Holy Light

Effects

• Isaac has a chance to fire a glowing blue tear that, after colliding with an enemy, spawns a damaging beam of light (similar to Crack the Sky).
  • (Removed in Repentance)Each beam of light deals quadruple (4x) Isaac's tear damage.
  • (Added in Repentance)Each beam of light deals triple (3x) Isaac's tear damage.
  • A single beam of light can damage multiple enemies.
• (Added in Repentance) This item belongs to the Seraphim set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into an angel.

Notes

• The chance to fire a holy tear (activation rate) depends on the Luck stat.
  • The activation rate is equal to 1/(11 - Luck).
    • At base luck (0), the activation rate is 9.09%.
    • At 9 luck, the activation rate maximizes at 50%.
• Its damage is multiplied from the tear's damage, not directly from Isaac's Damage.
  • This means that, if the tears's damage has been multiplied from effects such as Proptosis or Tough Love, the beam's damage is also multiplied.

Synergies

• (Added in Afterbirth †) Compound Fracture / Cricket's Body / The Parasite: Holy Light tears will have split tears with Holy Light effect; normal tears will not have split tears with Holy Light effect.
• (Added in Afterbirth †) Lachryphagy: If Holy Light tears feed normal tears, fed normal tears will not gain Holy Light effect; however if normal tears feed Holy Light tears, it will just increase the size of fed Holy Light tears.
• The Ludovico Technique: The controlled tear will sometimes glow and trigger the beam.

Interactions

• Following items can trigger Holy Light effect:
  • (Added in Afterbirth †) Eye of Greed
  • Fate's Reward
  • (Added in Repentance)(Found Soul) Found Soul
  • (Added in Repentance) Gello
  • Host Hat
  • Incubus
  • Kidney Stone
  • (Added in Afterbirth †) Lead Pencil
  • (Added in Afterbirth †) Metal Plate
  • Sad Bombs
  • (Added in Repentance) Saturnus
  • Tammy's Head
  • (Added in Repentance) Twisted Pair
  • (Added in Afterbirth †) Varicose Veins
• Following items do not trigger Holy Light effect:
  • (Added in Repentance) Akeldama
  • Athame
  • (Added in Repentance) Brimstone Bombs
  • Circle of Protection
  • (Added in Repentance) Divine Intervention
  • (Added in Repentance) It Hurts
  • (Added in Afterbirth †) Large Zit
  • Maw of the Void
  • (Added in Repentance) Montezuma's Revenge
  • (Added in Repentance) Revelation
  • (Added in Afterbirth †) Shard of Glass
  • (Added in Afterbirth †) Slipped Rib
  • (Added in Repentance) Vasculitis
• 20/20 / (Keeper) Keeper and other multi-shot effects: Each shot can have Holy Light effect separately.
• Brimstone / (Azazel) Azazel / (Tainted Azazel) Tainted Azazel: Overrides Holy Light.
  • (Added in Repentance) The Brimstone shot can create beams of light.
• Dr. Fetus: Overrides Holy Light.
  • (Added in Repentance) The bombs created by Dr. Fetus can create beams of light upon exploding for each enemy hit by the explosion, although there is no visual indication that this will happen. The beams deals a flat 10.5 damage.
• Epic Fetus: Overrides Holy Light.
  • (Added in Repentance) The rockets created by Epic Fetus can create beams of light upon exploding for each enemy hit by the explosion, although there is no visual indication that this will happen. The beams deals a flat 10.5 damage.
• (Added in Afterbirth †) Euthanasia: Having Holy Light effect on a tear does not affect the burst tears from it. They can have Holy Light effect applied depending on Isaac's Luck.
• Explosivo:
  • (Added in Repentance)Explosivo tears can have the Holy Light effect applied to them. These tears spawn beams of light upon exploding for each enemy hit by the explosion. The beams deal a flat 10.5 damage.
• (The Forgotten) The Forgotten: The melee and ranged attack can create beams of light.
• (Added in Afterbirth †) Haemolacria: Occasionally fires Haemolacria tears with Holy Light effect. Only the main tear will contain the effect and not the burst tears.
  • (Added in Repentance) If the main tear has the effect, burst tears also gain the effect.
• Holy Light: Additional copy of this item through Diplopia or Crooked Penny etc. has no effect.
  • Additional copy of this item is counted for Seraphim set.
• Ipecac: If the explosives don't kill enemies instantly, explosives with Holy Light will spawn a light beam after the explosion is over.
  • A beam of light with a tripled damage spawn on top of the closest enemy from the explosion, and beams with a flat 10.5 damage spawn for each enemy hit by the explosion
• Mom's Knife: Overrides Holy Light.
  • Holy Light can trigger on both held and thrown knives.
• Mucormycosis: The spores with Holy Light effect do not spawn beams of light, including the one from Isaac.
• Multidimensional Baby: Duplicated tears have Holy Light effect if the tear they originated had it.
• Sinus Infection: The boogers with Holy Light effect do not spawn beams of light.
• Spirit Sword: Hitting an enemy with Spirit Sword has a chance to spawn a damaging beam of light.
• Tear Detonator: Having Holy Light effect on a tear does not affect the burst tears from it. They can have Holy Light effect applied depending on Isaac's Luck.
• (Teardrop Charm) Teardrop Charm: Activation rate is affected.
• Technology: Overrides Holy Light.
  • The lasers can create beams of light.
• Technology Zero: Electricity connecting tears with Holy Light tears will not gain Holy Light effect.
• Technology 2: Tears will occasionally have Holy Light effect.
  • The lasers can create beams of light.
• Tech X: Overrides Holy Light.
  • The lasers can create beams of light.
• Trisagion: Overrides Holy Light.
  • Blasts can apply Holy Light, with a light beam being generated on each damage tick, dealing Isaac's tear damage per beam (three times Trisagion's damage).