Urn of Souls

"Unleash their sorrow"
Entity ID	5.100.640
Recharge Time	Unlimited
Item Pool	Angel Room Angel Room
Collection Grid	(page 6, column 12, row 2)
Unlock Method	Defeat Satan as Bethany

Urn of Souls is an activated item added in The Binding of Isaac: Repentance.

Effects

• Killing enemies grants a soul charge to the Urn, up to a maximum of 20. Killing bosses grants a larger boost. Charges must be used to power Urn of Souls.
  • Each charge is equivalent to 15 flames over half a second.
• On use, emits a stream of blue flames in whichever direction Isaac is facing. Each flame deals 1.5 - 2.1 damage per tick, depending on how far it's traveled, for 22.5-31.5 damage per second. Multiple flames can damage the same enemy simultaneously.
  • Isaac is also pushed backwards slightly while using it.
  • Can be fired diagonally.
  • With each floor damage increases by 0.3 damage per tick.
• The fire destroys enemy projectiles, poop, and other fires, but bounces off rocks.

Notes

• The Urn can't be used to destroy shopkeepers, unlike Red Candle and The Candle.
• Multiple Urns share the same charges.
• Bethany can use her soul charges to fuel the Urn. Likewise, Tainted Bethany can use her blood charges.
• Dogma does not provide any souls when transitioning from its first phase to its second.

• On PC, it is possible to control Urn of Souls with the mouse for precise aiming. On Windows, go to C:/Users/[username]/Documents/My Games/The Binding Of Isaac [Rebirth/Afterbirth/Afterbirth+/Repentance]/ and in the options.ini file, change the line that says MouseControl=0 to MouseControl=1.

Synergies

• Angelic Prism: Flames can be split into four multi-colored flames.
• Bird's Eye/ Ghost Pepper: The urn can emit flames from these items. Ghost Pepper flames are indistinguishable from Urn of Souls flames, but persist on the ground for longer.
• Immaculate Heart: Each individual flame has a chance to spawn an orbiting tear.
• Lead Pencil: Every 15 flames shot out of the urn will shoot a barrage of Isaac's tears.
• Multidimensional Baby: All flames shot through Multidimensional Baby are doubled, providing a burst of flashing black-and-white tears.

Trivia

• This item is used in Baptism by Fire (challenge #38).

Bugs

Bug!	Firing the Urn of Souls while in a crawl space will cause the flames to bounce wildly around the area without disappearing.

Bug!	If Tainted Lazarus switches form before the souls return to him, the souls will freeze and be unable to be picked up.