Skatole

Effects

• This item causes many Fly enemies to alter their behavior toward Isaac.
  • The following flies transform into a neutral normal (Fly) Fly: (Attack Fly) Attack Fly, (Added in Afterbirth) (Dart Fly) Dart Fly, (Eternal Fly) Eternal Fly, (Ring Fly) Ring Fly, (Added in Repentance) (Army Fly) Army Fly and (Added in Afterbirth) (Swarm) Swarm.
  • (Removed in Repentance) The following flies move slower but will still deal contact damage: (Boom Fly) Boom Fly, (Red Boom Fly) Red Boom Fly, and (Drowned Boom Fly) Drowned Boom Fly.
  • The following flies move slower and deal no contact damage: (Moter) Moter, (Level 2 Fly) Level 2 Fly, (Pooter) Pooter, (Super Pooter) Super Pooter, (Added in Repentance) (Bulb) Bulb, (Added in Repentance) (Mama Fly) Mama Fly, (Added in Repentance) (Bloodfly) Bloodfly, (Added in Repentance) (Ultra Famine Fly) Ultra Famine Fly and (Added in Repentance) (Ultra Pestilence Fly) Ultra Pestilence Fly.
    • Pooters will not fire at Isaac, Moters will not split into Attack Flies, and Bulbs will not drain active item charges if touched.
  • The following flies move slower and deal no contact damage, but can still damage Isaac through other means: (Full Fly) Full Fly, (Boom Fly) Boom Fly, (Red Boom Fly) Red Boom Fly, (Added in Afterbirth) (Drowned Boom Fly) Drowned Boom Fly, (Sucker) Sucker, (Added in Afterbirth †) (Soul Sucker) Soul Sucker, (Spit) Spit, (Added in Repentance) (Ink) Ink, (Added in Repentance) (Willo) Willo, (Added in Repentance) (Level 2 Willo) Level 2 Willo, (Added in Repentance) (Dragon Fly) Dragon Fly, (Added in Repentance) (Dragon Fly X) Dragon Fly X, (Added in Repentance) (Bone Fly) Bone Fly, (Added in Repentance) (Sick Boom Fly) Sick Boom Fly, (Added in Repentance) (Tainted Boom Fly) Tainted Boom Fly and (Added in Repentance) (Tainted Sucker) Tainted Sucker.
    • Bone Flies will still throw bones at Isaac, and Willos and Level 2 Willos will still shoot.
  • (Removed in Repentance) The following flies are completely unaffected, retaining their normal attacks and speed: (Added in Afterbirth) (Swarm) Swarm, (Added in Afterbirth) (Hush Fly) Hush Fly, (Sucker) Sucker, (Added in Afterbirth †) (Soul Sucker) Soul Sucker, and (Spit) Spit.
• This item belongs to the Beelzebub set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a giant humanoid fly.
• (Added in Repentance) This item belongs to the Oh Crap set. Collecting three items from this set will transform Isaac into a walking pile of poop.

Notes

• This item can only be naturally obtained from the (Shell Game.png) Shell Game.
  • (Added in Repentance) Skatole exists in an otherwise unused shellGame item pool. This means it can also be acquired with Chaos and bosses in (The Void) The Void can drop it.
• (Beelzebub) Beelzebub's effect overrides Skatole.
• (Removed in Repentance) Flies spawned by (The Husk) The Husk will not become passive.
• (Added in Repentance) Due to being quality 0, Skatole cannot be obtained from (Shell Game.png) Shell Games after Sacred Orb has been picked up.
• This item makes (The Duke of Flies) The Duke of Flies a lot easier, as most of his attacks, which spawn flies, will instantly be converted. Staying out of his way while having Skatole can even make it so he ends up killing himself.