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(in Afterbirth † and Repentance)

Compost is an activated item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.

Effects[]

  • Upon use, converts pickups within the current room to Blue Flies or Blue Spiders.
  • Doubles Isaac's current amount of Blue Flies and Spiders.
    • If Isaac has no Blue Flies or Spiders, spawns one Blue Fly or Spider.

Notes[]

  • (in Repentance) The item will cost 10 cents if found in a ShopShop
  • Does not work on Troll BombTroll Bombs or Mega Troll BombMega Troll Bombs.
  • One character using it does not seem to double the spiders/flies for other characters. It only seems to double the ones following the character using the item.

Synergies[]

  • (in Repentance)Collectible Book of Virtues iconBook of Virtues: Spawns a wisp in the middle ring if Compost destroys at least one pickup, and the wisp's health will be equal to the number of pickups converted to Blue Flies/Spiders. If Isaac hits the blue fly cap of 64 as a result of using Compost, all but one of Isaac's wisps will despawn.
  • Collectible Car Battery iconCar Battery: Spawns 2 Blue Flies or Blue Spiders for each pickup removed, quadruples the current amount and spawns two if there is none.
  • Fish TailFish Tail: Isaac will gain twice as many flies per use, meaning each fly will be tripled.

In-game Footage[]

Trivia[]

  • Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as fertilizer.

Bugs[]

Bug Bug! PC When using the item and obtaining an item (cards/pills/items) at the same time it will make the picked-up item disappear.


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