Buddy in a Box

"What could it be?!"
Entity ID	5.100.518
Item Pool	Baby Shop Crane Game Shop Shop
Collection Grid	(page 5, column 13, row 2) (page 5, column 14, row 2)
Unlock Method	Pick up 5 familiars in a single run

Buddy in a Box is an unlockable passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.

Effects

• Grants a familiar with random tear effects, fire rate, and damage.
  • The familiar's damage scales from ~2-6, and tear delay scales from ~12-30.
  • The familiar takes the appearance of a random co-op baby.
  • The familiar is randomized upon entering a new floor.
• This item belongs to the Conjoined set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a three-faced version of himself.

Notes

• The tear effects available are the same as on the Fruit Cake item.
• The familiar's tear appearance isn't linked to the normal effect such tears would have.
  • For instance, piercing-looking tears might not go through enemies and Sinus Infection tears might not stick, while tears that do not look like Compound Fracture tears can still split on hit.
• Some tear effects like Proptosis and Tiny Planet do not have their associated stat boosts and thus are very ineffective.
• Familiars with the Serpent's Kiss effect can drop Black Hearts when an enemy is killed.
• Familiars will not do contact damage.
• The familiar will change upon exiting the Knife Piece 2 area. (possibly a bug)

Synergies

• Box of Friends: Spawns a new randomly generated familiar.

Trivia

• Buddy in a Box has been added in Booster Pack #1, after the initial release of the DLC.
• Buddy in a Box is based on this Steam Workshop item by Ashkait and Scayze.
• This is the only way of seeing co-op babies in-game outside of co-op.
• The re-texture makes it look like a Funko Pop Figurine Box.

Seeds

Switch GQHY GCE6 (First Golden Treasure Room)

Booster Packs
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5