpreted as a representation the consubstantial beings that make up the Christian God--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
 * This item appears in the Afterbirth † release date trailer.

Seeds
Z9GL MZCT (The Catacombs I Angel Room) L8MZ JAF7 (The Basement I Angel Room (6 Sacrifices)) A1H7 Q9RK (First floor Golden Treasure Room) NDKO JTLQ (Second floor Treasure Room) G2KQ M1J1 (Angel Room in The Catacombs I in a damageless run) QVYS 00M1 (First floor Golden Treasure Room)