Halo of Flies

Item Icon
Pickup Quote	"Projectile protection"
Entity ID	5.100.10
Item Pool	Baby Shop Key Master Treasure Room Treasure Room
Quality	2
Item Tags
Collection Grid	(page 1, column 10, row 1) (page 1, column 10, row 1)

Halo of Flies is a passive item.

Effects

• Spawns two Pretty Flies that block enemy shots.
  • Pretty flies kill some fly enemies upon contact.
  • The orbital limit of three flies cannot be surpassed with this item, reducing its effectiveness if Isaac has two or more orbitals.
• This item belongs to the Beelzebub set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a giant humanoid fly.

Notes

• Orbital flies can also be obtained by other means, such as Slot Machines and Pretty Fly pills.
• The following types of flies are instantly killed when they come in contact with the orbitals:
  • Army Fly
  • Attack Fly
  • Dart Fly
  • Fly
  • Hush Fly
  • Moter
  • Pooter
  • Ring Fly
  • Super Pooter
  • Swarm

Trivia

• This item is used in Solar System (challenge #6).
• This item is a reference to Halo of Flies, by Alice Cooper.
• Halo of Flies was the first orbital item that Edmund McMillen ever implemented into The Binding of Isaac.
• Halo of Flies shares its name with a level from Edmund's previous game Super Meat Boy.

Seeds

PC 3NAZ FBXB (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

PS4 H3HS N1D8 (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

Vita YW1Z FNRE (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

3DS AG90 88G2 (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

PC BM3J 23NS (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

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