Magneto

This article is about the Magneto item. For a similar item, see Strange Attractor. For a related trinket, see Broken Magnet.

Item Icon
Pickup Quote	"Item snatcher"
Entity ID	5.100.53
Character Appearance
Item Pool	Treasure Room
Quality	1
Item Tags
Collection Grid	(page 1, column 2, row 6) (page 1, column 12, row 3)

Magneto is a passive item.

Effects

• Pickups (e.g. hearts, coins, keys, bombs, etc.) are attracted to Isaac.
  • The attraction enables the item to pass/fly over pits or rocks, but not through Key Blocks.
  • Hearts are only attracted if Isaac could pick them up with his existing Red Heart containers.
  • Batteries act similarly to hearts in that they will only be attracted to Isaac if his active item isn't fully charged.
  • Chests roughly 2 or fewer tiles away from Isaac open automatically. Spiked chests are opened without damaging Isaac. Locked chests and stone chests are not opened and still require a key/bomb.
• A few enemies (like the Horf) are drawn toward Isaac as well.

Notes

• Magneto can attract Scared Hearts, but they still run away from Isaac.
• Sacks are not attracted nor opened by Magneto.
• If Magneto opens the chests in Challenge Rooms, the waves won't start spawning, nor the way out will be closed.

Interactions

• Hypercoagulation: Magneto cuts the momentum of the hearts, allowing for easy pickup and, in turn, making Isaac very tough to kill.
• Options?: If a chest is presented as a choice and opened by Magneto, the other reward won't disappear unless the empty chest is then touched. Chests with items disappear or make the other reward disappear, though.
• Tainted Magdalene/ Tainted Keeper: Attracts hearts and coins dropped by enemies, allowing for an easier survival and/or coin mongering respectively.

Trivia

• The item's name may be a reference to the X-Men villain, Magneto.
• This item's coloration and placement on Isaac's head may be a nod to Magnet Man, a villain from the early Mega Man games (noticeably Mega Man 3).
• Despite what the description says, Magneto will not attract passive or active items.
• Broken Magnet appears to be half of this item, and indeed retains part of its function.

Seeds

Vita SXMP T4YJ

PC 46Q7 YPND (Treasure Room adjacent to first long room)

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