The Binding of Isaac – How to Use Items

the binding of isaac how to use items

The Binding of Isaac offers tons of abilities and power-ups necessary to eliminate herds of enemy mobs. Here is how to use items.

This game played from a top-down perspective, includes various items which can be picked up and activated for passive or active skills. Different types of collectibles and items sometimes stack up and you may desire to use them strategically.

How to Use Items – Binding of Isaac

the binding of isaac how to use items

There are various types of items in The Binding of Isaac, which allow you to deal damage and acquire power-ups.

Activated

These rare items provide power-ups that can be used over and over on a cooldown timer. Activated items are used with spacebar on PC and L2 on consoles.

Passive

Passive items apply unique permanent buffs to Isaac automatically.

Pick Ups

Pick Ups are collectibles found throughout Isaac’s journey and include bombs, coins, hearts, and keys that can be acquired as loot.

Pills

Pills are common items that provide one-time buffs. They share the same slot as Tarot Cards so only one of them can be equipped at once. Press the Q button to use Pills.

Tarot Cards

Tarots are mysterious cards that provide random one-time powerups. They share the same slot as Pills so only one of them can be equipped at once. Press the Q button to use Tarot Cards.


The Binding of Isaac is a roguelike game developed by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl and initially released in 2011 for PC, OS X, and Linux.

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