
Incubus is an unlockable passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.
Effects[]
- Spawns a demonic familiar that copies Isaac's tears with reduced size (or width for some special attacks).
Incubus' tears ignores Isaac's range and shot speed.
Incubus' damage is reduced by 25% when playing as characters other than
Lilith and
Tainted Lilith.
This item belongs to the
Conjoined set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a three-faced version of himself.
Notes[]
- Lilith's starting Incubus is technically not a collected item but an intrinsic part of the character, and is removed if an item such as
Ankh or
Clicker are used to become a different character. As such, playing as Lilith will not add Incubus to the collection page, nor does her personal Incubus count towards the
Conjoined transformation.
- Incubus is one of the familiars that can be spawned by
Cambion Conception. Receiving one in this way does not count towards Conjoined, however.
Incubus has the second highest priority of following familiars, only being below
King Baby's priority.
Synergies[]
Azazel /
Brimstone: Fires a full length Brimstone laser that can be charged while still firing the previous laser, allowing it to fire more rapidly than normal.
- The laser fired by Incubus has the same width as
Lil Brimstone's.
When playing as
Azazel, Incubus' Brimstone laser has the same range as him.
Multiple copies of
Brimstone will not grant Incubus the mega brimstone effect.
- The laser fired by Incubus has the same width as
Berserk! /
The Forgotten /
Spirit Sword: Incubus will carry the respective melee weapon, using it exactly like Isaac.
Cursed Eye: A burst of 3 tears is fired at the regular tear delay without needing to charge.
Incubus now charges and fires a burst of up to 5 tears just as Isaac would.
Forgotten Lullaby: Doubles fire rate of Incubus. This notably makes it fire and charge attack faster than Isaac does.
Immaculate Heart: Incubus can create its own orbiting tears, which will orbit the Incubus that created it, and not Isaac.
Technology 2: Incubus can fire the Technology 2 laser too.
Tractor Beam: The Incubus tears will follow the beam. This makes it seem as if the tears come directly from Isaac, even if blindfolded.
Tractor Beam +
Monstro's Lung: Also allows the Incubus tears to follow the beam.
Interactions[]
No effect on Incubus:
Bird's Eye
Cursed Eye
Epic Fetus
Evil Eye
Eye of Greed
Ghost Pepper
Large Zit
Loki's Horns
Maw Of The Void
Mom's Eye
- R U a Wizard?
Tech.5
Only stat effects are applied; otherwise no effect on Incubus:
Other interactions:
Dead Eye: Only Isaac's tears affect the damage multiplier.
Dr. Fetus: A dangerous combination, since familiars naturally stay behind the character, and the character's movement may block the bomb, which causes self-damage easily.
The Forgotten: Fires bone tears like
Compound Fracture without the splitting effect. Reverts to normal tears when switching to
The Soul.
Flat Stone: The effective range of Incubus' tears is roughly doubled, with a single bounce in the middle of the flight.
Guillotine: Incubus will fire tears in relative position to its body depending on where Isaac's head is currently.
Isaac's Tears: The item is recharged by Isaac's tears, not Incubus'. This item works with
Lilith.
Incubus' tears contribute to the item charge.
Kidney Stone: Incubus ignores the range down from this item, and will fire the tear barrage but not the stone.
Incubus is still able to fire tears while Kidney Stone is charging.
The Ludovico Technique: Incubus' tears become piercing and spectral but otherwise fires normal tears.
My Reflection: Since Incubus ignores shot speed the tears turn back very quickly, greatly reducing effective range.
Tech X: Incubus shoots small, fixed-size Tech X laser rings, with a very slightly longer minimum charge than Isaac.
In-game Footage[]
Trivia[]
- In folklore, incubi are evil spirits said to descend upon sleeping people, specifically ones fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep, or, more simply put, the male version of a succubus.
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