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Obstacles are objects that will get in Isaac's way in rooms.


Indestructible Objects

Metal Blocks

Metalblock

  • Blocks movement and projectiles.
  • An explosion's blast radius will not extend past it.
  • Cannot be destroyed or removed.
  • Can be re-rolled by the (except in Rebirth)Collectible D12 iconD12 into a destructible obstacle.
  • Can only be moved over via flying or jumping.
  • Sometimes found encasing an item.

Key Blocks

Keyblock

  • Acts like metal blocks.
  • Requires a key to unlock.
  • Cannot be flown over.
  • Small chance to drop a random pickup when unlocked.

Indestructible Hazards

Spikes

SpikesWomb Spikes

  • Can be walked over, but will damage Isaac in the process.
  • Deal one heart of damage upon contact with the player (unless the player has Error: The given collectible ("Callus") does not exist., the ability to jump, or flight to avoid being damaged).
  • (except in Rebirth) They can be deactivated from Silver Buttons.

Retractable Spikes

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  • Retract and extend on timers.
  • Can be walked over safely while they are retracted.
  • (except in Rebirth) Deactivates when all Silver Buttons are pressed.

Wall Hugger

  • Moves and follows obstacles around it.
  • Stops moving when it encounters a Fire or a static enemy. Continues moving if the fire is destroyed.
  • When Isaac enters a room, the spikes will be retracted into the block and will extend after one second.
  • Can be randomized into an enemy by the Collectible D10 iconD10, but upon re-entering the room, will turn back into a spike block.
  • (except in Rebirth) Can be deactivated from Silver Buttons.

Notes

  • Wall Huggers and all moving spike block variants can be killed by (in Afterbirth † and Repentance)Collectible Little Horn iconLittle Horn and (in Afterbirth † and Repentance)Collectible Euthanasia iconEuthanasia shots, but will respawn upon re-entering the room.

Slide

  • The spikes rush towards Isaac if they are aligned with him in any of the four cardinal directions. They are able to "predict" that Isaac will walk in front of them, and will trigger accordingly.
  • (except in Rebirth) Deactivates when all Silver Buttons are pressed.

Notes

  • In (except in Rebirth) Greed Mode, if a Slide is spawned and all waves are cleared, the Slide will still try to harm Isaac. Leaving and re-entering the room will make the Slide disappear.

Trivia

Poky

  • Slides around the room aimlessly.
  • May move towards the player if the player is near enough.
  • Is destroyed when the room is cleared.
    • (except in Rebirth) It now retracts its spikes and can't harm the player. It no longer is destroyed, although it appears to despawn when you reenter the room.
  • Often appears during the Loki fight.
  • (except in Rebirth) Deactivates when all Silver Buttons are pressed.
  • (in Afterbirth † and Repentance) Can rarely appear during a Super Pride fight.

(except in Rebirth) Pitfall

Pitfall

  • When Isaac falls into a pitfall, he takes damage and pops back out after a short delay.
  • Suction pitfalls attract Isaac and are most often found in trap rooms with Silver Buttons.
  • Pitfalls are spawned by several of Little Horn's attacks.
  • Flight makes Isaac immune to pitfalls.
  • Stationary pitfalls disappear after falling into them.
  • Rooms with pitfalls and silver buttons are most common in The Cathedral.

Destructible

Rocks

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  • Blocks movement and projectiles.
  • Can be destroyed with explosions and certain items like the Collectible Notched Axe iconNotched Axe, Collectible The Nail iconThe Nail, Collectible Leo iconLeo, or Collectible Thunder Thighs iconThunder Thighs.
  • Can fill in a 1-block wide gap when pushed in the right direction by an explosion, or with one of the abilities that allows destruction by walking onto the rock.
    • Note: With these items, it is important to walk in the direction of the gap.
  • Small chance to reveal a Crawl Space when destroyed.
  • Destroying 100 rocks will unlock the Error: The given collectible ("Lucky Rock") does not exist. trinket.

Tinted Rocks

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Sometimes referred to as "Marked Rocks", they are always marked with an "x", and in some levels slightly tinted/discolored. These rocks are much less noticeable in The Womb and Utero due to them being the same color as the surrounding rocks, but can still be distinguished by the "x" on the bottom right.

Found in: Every Stage

Tinted Rocks have a chance to spawn 1-2 of the following when destroyed:

Super Special Rocks (in Afterbirth † and Repentance)

Super Special Rocks

Super Special Rocks are Tinted Rock variants which are much harder to spot, as they have a smaller mark and are not discolored. Super Special Rocks take two bombs to blow up, and drop the contents of two Tinted Rocks.

Super Special Rocks are unlocked by: Template:Achv

Seeds

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Bomb Rocks

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Act like rocks.

Found in: Low chance of replacing any rock.

Bomb rocks can be found anywhere a normal rock can spawn. They can only be destroyed by explosions and "stompy" items, like normal rocks. When they are destroyed, they create an explosion. Note that destroying a bomb rock next to a hole does not create a bridge as with normal rocks.

Urns

Urn

Act like rocks.

Found in:

Urns have a chance to spawn the following when destroyed:

  • 1-3 Spiders
  • A few coins
  • Collectible A Quarter iconA Quarter
  • Error: The given collectible ("Swallowed Penny") does not exist.

Mushrooms

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Found in:

Mushrooms have a chance to spawn the following when destroyed:

  • Pills
  • Poisonous gas, which knocks back Isaac and deals a half-heart damage. (This does not count as an explosion.)
  • Error: The given collectible ("Liberty Cap") does not exist.
  • Collectible Magic Mushroom iconMagic Mushroom
  • Collectible Mini Mush iconMini Mush

Skulls

Skull

Act like rocks.

Found in:

Skulls have a chance to spawn the following when destroyed:

Notes

Polyps

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Act like rocks.

Found in:

Polyps have a chance to spawn the following when destroyed:

Destructible Hazards

Fireplace

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  • Deals a half-heart of damage when touched.
  • Can be extinguished by tears, bombs, or explosions.
  • Chance to drop coins or hearts when extinguished.
  • Piercing tears can pierce through fireplaces and all of their variants. Spectral tears are blocked unless they also pierce.

Red Fireplace

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  • Can shoot red projectiles at medium speed at Isaac.
    • They do not telegraph before firing shots.
  • Shots fired from a Red Fireplace will not spawn directly on the Red Fireplace, but rather near the fire.
    • If Isaac stands too close when a Red Fireplace shoots, the bullet will spawn on Isaac, thus the bullet can't be dodged.
  • Can be extinguished like normal fireplaces.
  • Chance to drop coins or hearts when extinguished.
  • Can rarely replace normal Fireplaces.
  • (except in Rebirth) If all Silver Buttons are pressed, the Red fireplaces will turn into normal fireplaces.

Blue Fireplace

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  • Chance to drop a soul heart when extinguished.
  • Can only be put out by bombs/explosions.

Purple Fireplace

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  • Fires purple homing tears at Isaac.
  • Chance to drop a soul heart when extinguished.
  • Can only be put out by bombs/explosions.
  • Can rarely replace Blue fireplaces.
  • (except in Rebirth) Rarely, they'll appear in a room that needs to be cleared by pressing Silver Buttons. When all are pressed, the purple fireplaces will turn blue.

TNT

TNT

  • Blocks movement.
  • Can be destroyed by tears or explosions.
  • Explodes when destroyed.
  • Small chance to drop a Error: The given collectible ("Match Stick") does not exist. or a Error: The given collectible ("Burnt Penny") does not exist. when destroyed.

Pushable TNT (except in Rebirth)

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  • Can be pushed around by Isaac and enemies.
  • Can be destroyed by tears or explosions.
  • Explodes when destroyed.
  • Occasionally replaces normal TNT.
  • Can be spawned with (except in Rebirth)Collectible Mine Crafter iconMine Crafter.
  • Will explode when pushed into fire.

Cobweb

Cobweb

  • Slows Isaac's movement.
    • If Isaac possesses flight then they have no effect.
  • Can be destroyed using explosions.

Poops

Poop

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  • Can be destroyed by tears or explosions.
  • Has a small chance to drop coins, hearts, or Error: The given collectible ("Petrified Poop") does not exist. when destroyed.
  • Can fill in a gap when pushed in the right direction by an explosion, or by walking into them with Collectible Leo iconLeo/Collectible Thunder Thighs iconThunder Thighs to create bridges.
  • Can be created by Collectible The Poop iconThe Poop and has chance to be created every 30 seconds from the trinket Error: The given collectible ("Mysterious Candy") does not exist..
  • If a Black Fly stays around Poop for long enough, it will morph into a Pooter.

Corny Poop

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Red Poop

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  • Deals a half-heart of damage when touched.
    • Collectible Leo iconLeo/Collectible Thunder Thighs iconThunder Thighs allows Isaac to walk over and destroy red poop without taking damage. Isaac will still take damage if he is standing on it when it reforms.
  • Drops nothing when destroyed.
  • Reforms in 3 seconds after being destroyed.
  • Normally produced by Carrion Queen and red champion Dingle, but can also be found in specific room configurations in various rooms.
  • (except in Rebirth) In some rooms that need to be cleared by pressing silver buttons, red poop will turn into regular poop once all the buttons are pressed.

Golden Poop

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  • Harder to destroy than the normal poop.
  • Drops 5-9 coins or the Error: The given collectible ("Counterfeit Penny") does not exist. trinket when destroyed.
  • Can be created by Collectible Flush! iconFlush!, Collectible The Poop iconThe Poop, or Error: The given collectible ("Mysterious Candy") does not exist. if Isaac also has Collectible Midas' Touch iconMidas' Touch.
  • If a Black Fly comes in contact with a Golden Poop, it will turn into a Pooter.

Rainbow Poop

Poop

  • Causes a rainbow to appear on the screen when destroyed; pauses the game for a second while playing a jingle.
  • Restores all of Isaac's red heart containers.
  • Rainbow Poop provides no benefit for characters without red heart containers such as ???.
  • (in Afterbirth † and Repentance) If Isaac has (in Afterbirth † and Repentance)Collectible Bozo iconBozo, when he takes damage, he has a chance to spawn a Rainbow Poop.

Black Poop (except in Rebirth)

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  • Also known as Meconium poop.
  • Darkens the current room as if Curse of Darkness was active for a few seconds when destroyed.
  • Deals 10 damage and applies the 'Confusion' status effect to all enemies in the room when destroyed.
  • (in Afterbirth † and Repentance) Can replace Poop if Isaac holds Error: The given collectible ("Meconium") does not exist..

White Poop (in Afterbirth † and Repentance)

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  • Also known as Holy poop.
  • White poop is surrounded by an aura that halves tear delay and has a high chance to block damage like the Collectible Cone Head iconCone Head item while Isaac stands within it.
  • The aura disappears if the poop is destroyed.
  • If Isaac has Collectible Hallowed Ground iconHallowed Ground, when he takes damage for the first time in a room, a white poop spawns.

Buttons

Button

Silver Button

(in Afterbirth † and Repentance) Dirt Patch

DirtPatch DirtPatchForgotten

  • Dirt Patches are a small mound of dirt that can be dug into with certain items.
  • Using (in Afterbirth † and Repentance)Collectible Mom's Shovel iconMom's Shovel on top of a dirt patch will reveal a skeleton and unlock The Forgotten.
  • Once The Forgotten is unlocked, using Mom's Shovel, Collectible We Need To Go Deeper! iconWe Need To Go Deeper!, or Error: The given collectible ("Rune of Ehwaz") does not exist. on top of a dirt patch will dig up a random chest.

Unlockable Achievements

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