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(in Repentance)

Mucormycosis is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Repentance.

Effects[]

  • Gives Isaac a 25% chance to shoot a spore that, in addition to dealing damage, will stick to enemies.
    • The chance is not affected by Luck.[1]
  • Spores will explode 2.5 seconds after sticking to an enemy, dealing 5 damage to and poisoning nearby enemies and firing four more spores in a cross pattern.
    • Spores produced from Isaac's spores have homing.
    • The spore effects will not damage Isaac.
  • This item belongs to the Fun GuyFun Guy set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a walking mushroom.

Notes[]

  • Items that deal continuous damage such as Brimstone, and Technology 2 will apply spores to enemies as well, despite the absence of tears.
  • Spores can stick to Frozen enemies, and will act normally.

Synergies[]

  • C Section: Some fetuses stick to enemies, expand, then burst.
  • Gigante BeanGigante Bean: Spore explosions count as farts, and as such are increased in size.
  • Godhead: Godhead's aura expands as the spore tear grows on enemies.
  • Lodestone: Magnetized enemies draw other enemies to them, greatly increasing the chance that spores spread to other enemies.
  • Lost Contact: Stuck tears will block projectiles shot by attached enemies, crippling or even stopping their ability to shoot projectiles entirely.
  • My Reflection: The mini-spores generated by the spore explosions are affected by My Reflection.

Interactions[]

Trivia[]

  • Mucormycosis originates from the Antibirth mod. In Antibirth, this item would create a poison fart cloud on every kill, similar to Contagion. The Mucormycosis fart clouds could also knock Isaac away and potentially into hazards.
  • Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by fungi in the order Mucorales.
  • According to the official Antibirth website, Isaac is blind when he has this item.

References[]

Bugs[]

Bug Bug! During the Ultra Greed fight if a spore attaches to an Ultra Greed coin enemy, it may make the coins movement erratic and cause it to bounce around the room uncontrollably.