Punching Bag is a passive item.
Effects[]
- Spawns a
Mulligan familiar that walks around the room and acts as a decoy for monsters. - If the monsters are closer to the decoy than Isaac, they will attack the decoy.
- Homing shots from enemies will always be attracted to the decoy if they are closer to it than Isaac.
- Punching Bag will also block enemy shots.
- Punching Bag will die after taking too much damage and eventually respawn after a long time. Exiting and continuing the run will cause it to reappear right away.
- Punching Bag will reappear instantly each time a familiar or orbital item is picked up.
Notes[]
- The Punching Bag will be targeted by enemies if it is closer to them than Isaac, for up to 6 seconds. Then they will target Isaac for 6 seconds regardless of distance, before acknowledging the Punching Bag again.
- The Punching Bag will die instantly by enemies' beam-type attacks, such as Brimstone or by Uriel's and Gabriel's beam. This also includes enemies' Technology lasers such as Eye and Camillo Jr.
Interactions[]
- Box of Friends: Adds another Punching Bag. This may cause enemies to become unpredictable, so use with caution.
- If the Punching Bag has died, it can be forced to respawn with a double upon using the Box of Friends.
In-game Footage[]
Gallery[]
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The familiar's ingame appearance.
Trivia[]
- This item is used in The Guardian (challenge #30).
- A punching bag, used in this context, is a target of frequent criticism and abuse.
- The term "scape goat" in the pickup quote means someone who is blamed for problems that were caused by another person, or being treated like a punching bag.
 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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