Spear of Destiny

Item Icon
Pickup Quote	"Your destiny"
Entity ID	5.100.400
Item Pool	Angel Room Angel Room
Quality	1
Item Tags
Collection Grid	(page 4, column 15, row 2) (page 4, column 15, row 2) (page 4, column 16, row 2)

Spear of Destiny is a passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth.

Effect

• Gives Isaac a spear familiar that he holds in the direction he most recently shot.
  • The spear does twice Isaac's damage per tick (~8.57 times Isaac's damage per second).
  • The spear occasionally inflicts fear on enemies it damages.

Notes

• Spear of Destiny does not replace tears.
• The item is similar to Mom's Knife, although it cannot be fired.
• Despite its size, the spear's hitbox is only located on the silver part and the handle, making it only effective at very close range.
• The spear can kill permanently charmed enemies.

Synergies

• Proptosis: Triples the damage. Has no penalty with range.

Interactions

• BFFS!: No effect on size or damage.
• Sacrificial Altar: No effect.

Trivia

• This item is a reference to the spear that pierced the side of Jesus as He hung on the cross (also known as the Spear of Longinus), according to the Gospel/Scripture of John.
• This item is used in The Guardian (challenge #30), where it also has a completely unique sprite that is not used anywhere else in the game. The spear is reskinned to look like a sword, which is purely visual and does not change its effects, however.

Bugs

Bug!	If the Spear of Destiny is removed from the player's items (for example, when using the D4), the spear will stay on in the level in the position where it was before the item was lost until Isaac moves to another room.

Bug!	The spear sometimes separates from the player.

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