Binding of Isaac just like any rogue-like games offers tons of different abilities and power-ups to eliminate herds of hostile mobs. This top-down perspective Biblical game includes various items that can be picked up and activated for passive or active skills. However there are different types of items and collectibles which can sometimes stack up and you may want to use them strategically. In this guide we have listed down and explained how you can use items in Binding Of Isaac.
How to Use Items in Binding Of Isaac
Items are essential in this game because there are only a limited supply of bombs you can use to do damage and clear out areas. Items help in various different ways depending on their types. Here are all the types of items in Binding of Isaac and how you can use them:
- Passive: These are unique permanent buffs applied to Isaac and applied automatically
- Activated Items: These are rare items that provide elusive power-ups that can be used multiple times with a cooldown time. Activated items can be used by pressing the SpaceBar on PC and L2 button for consoles.
- Tarot Card: These mysterious cards that give you a random power-up to use once. Tarot Cards share the same slot as Pills so you can only have one of either at once. You can use Tarot Cards by pressing the Q button.
- Pills: These are more commonly found items that give you buffs that can also be used just once. There is just one slot for Tarot Cards and Pills so you can only carry one at a time. These have the same key as Cards so you have to press Q.
- Trinkets: These are special and rare items that act as a passive skill in their own place. All you need to do is pick up a Trinet to instantly get its effect.
- Pick Ups: These are miscellaneous collectibles in the game such as keys, hearts, coins and bombs that you get as loot from killing monsters and find on excavation.
That is everything you need to know on how to use items in Binding of Isaac. If you found this article helpful and want more related content, check out our feature of other similar rogue-like games you can play.