Head of Krampus is an unlockable activated item.
Effects[]
- Fires a powerful
Brimstone beam in the four cardinal directions, much like
The Fallen and
Krampus shoot.
Has a 50% chance to rotate all beams around the player 90 degrees, similar to Krampus' second Brimstone attack.
Notes[]
- Head of Krampus is one of two items that can drop by defeating
Krampus. The other one is
A Lump of Coal.
- This is the only way to get this item normally.
Each beam deals 22 damage per tick, and they tick a total of 20 times, dealing a total of 440 damage per use.
Each beam deals 10 damage over 20 ticks, dealing a total of 200 damage per use.
- Damaging enemies with the effect of this item as
Guppy will spawn multiple Blue Flies.
- By standing really close to large enemies such as bosses, it's possible to hit them with multiple beams at once, dealing significantly more damage than a single beam.
Synergies[]
- Error: No Book of Virtues interaction found for "
Head of Krampus".
Car Battery: Doubles the damage the brimstone beams deal (for a total of
880 damage/
400 damage per use). Doesn't double the brimstone beams' duration.
In-game Footage[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This item was originally planned to appear as a Halloween Update in the original The Binding of Isaac, but was scrapped.
- A scrapped item in the original game called Pumpkin Mask was very similar in effect to Head of Krampus.
History[]
- v1.031: Head of Krampus' recharge was set to 6 charges, up from 3.
: Head of Krampus' recharge was set to 3 charges.
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