Cards and Runes

Cards and runes are usable items with a wide variety of effects. They take up the same slot as Pills.

Runes and special cards are unlocked by completing challenges.

Cards[]

Major Arcana Cards[]

When on the ground, these cards look like:

Name	ID	Message	Description
0 - The Fool	5.300.1	Where journey begins	Teleports Isaac back to the starting room of a floor.
I - The Magician	5.300.2	May you never miss your goal	Grants homing tears and +3 Range for the current room (same effect as Telepathy for Dummies).
II - The High Priestess	5.300.3	Mother is watching you	Mom's dismembered leg is called down to deal 300 damage to anything it stomps. It will always stomp on the enemy with the most health. If used in an empty room or during the fight with Mom, it will stomp Isaac instead.
III - The Empress	5.300.4	May your rage bring power	Triggers the Whore of Babylon effect (+1.5 Damage, +0.3 Speed) for the current room, regardless of Isaac's health total.
IV - The Emperor	5.300.5	Challenge me!	Teleports Isaac into the Boss Room of a floor. In Home, this will act as a random teleport.
V - The Hierophant	5.300.6	Two prayers for the lost	Drops 2 full Soul Hearts on the ground.
VI - The Lovers	5.300.7	May you prosper and be in good health	Drops 2 full Red Hearts on the ground.
VII - The Chariot	5.300.8	May nothing stand before you	Grants the temporary invulnerability effect of My Little Unicorn.
VIII - Justice	5.300.9	May your future become balanced	Drops a random Red Heart, Key (except Key Ring), Bomb, and Coin pickup on the ground. Sometimes drops an Eternal-, Gold- Soul-, or Rotten Heart in place of the Red Heart. Sometimes drops a Troll Bomb or Mega Troll Bomb in place of the Bomb.
IX - The Hermit	5.300.10	May you see what life has to offer	Teleports Isaac to the Shop. If there is no Shop on the floor normally, this will act as a random teleport.
X - Wheel of Fortune	5.300.11	Spin the wheel of destiny	Creates a Slot Machine or Fortune Telling Machine near Isaac.
XI - Strength	5.300.12	May your power bring rage	Grants the effects of Magic Mushroom (minus the health restoration) for one room. The added Red Heart container is not removed if doing so would kill Isaac.
XII - The Hanged Man	5.300.13	May you find enlightenment	Removes Isaac's body, allowing him to fly around for the duration of the room (same effect as Transcendence).
XIII - Death	5.300.14	Lay waste to all that oppose you	Deals 40 damage to all enemies in the room (same effect as The Necronomicon).
XIV - Temperance	5.300.15	May you be pure in heart	Creates a Blood Donation Machine near Isaac. Spawns a Devil Beggar instead in Greed mode.
XV - The Devil	5.300.16	Revel in the power of darkness	Grants Isaac a temporary +2 increase to Damage for the current room (same effect as The Book of Belial).
XVI - The Tower	5.300.17	Destruction brings creation	Drops 6 Troll Bombs randomly around the room (same effect as the Anarchist Cookbook).
XVII - The Stars	5.300.18	May you find what you desire	Teleports Isaac to the Treasure Room. If there is no Treasure Room on the floor normally, this will act as a random teleport. Randomly chooses a Treasure Room if there is an active Curse of the Labyrinth. If there is a Planetarium, teleports Isaac there instead.
XVIII - The Moon	5.300.19	May you find all you have lost	Teleports Isaac to the Secret Room. This card will open one random wall once inside the Secret Room, so Isaac can leave even if he doesn't have any Bombs available. Does nothing in Greed Mode.
XIX - The Sun	5.300.20	May the light heal and enlighten you	Restores Isaac to full health, deals 100 damage to all enemies in the room, and reveals the map for the current floor, except for the Super Secret Room. Removes Curse of Darkness for the current floor and does not reveal the Ultra Secret Room.
XX - Judgement	5.300.21	Judge lest ye be judged	Spawns a Beggar or, more rarely, a Devil Beggar near Isaac.
XXI - The World	5.300.22	Open your eyes and see	Reveals the entire floor, except for the Super Secret Room. Does not reveal the Ultra Secret Room.

Reversed Major Arcana Cards[]

These cards share the same names as their counterparts (barring the question marks at the end of their names), but have the sprite upside-down, a different message, the narrator sound clip reversed, and give different effects.

When on the ground, these cards look like:

Name	ID	Unlock method	Message	Description
0 - The Fool?	5.300.56	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Lost	Let go and move on	Drops all Hearts and pickups Isaac currently possesses on the floor, leaving Isaac at half a heart. Pickups may be dropped as items such as A Quarter and Boom!.
I - The Magician?	5.300.57	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Judas	May no harm come to you	Grants a repelling blue aura for one minute, like The Soul but stronger and with a wider area of effect.
II - The High Priestess?	5.300.58	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Lilith	Run	Mom's leg starts stomping down repeatedly for one minute, like holding Broken Shovel.
III - The Empress?	5.300.59	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Eve	May your love bring protection	Grants 2 temporary Red Heart Containers and +1.35 Tears for one minute, along with Magdalene's hairstyle. The effect does not stack with itself. On characters that can't have Red Heart Containers, they will get Soul Hearts / Black Hearts / Bone Hearts accordingly. When the effect ends, if the removal of the Heart Containers would kill Isaac, he gets left with one instead.
IV - The Emperor?	5.300.60	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted ???	May you find a worthy opponent	Teleports Isaac into an extra Boss Room from the boss pool two floors deeper than the current floor (but never a final boss). The boss will drop a reward, but the room has no trapdoor, so Isaac cannot enter the next floor. The room has an exit door, which leads Isaac back to where he used it.
V - The Hierophant?	5.300.61	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Bethany	Two prayers for the forgotten	Drops 2 Bone Hearts on the ground.
VI - The Lovers?	5.300.62	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Magdalene	May your heart shatter to pieces	Creates a random item from the current room's item pool. Turns one Red Heart Container or two Soul Hearts into a Broken Heart, potentially fatally; no downside for any character who has no health bar. Keeper and Tainted Keeper lose a Coin Heart and gain a Broken Coin Heart; that lost Coin Heart can't be replaced while the Broken Coin Heart remains.
VII - The Chariot?	5.300.63	Complete Hot Potato (challenge #42)	May nothing walk past you	Isaac becomes an invincible statue with extreme fire rate for 10 seconds. The statue can be nudged slightly by moving and is affected by knockback.
VIII - Justice?	5.300.64	Complete Cantripped (challenge #43)	May your sins come back to torment you	Creates 2 to 4 Locked Chests near Isaac.
IX - The Hermit?	5.300.65	Complete Red Redemption (challenge #44)	May you see the value of all things in life	"Sells" items and pickups in the room for their usual Shop price, spawning a matching amount of Coins. If there is nothing to sell, drops a Penny.
X - Wheel of Fortune?	5.300.66	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Cain	Throw the dice of fate	Invokes a random Dice Room effect.
XI - Strength?	5.300.67	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Samson	May you break their resolve	All enemies in the room are weakened, becoming slow and take double damage. The effect lasts up to one minute or until the room is left.
XII - The Hanged Man?	5.300.68	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Keeper	May your greed know no bounds	Isaac turns visually into Keeper for 30 seconds, with triple shot, no damage bonus, and -0.1 Speed. Killed enemies drop random Coins.
XIII - Death?	5.300.69	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Forgotten	May life spring forth from the fallen	Invokes the Book of the Dead effect.
XIV - Temperance?	5.300.70	Complete DELETE THIS (challenge #45)	May your hunger be satiated	Forces Isaac to eat 5 random Pills in quick succession.
XV - The Devil?	5.300.71	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Azazel	Bask in the light of your mercy	Invokes The Bible (which can kill Mom), and grants Isaac flight and a Seraphim familiar for 30 seconds.
XVI - The Tower?	5.300.72	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Apollyon	Creation brings destruction	Creates 6 clusters of random rocks and other obstacles. Spawned clusters will often contain tinted rocks, with the possibility of finding more than one in the same room. The pathways between exits can't be blocked.
XVII - The Stars?	5.300.73	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Isaac	May your loss bring fortune	Removes Isaac's oldest passive item (ignoring starting items) and creates 2 random items from the current room's item pool. Does nothing if Isaac has no items.
XVIII - The Moon?	5.300.74	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Jacob	May you remember lost memories	Teleports Isaac to the Ultra Secret Room. The pathway back to the normal rooms will be made of Red Rooms.
XIX - The Sun?	5.300.75	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Jacob	May the darkness swallow all around you	Gain Spirit of the Night and +1.5 Damage for the current floor. Turns Isaac's Red Hearts into Bone Hearts, but they revert once the effect ends. Also causes Curse of Darkness that cannot be dispelled.
XX - Judgement?	5.300.76	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Lazarus	May you redeem those found wanting	Creates a Shop Restock Machine near Isaac.
XXI - The World?	5.300.77	Defeat Ultra Greedier as Tainted Eden	Step into the abyss	Creates a trap door which always leads to a Crawl Space.

Playing Cards[]

When on the ground, these cards look like:

Name	ID	Unlock method	Message	Description
2 of Clubs	5.300.23	Always available	Item multiplier	Doubles Isaac's Bombs. If he has no bombs, gives him 2 instead.
2 of Diamonds	5.300.24	Always available	Item multiplier	Doubles Isaac's Coins. If he has no coins, gives him 2 instead.
2 of Spades	5.300.25	Always available	Item multiplier	Doubles Isaac's Keys. If he has no keys, gives him 2 instead.
2 of Hearts	5.300.26	Always available	Item multiplier	Doubles Isaac's current number of Red Hearts. Doesn't add new Red Heart containers, just fills empty ones. If Isaac has only empty Red Heart containers, he is healed for 1 Red Heart.
Ace of Clubs	5.300.27	Get a 3-win streak	Convert all	Turns all Pickups, Chests, and non-boss enemies in the room into random Bomb pickups, including Troll Bombs.
Ace of Diamonds	5.300.28	Defeat The Lamb in under 20 minutes	Convert all	Turns all Pickups, Chests, and non-boss enemies in the room into random Coin pickups.
Ace of Spades	5.300.29	Defeat The Lamb without taking Hearts, Coins, or Bombs through the entire run	Convert all	Turns all Pickups, Chests, and non-boss enemies in the room into random Key pickups (except Key Rings).
Ace of Hearts	5.300.30	Complete a Chapter (floors I and II) after Basement, start-to-finish, with only half a Heart total (can use The Lost)	Convert all	Turns all Pickups, Chests, and non-boss enemies in the room into random Hearts.
Joker	5.300.31	Always available	???	Teleports Isaac to the Devil Room or Angel Room.
Suicide King	5.300.46	Complete Suicide King (challenge #7)	A true ending?	Kills Isaac and spawns lots of Pickups, items, and/or Chests in the same room.
Queen of Hearts	5.300.79	Defeat Mega Satan as Tainted Magdalene	<3	Drops 1-20 full Red Hearts on the ground.

Magic: The Gathering Card Backs[]

When on the ground, these cards look like:

Name	ID	Unlock method	Message	Description
Chaos Card	5.300.42	Complete Demo Man (challenge #9)	???	Throws the card to kill nearly anything in its path. Opens doors as if a Bomb exploded.
Huge Growth	5.300.52	Increase in size 5 times in a single run via Magic Mushroom, "One Makes you Larger" pills, XI - Strength, etc.	Become immense!	Makes Isaac large for the current room, increases damage by 7, increases range by 30 3, and allows Isaac to walk over obstacles to destroy them.
Ancient Recall	5.300.53	Use Cards and Runes 20 times	Draw 3 cards	Spawns 3 random cards.
Era Walk	5.300.54	Have both the Broken Watch and the Stop Watch unlocked	Savor the moment	For the current room, enemies are slowed, Isaac's speed is increased by 0.50, and his shot speed is decreased by 1.00.

Credit Card Back[]

When on the ground, this card looks like:

Name	ID	Icon	Unlock method	Message	Description
Credit Card	5.300.43		Complete Cursed! (challenge #10)	Charge it!	Converts all items in the Shop, Devil Room, or Black Market into pickups or items on pedestals, allowing them to be picked up for free.

Other Playing Card Backs[]

When on the ground, these cards look like:

Name	ID	Icon	Unlock method	Message	Description
Rules Card	5.300.44		Complete Glass Cannon (challenge #11)	???	Displays a cryptic statement on the screen, similar to a Fortune Teller. These messages (often) provide hints on bosses, bonus areas, etc.
? Card	5.300.48		Always available	Double active	When used, copies the effect of Isaac's currently held activated collectible.

Card Against Humanity Back[]

When on the ground, this card looks like:

Name	ID	Icon	Unlock method	Message	Description
A Card Against Humanity	5.300.45		Complete When Life Gives You Lemons (challenge #12)	Something stinks...	Covers the entire room with Poop. The process is not instant, and the room will not get filled if Isaac leaves before it's done filling.

Chance Card Back[]

When on the ground, this card looks like:

Name	ID	Icon	Unlock method	Message	Description
Get out of Jail Free Card	5.300.47		Complete SPEED! (challenge #22)	Open Sesame	Upon use, opens all doors in the current room, exactly like Dad's Key.

Holy Card Back[]

When on the ground, this card looks like:

Name	ID	Icon	Unlock method	Message	Description
Holy Card	5.300.51		Defeat Delirium as The Lost	You feel protected	Grants a one-time Holy Mantle effect. It lasts for the current room.

Uno Card Back[]

When on the ground, this card looks like:

Name	ID	Icon	Unlock method	Message	Description
Wild Card	5.300.80		Defeat Mega Satan as Tainted Eden	Again	When used, copies the effect of the most recently used Pill, Card, Rune, Soul Stone or activated item.

Runes[]

Left Pointing Runes[]

When on the ground, these runes look like:

Name	ID	Unlock method	Message	Description
Rune of Hagalaz	5.300.32	Complete Pitch Black (challenge #1)	Destruction	Destroys all breakable objects in the room. Does not affect Key Blocks.
Rune of Jera	5.300.33	Complete High Brow (challenge #2)	Abundance	Clones all pickups and Chests in the room (including Shop pickups; the clones can then be picked up for free). Cloned chests will contain exactly the same type of items: if the original contains a pickup, so will the clone; the same is true for collectibles. Cannot clone other Jera runes and trinkets.
Rune of Ehwaz	5.300.34	Complete Head Trauma (challenge #3)	Passage	Creates a trapdoor leading to the next floor. Has an estimated 1/12 (8%) chance to create a trapdoor leading to a Crawl Space instead.
Rune of Dagaz	5.300.35	Complete Darkness Falls (challenge #4)	Purity	Removes any Curses from the current floor and grants a Soul Heart. (This will not remove Curse of the Labyrinth.)

Right Pointing Runes[]

When on the ground, these runes look like:

Name	ID	Unlock method	Message	Description
Rune of Ansuz	5.300.36	Complete The Tank (challenge #5)	Vision	Reveals the whole map, including the Secret Room and the Super Secret Room. (This will not remove Curse of the Lost.) Does not reveal the Ultra Secret Room
Rune of Perthro	5.300.37	Complete Solar System (challenge #6)	Change	Re-rolls all item pedestals in the room (the same effect as The D6).
Rune of Berkano	5.300.38	Complete Purist (challenge #20)	Companionship	Summons 3 friendly Blue Flies and 3 friendly Blue Spiders.
Rune of Algiz	5.300.39	Complete Cat Got Your Tongue (challenge #8)	Resistance	Grants a shield which lasts for 30 20 seconds.
Blank Rune	5.300.40	Complete Onan's Streak (challenge #29) Complete The Guardian (challenge #30)	???	Grants a random rune effect excluding Black Rune. Has a 25% chance to drop another Blank Rune on the ground upon use.

Other Runes[]

Rune Shards can be encountered only as replacements for runes that have not been unlocked. Once all runes are available, Rune Shards cease to spawn.

Name	ID	Icon	Unlock method	Message	Description
Black Rune	5.300.41		Defeat Ultra Greedier as Apollyon	Void	Deals 40 damage to all enemies in the room. Consumes all pickups in the room and turns them into Blue Flies and Spiders. Consumes all pedestal items in the room and turns them into random stat upgrades. No effect on Shop items.
Rune Shard	5.300.55		Always available	It still glows faintly	Activates a random, weak rune effect: Algiz grants a 3 second shield, Ansuz reveals the map up to 3 rooms away, Berkano gives 1 blue fly and spider, Dagaz gives half a Soul Heart, Ehwaz makes a trapdoor, Hagalaz destroys some rocks, Jera duplicates one pickup, and Perthro re-rolls one item.

Soul Stones[]

Soul Stones are all unlocked by beating both Hush and Boss Rush as their respective Tainted character. They count as runes for the purposes of Clear Rune and Rune Bag.

Name	ID	Unlock method	Message	Description
Soul of Isaac	5.300.81	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Isaac	Reroll... or not	Rerolls the items in the room like The D6, but they cycle back to their original form after one second, repeating. If more uses are stacked, an additional item per use will be cycled through.
Soul of Magdalene	5.300.82	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Magdalene	Give me your love!	Surrounds Isaac with a bubbling red aura for the current room. All enemies killed drop Half Red Hearts that disappear in 2 seconds.
Soul of Cain	5.300.83	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Cain	Opens the unopenable	Opens all doors in the room. Additionally, creates a Red Room like the Red Key on all valid walls. This also destroys the mirror located in Downpour / Dross II.
Soul of Judas	5.300.84	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Judas	Right behind you	Stops time for 3 seconds and invokes Dark Arts, turning Isaac into a phantom that can pass through enemies to paralyze them, then attack them for quickly increasing chained damage and damage bonuses.
Soul of ???	5.300.85	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted ???	Chemical warfare	Causes 8 poison farts that leave lingering brown creep, then plants a trail of 7 Butt Bombs in quick succession. Standing on the creep gives +1.35 Tears and +1 Damage.
Soul of Eve	5.300.86	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Eve	Your very own murder	14 Dead Bird familiars fly in and attack enemies. They leave after all victims are dead or Isaac leaves the room.
Soul of Samson	5.300.87	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Samson	Slay a thousand	Isaac turns berserk (similar to using Berserk!) for 10 seconds, gaining +0.4 Speed, some Tears and +3 flat Damage along with his melee attack.
Soul of Azazel	5.300.88	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Azazel	Demon rage!	Activates Mega Blast for 7.5 seconds.
Soul of Lazarus	5.300.89	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Lazarus	Life after death	Isaac dies, and is immediately revived at half a Heart remaining in the same room, with some invincibility time. The soul stone is automatically used upon taking fatal damage, functioning as a minimal extra life.
Soul of Eden	5.300.90	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Eden	Embrace chaos	Uses The D6 and D20. The rerolled items use random pools, as if Chaos were active.
Soul of the Lost	5.300.91	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Lost	Leave your body behind	Isaac "dies" and turns into a ghost (similar to The Lost) for the current room, with all The Lost's benefits and weaknesses. He returns to normal upon leaving the room. Allows him to take 1 Devil Room items for free, after which the other items vanish. Also allows him to enter the Mausoleum / Gehenna door for free. The Holy Mantle effect gained from this can be stacked with multiple uses.
Soul of Lilith	5.300.92	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Lilith	Motherhood	Adds one permanent familiar from the Baby Shop pool, except Stitches. Unique familiars can be received only once.
Soul of the Keeper	5.300.93	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Keeper	$$$	Drops 1-25 random Coins on the ground.
Soul of Apollyon	5.300.94	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Apollyon	Bringer of calamity	Spawns 15 random locusts.
Soul of the Forgotten	5.300.95	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Forgotten	Skeletal protector	Spawns The Forgotten as a temporary secondary character, controlled at the same time as Isaac. He dies if his 3 Bone Hearts run out, with no further consequence, and disappears when Isaac leaves the room.
Soul of Bethany	5.300.96	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Bethany	Friends from beyond	Spawns 6 Book of Virtues wisps with random properties.
Soul of Jacob and Esau	5.300.97	Defeat Hush and Boss Rush as Tainted Jacob	Bound by blood	Spawns Esau as a temporary secondary character, controlled at the same time as Isaac. He dies if his health runs out, with no further consequence, and disappears when Isaac leaves the room. Esau also has items equal to the number of items Isaac has, each based on the pools of the items Isaac's were obtained from.

Other[]

These are items other than cards and runes (and Pills) that take up the consumable slot. When on the ground, each of these items are uniquely identifiable by their respective icon. These consumables cannot be replicated by either Blank Card or Clear Rune, and Tarot Cloth has no effect on them.

Name	ID	Unlock method	Message	Description
Dice Shard	5.300.49	Always available	D6 + D20	Upon use, invokes the effects of The D6 and the D20 at the same time, re-rolling all item pedestals and pickups in the room.
Emergency Contact	5.300.50	Always available	Help from above	When used, will cause two Mom's Hands to come down and grab two random enemies, dealing damage and, if they have 40 or more HP, pinning them to the ground temporarily.
Cracked Key	5.300.78	Open Mom's Chest in Home	???	Creates a room adjacent to a viable wall, like Red Key.

Notes[]

The game counts runes as cards for the purposes of Blank Card, and Tarot Cloth.
Starter Deck does not prevent runes from generating, and allows holding two of them.
Using the Blank Card with the ? Card teleports Isaac to the I AM ERROR room of the current floor. This consumes both the Blank Card and the ? Card.
III - The Empress card's effect can be stacked with multiple uses of the same card (including uses by Blank Card), and also stacks with the Whore of Babylon.
- The damage bonus is the number of uses squared, e.g. +1.5 * 4 * 4 damage for using the card via a Blank Card, with Tarot Cloth and Car Battery equipped.
XV - The Devil card's effect does not stack with multiple uses, nor does it stack with The Book of Belial. It also does not increase the chance of a Devil Room or Angel Room appearing when used like with the Book of Belial.
- Blood of the Martyr grants its additional 1.5x damage multiplier with XV - The Devil.
Using the Joker card in Womb / Utero II will instantly teleport Isaac to the Devil Room or Angel Room with a trapdoor leading to Sheol or to the Cathedral. This can be used to skip Mom's Heart and will not count as a kill.
- After unlocking It Lives, Devil or Angel Rooms in Womb / Utero / Scarred Womb II no longer contain trapdoors and instead have their normal contents.
Using The Joker card can allow Isaac to encounter Devil Rooms or Angel Rooms on floors they otherwise cannot appear on.
If Isaac uses XI - Strength card with only Soul, Black, or Bone Hearts left, and loses the non-Red Hearts while in the same room, he retains the full Red Heart Container that XI - Strength grants.
The foot summoned by The High Priestess can destroy rocks and open doors, including the entrance to Secret Rooms.
The damage dealt by II - The High Priestess counts as explosion damage, meaning it will not damage Isaac when possessing Host Hat or Pyromaniac.
Using XI - Strength as ??? will give him a permanent Soul Heart instead of a temporary one. When Keeper has only one Coin Heart, he can use XI - Strength to gain a second one which is also permanent. Both of the mentioned characters will lose the temporary health granted by XI - Strength.
While Curse of the Maze is active, 0 - The Fool, IX - Hermit, XVII - The Stars, and XVIII - The Moon may fail and leave Isaac in a different room than intended. The Joker card still works normally.
Using the XIV - Temperance can, in rare cases, spawn the Blood Donation Machine directly on Isaac, forcing him to use it once.
All teleportation cards except 0 - The Fool are unavailable in Greed Mode.
Leaving Trinkets in a Boss Room or Treasure Room will transform them into a Cracked Key when on the Ascent to Home, if the Red Key is unlocked.
Once Mother is defeated, a unique marked skull will spawn on Depths / Necropolis / Dank Depths II or XL. When destroyed, it will always drop 0 - The Fool card (Or an identified Telepills if Little Baggy has been picked up).
Soul of Cain's effect can open any door that Cracked Orb can, including the Strange Door and door to Mega Satan.
Using Soul of The Lost and then beating a boss for a completion mark within the same room will not count as a completion mark for The Lost. Instead, the completion mark and achievement will go to the character who used the soul stone.
Using 0 - The Fool? while having all empty Heart Containers with Soul Hearts will cause the Soul Hearts to all be dropped on the ground, killing Isaac.
If Tarot Cloth is held, the currently held card will flash, indicating that it is being affected by Tarot Cloth.
If Mega Chests have been unlocked, each Golden Chest spawned by VIII - Justice? has a chance of being replaced with a Mega Chest.
Using any teleport cards while inside of The Beast fight will simply move Isaac instantly to different spot in the same room. This also includes the Joker card.
Using IV - The Emperor? in Womb / Utero/ Scarred Womb / Corpse I or II will teleport Isaac to a boss fight from the current boss pool.
- Using it in Sheol / Cathedral / Dark Room / Chest / The Void / Home will teleport Isaac to a random room.
- Using it in ??? will teleport Isaac to a boss fight from the Womb boss pool.
- It can be used to skip Boss Rush after touching a pedestal item. After defeating the extra boss, leaving the room will lead Isaac to the regular, locked Mom boss room.
Using IV - The Emperor? again on the same floor after defeating the boss it spawns takes Isaac back to the same cleared boss room.
The effect of XIX - The Sun?, particularly flight, will persist even through the Knife Piece 2 sequence.
Familiars gained from Soul of Lilith do not count as collected, and can still spawn in their appropriate pools.
Esau from the Soul of Jacob and Esau can use Devil Beggar and Hell Game allowing The Lost and the Tainted Lost to use them without dying, or a form of invulnerability.

Unlockable Achievements[]

The Necronomicon - Use XIII - Death 4 times.

Blinding Baby - Use Blank Card while holding XIX - The Sun.

Ancient Recall - Use Cards and Runes 20 times.

Huge Growth - Increase in size 5 times in a single run via Magic Mushroom, "One Makes you Larger" pills, XI - Strength, etc..

Baby-Bender - Use I - The Magician or Telepathy for Dummies while already having homing tears.

Trivia[]

The runes and their names ingame are based on the Elder Futhark alphabet system and its reconstructed Proto-Germanic names. In popular culture, runes often signify that something is in some way magical.
- IX - The Hermit?'s effect was based directly on the Rune of Fehu from Antibirth. No other Antibirth rune was adapted into Repentance.
The Suicide King card is a nickname for the King of Hearts, referred to as such because its artwork depicts a king who seems to be sticking a sword into his own head.
The Get out of Jail Free card is a reference to a card with the same name that appears in the table game Monopoly.
The "A Card Against Humanity" card is a reference to the card game Cards Against Humanity.
Ancient Recall, Era Walk, Huge Growth, and Chaos Card are all based on cards from Magic: The Gathering.
- The Chaos Card is a reference to the card "Chaos Orb", which also instantly destroys enemies that it touches.
- The "Ancient Recall" card is a reference to the card "Ancestral Recall", which also draws three cards.
- The "Era Walk" card is a reference to the card "Time Walk", which allows players to take an extra turn.
- The "Huge Growth" card is a reference to the card "Giant Growth", which buffs creatures summoned in the game. Its message might be a reference to the card "Become Immense", a card with a similar effect to Giant Growth.
A NULL card with ID 0 exists, revealed by the "giveitem k0" Debug Console command. It can't be acquired or used in any way.
Many cards were given new unique back sprites in Booster Pack #5, some originating from Antibirth.
Soul of Cain's ability is likely a reference to Red Key being an unlock for Cain in the original Antibirth mod.
Soul of Judas' description and ability are a reference to the Spy from Team Fortress 2.
Soul of Samson's description is a reference to Judges: it is said that Samson killed an army of 1,000 Philistines using a donkey's jawbone.
Soul of Eve's description is a reference to the original description Birthright had when taken as Eve in the original Antibirth mod.
- Its effect was also probably inspired by the old original Birthright effect, which caused Eve to sometimes generate extra Dead Birds upon being hit that would persist between rooms.
III - The Empress? will display a pop up saying "The morning sun has vanquished the horrible night" a reference to Castlevania II: Simon's Quest when night turns to day.
- This is also a reference to Whore of Babylon's (and by extension III - The Empress) pop up being the day to night message in said game.
When VII - The Chariot? is activated, the statue will sometimes look like Edith, a character from Antibirth that wasn't adapted into Repentance.
The Reverse Tarot Cards refer to tarot card readings, where a reversed card has a different meaning to an upright one.

Voiceovers[]

Major Arcana Cards[]

Tarot Card	Voiceover	Voiceover (Reverse)
0 - The Fool
I - The Magician
II - The High Priestess
III - The Empress
IV - The Emperor
V - The Hierophant
VI - The Lovers
VII - The Chariot
VIII - Justice
IX - The Hermit
X - Wheel of Fortune
XI - Strength
XII - The Hanged Man
XIII - Death
XIV - Temperance
XV - The Devil
XVI - The Tower
XVII - The Stars
XVIII - The Moon
XIX - The Sun
XX - Judgement
XXI - The World

Playing Cards[]

Card	Voiceover
2 of Clubs
2 of Diamonds
2 of Spades
2 of Hearts
Ace of Clubs
Ace of Diamonds
Ace of Spades
Ace of Hearts
Joker
Suicide King
Queen of Hearts

Runes and Soul Stones[]

Rune or Soul Stone	Voiceover
Hagalaz
Jera
Ehwaz
Dagaz
Ansuz
Perthro
Berkano
Algiz
Black Rune
Rune Shard
Soul of Isaac
Soul of Magdalene
Soul of Cain
Soul of Judas
Soul of ???
Soul of Eve
Soul of Samson
Soul of Azazel
Soul of Lazarus
Soul of Eden
Soul of the Lost
Soul of Lilith
Soul of the Keeper
Soul of Apollyon
Soul of the Forgotten
Soul of Bethany
Soul of Jacob and Esau

Other cards and consumables[]

Consumable	Voiceover
Chaos Card
Huge Growth
Ancient Recall
Era Walk
Credit Card
Rules Card
A Card Against Humanity
Get out of Jail Free Card
? Card
Dice Shard
Emergency Contact
Holy Card
Wild Card
Cracked Key

Gallery[]

Bugs[]

Bug!	Rune of Hagalaz will open Secret Room doors in L-shaped rooms.

Bug!	Using XVI - The Tower? in a Boss Room may block all paths to the trap door, resulting in a softlock if no bombs or flight are available.

Bug!	As Tainted Lazarus , all effects of XIX - The Sun? except bone heart conversion and sprite change will disappear when flipping.

Bug!	Entering the Knife Piece 2 area while under the effects of XIX - The Sun? will cause a visual bug wherein Isaac will revert to his default appearance but still be capable of flight and spectral tears.

Bug!	If Esau is holding Soul of Lazarus when either Jacob or Esau dies, they will respawn without consuming the Soul of Lazarus. This effect will continue as long as Esau is the one holding it.

Bug!	If an activated collectible on a pedestal is touched and then rerolled with Soul of Isaac, the alternate item(s) will also count as "already picked up": they will not drop pickups, grant health or transformations they normally would.