

If it spit out extra hearts that go over my max, I'll deposit hearts into the blood machine until I can get back to max and then blow it up.


I'll then put all my coins, or however many I'm willing to spend, into the slot machine until I'm empty. You may also be able to buy another key if nothing else so it's usually worth the trip.Īrcades - This is usually how I clear the aracade: I start off by blowing up the skull game because it is pretty much useless unless you really need hearts or keys.
#Isaac 2 of hearts upgrade
The store is usually guaranteed to have a passive upgrade where as the treasure room is more likely to have a secondary weapon. Stores vs Treasure Rooms - If you only have one key and a surplus of money (25-30+ coins), I've found that it is usually worth going to the store rather than the treasure room if you already have a secondary weapon you really like. You can also try entering an arena, stealing the treasure, and then exiting through the secret room to avoid having to finish off the enemies that spawn.
#Isaac 2 of hearts full
If the secret room connects to a shop, treasure room, or arena you will be able to enter them from the secret room without having to fufill the requirements, sparing you a key or allowing you to enter an arena without full health. You've probably already noticed this too, but the secret room entrance is always located in the middle of the wall.Įven if you know where the room is by using a Compass, Spelunkey, or the x-ray glasses it is worth mapping out the rest of the dungeon before going into it. Secret Rooms - Secret rooms are almost always in between three or more rooms, so if you have extra bombs it's worth trying out a square on the map if three rooms surround it. If you find an upgrade on sale for $7, usually $15, it is almost always recommended you buy it.Īn upgrade called Steam Sale can be found or bought in the store that will permanently make every single item in every single store on sale. Items on sale are always reduced 50% with the price then rounded up to the nearest penny. Store Sales - If an item in the Store has its price in a red font, that means it is on sale. This applies to troll bombs and fly bombs as well. It will charge each one block at a time no matter what the item is, however this is in addition to the charge you get from clearing rooms so it is almost always a good buy.īombing Doors - If you need to escape a room or just don't want to clear it, regular doors can be forced open by bombing them. You can purchase a Battery from the store that will allow you to recharge items by doing damage, however recharging in this way does not differentiate between items.

For instance the Tammy's Head will recharge every time you clear a room, but the Yum Heart requires six cleared rooms for a full recharge. Secondary Weapons - Secondary weapons recharge by clearing rooms, but not all secondary weapons recharge at the same rate. While the effects are always random, once you discover a pills effect that pill will have the same effect for the duration of the playthrough. Pills - Pill effects are randomized each time you play, that is to say that while the orange pill may have given you better tears last game, it may cause you to shit bombs the next time you play. You can also pull the item towards you, assuming it is not a chest, if you have the Magnet item. If a hole is more than one square the only way to cross over it is either by finding the Demon Wings or the Hanged Man tarot card which will allow you to fly over the gap. There is also an item from the store, it looks like a ladder but I don't remember the proper name, that allows you to cross a 1 square gap at any time. If you place a bomb behind a rock it will blow over the hole in the opposite direction from where the bomb is placed and allow you to walk over. The easiest way is to create a pass by blowing a rock up with a bomb. It is almost always worth blowing them up.Ĭrossing gaps - You may have noticed from time to time that there is an item sitting across a hole in the floor. Usually it is faith (the blue hearts) but I've also found keys, bombs, and silver chests in these rocks. Okay, I just finished my 5th playthrough of the game so I decided to come up with a list of tricks that a lot of people probably wouldn't notice on their first time through that have really helped me along the way.Īlso, it's worth noting that a full playthough from start to finish averages out to about an hour and the game really really really doesn't like it when you tab out of it from it for some reason, so if you plan on beating the game you are going to have to plan on having time to do it in one shot.Įdit: Apparently after you beat the game a sixth time to difficulty increases.īlue Rocks - If you see a blue rock amongst a bunch of regular ones and have spare bombs you need to blow it up, it will ALWAYS have something inside it.
