Eve's Mascara
Effects
- 2x damage multiplier.
- -0.5 shot speed.
- (Removed in Repentance) 0.5x tears / 2x tear delay multiplier. (The player's tear value will always be halved.)
- (Added in Repentance) 0.66x tears / 1.5x tear delay multiplier.
Notes
- (Removed in Repentance) Eve's Mascara is DPS neutral, though often the reduction of shot speed is a downgrade.
- Combos very well with any item that scales with damage but not with fire rate, such as Rotten Baby or (Added in Afterbirth) Fate's Reward.
- (Added in Repentance) Eve's Mascara is effectively a 33% increase in DPS, and the shot speed down is no longer as detrimental due to changes in how range works.
Synergies
- Epic Fetus: Missiles are not affected by low shot speed and the fire rate difference is negligible, granting double damage with nearly no downside.
- Mom's Knife: The Knife is not affected by shot speed. Tears down and 2x damage multiplier still apply.
- (Added in Afterbirth †) Trisagion: Beams turn black and do double damage. The low shot speed makes beams damage enemies more frequently.
- (Added in Afterbirth) Tech X: Tech X actually benefits from low shot speed due to it staying on enemies longer, and is also not effected by range giving pretty much no downside.
Interactions
- (Added in Afterbirth) Diplopia: The damage and tear multipliers do not stack. The shot speed decrease does stack.
- Dr. Fetus / Ipecac: Shots travel a very short distance, so having (Added in Afterbirth) Host Hat or Pyromaniac is strongly recommended.
- Eve's Mascara: No further effect when stacked.
- The Ludovico Technique: Not recommended. Tear travels very slowly, making it hard to kill mobile enemies.