5 Beginner Tips For The Binding of Isaac

These are 5 beginner tips and tricks to know if you're starting out in the binding of Isaac.
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The Binding of Isaac: Repentance is so satisfying. There are so many ways to break runs. Some of my favortie items are C-Section, Brimstone, Mom's Knife, Ipecac Tech X, Soy Milk, Sacred Heart, Crickets Head, Guppy items, D6, Plan C, Magic Mush, and Every other busted synergy. There are tons of insane mods that improve the game by 1000%. The Transformations are really great too! I unlocked the lost the old way different than the new way. Some of the bosses I like are: Pin, Mega Satan, Hush, Delerium, Mother, and The Lamb. Planetariums are Such great rooms, Along with Item Rooms cursed rooms and arcades. There are so many fun Challenges this game throws at you. While on my way to Dead God I am prepared for the Best and Worst Runs. Binding of Isaac Rebirth was when I started. I bought every DLC including Binding of Isaac Afterbirth, Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ and Binding of Isaac Repentance. I LOVE MODS and Im not sure I can play isaac without them. The planetarium mod helps me with knowing when I have more than a 1% Chance to find a room. This game might be ultra hard but its okay because I just may be ultra good at it ;) I love finding keys and expressing that with words

[@Tr0lliPop]

Addition to tip #1: in very very rare cases, a secret room can generate adjacent to only one room. No I'm not talking about the super secret room.

[@xenongd6974]

that one mattman video lol

[@alexp15-]

yup, usually on a very small first floor that has no other possibilities.

[@jjmal876]

True

[@mattmurderous]

Yup! I chose the words up to so I could be technically correct though it be rare!

[@enoraltheoutcast]

Yeahh.. that happens when you play on normal and mainly on first two floors, since they're the smallest

[@unfilledflag]

A secret room can appear with 4 adjacent rooms. It only cannot be adjacent to the boss room (or any blocked wall)

[@ZacharyLumpkin]

Or any wall that an enemy spawned on where the door would be

[@JESSEWEMUSTCOOK]

Tip number 6 Always pick up dunce cap it's a really good item

[@mattmurderous]

W comment W item

[@glizzyglobler6547]

Honestly nearly every single one of my busted runs had dunce cap

[@rpageiiithefourth6534]

T. Forgotten agrees

[@natecgames4612]

Dunce cap is a really good item if you snowball your character just right, but it's a terrible solo item. Now that I think about it it's much like coffee, almost everyone needs a little bit of something more than the item.

[@KK-vx7st]

I mean with homing or tractor beam its essentially 20/20 no?😂

[@Larotian]

Thank you! I’ve played for over 400+ hours and did not know that Luck Foot made all pills good or neutral. Great info 👍

[@Cha0ticus]

Tf 😭 how

[@supergamerisawesome6158]

Note: This might only apply to Cain, as he starts with the luck foot.

[@victoradam1230]

You've got to unlock small rock first, it's a real good item ngl, but kinda tricky to unlock (as i don't remember how rn ;D )

[@skykrimsion]

just bomb rocks i think

[@pashtwo]

Yea I think it‘s just destroy 50 or 100 Rocks or something

[@ToasWower494]

Remember : the Ouija Board gives a 0.4 tears up, even if EID says 0.5 DONT BELIVE THE LIES

[@hyx6194]

Since when does it give a tears up

[@cummaster7542]

​@@hyx6194 since repentance lol

[@brandonfrye2902]

Also a secret room will typically not spawn along a wall if an enemy spawned along that same wall

[@Nazareth07.]

A tip for beginners trying to find first floor secret rooms, it takes time. Those secret rooms are extremely random and hard to find if youre not experienced in the game

[@NiaTheMilkTank]

Here's another tip for finding the super secret room Yeah that's right there's 2 of them xD Just like the first secret room you need to bomb it but it can only be touching 1 room and CAN NOT touch the boss room, it also has a higher chance of spawning as close as possible to the boss room, just follow the other rules and you'll figure out the pattern

[@drakewahl7609]

​@@NiaTheMilkTankUsually spawns between the shop and boss room. Follows the same generation as other "dead end rooms"

[@palmerrr]

I’ve been playing for like 10 years and this videos are really helpful

[@Janemba_the_demon]

Nice vid

[@N0PH0B14]

I still forget secret rooms exist and I have Dead God too, so same

[@disgrandpa247]

now do it on all 3 saves.

[@big_dumb8408]

Yeah, I have trouble with my 2,500 hours too

[@Crusading_Frog]

Been playing the game since some point last year in october so not really a beginner but these tips still help me a lot while playing, especially the one for turning on high visibility for enemy bullets

[@HiddenSquid-zm3hz]

This is actually helpful thanks

[@natecgames4612]

One thing that helped more than i thought it would is that if you're trying for the special room or husk endings (or you just cant beat the first row of bosses yet), and the first boss is Chub, if he ever intercepts a detonated bomb while charging at you, he will eat the bomb and stay in place a few seconds before it blows up. Also a tip for Pin and his varients, all of their segments have hurt boxes, so you can beat pin the second he pops from the ground if you have a strong move that hits more targets than one like Azazels charge beam.

[@iraoceyn]

Great informational short!

[@firegamingsuppp3592]

Thx bro bin playing for less than a month now but I already have d6

[@wojtektomszewski8182]

Thx

[@cheesewizard3965]

Another tip: to find super secret rooms bomb a viable wall in the room that is closest to the boss room I don’t know why this works but it does.

[@Midnightrun-rd9ng]

omg thank you so much!!

[@JoMasterPlayer]

Tip for anyone for the giant worm boss [forgot its name] when it charged at you and your low on HP drop a bomb and run since the boss with swallow the bomb and freeze allowing you to get extra damage plus a ton more from the bomb damage

[@ouchisstinky]

great tips, i have about 400+ hours on isaac and these tips really helped out!

[@mattmurderous]

I love to hear that from a 2000 hour or so becomes second nature

[@1Lazarus]

I have 600 and i am still absolute ass

[@mattmurderous]

@@1Lazarus bro SAME

[@jwg0814]

​@@1LazarusI have over a 1k, and I suck ass, its fine 😂😂 thats the awesome part of Isaac, you can suck, but everything is all right

[@rubymoonstone5570]

Secret rooms can also not be next to boss rooms

[@zemufinman1639]

If you are going to use bombs for bisses make sure you have plenty to spare before doing so so you dont miss out on goodies you need a bomb for on the next floor

[@robinscheyving4878]

God of hyperdeath

[@SkunkMage9]

Bombs also pierce boss armor / scaling damage reduction in Repentance!

[@Irmis98]

"Bombs hurt" wow, what an advice

[@spieschrl3a]

My problem is with seen spider, especially in cursed rooms

[@novaskinner5595]

Additions to thr final tip Bombs ignore boss armor so they will Always deal 100 dmamage If bosses have a big mouth they can eat gunpowder (chub and big horn come to mind)

[@byakko671]

second one is my favorite

[@zombotany3443]

Another part with secret rooms is that they can't generate next to a hallway room. They can generate on the ends, but not the long sides

[@thekobra2012]

Tip #2 works only for dlcs

[@that-kitten-]

bruh ik 110 hours isn't a lot but how did i not know that lucky foot made all pills good/neutral... i've always avoided pills no matter what (unless phd)

[@mattmurderous]

As cliche as it sounds there’s always more to learn in Isaac

[@Shinsamquafit]

Better tip for secret rooms 9 times out of 10 the room layout will tell you if there is one. For instance the rocks, torches or whatnot will be pointing at the wall that is bombable.

[@jwg0814]

Yeah... Kinda tricky when it becomes muscle memory... Common "Am I dumb ?? I found the secret room... Why did I waste the last bomb...". Ps: I dont know if it is just me... But with curse of the lost... Every single room have the "here is the secret room" layout. And Im unable to find secret.

[@willoverdoseonmusic]

dont know why they didn't mention that

[@itoldyounottotouchit2577]

I am not a beginner but my brother told me this tips but it will help beginners

[@M1DN1GHT_HAZ3]

Someone pls tell me how to drop trinkets on switch I have 330 hours into the game and I still don't know

[@mattmurderous]

Hold down the ZR button!

[@M1DN1GHT_HAZ3]

@@mattmurderous thx

[@ZizZap4]

Misheard at first and it sounded like you said tinted rocks can contain "good Superbowls" lol

[@vario6492]

Oh wow, Northernlion needs to see this!

[@mattmurderous]

My DREAM

[@Side_N0te]

Save Boss Rush Keeper for last in the main characters before you unlock Mega Mush.

[@borkaraju7632]

when people are beginners they probably dont have repentance yet so for beginners bombs do 60 dam

[@Cains_stuff]

LOOK ITS ME

[@mattmurderous]

You’re famous!

[@Cains_stuff]

@@mattmurderous Yes!

[@sicklysteel-0815]

Or spiders with the rock

[@spamton4990]

Also, blowing up a certain amount of tinted rocks will net you an unlock.

[@kawasakigpz8510]

I think you forgot the most important tip in isaac: get good

[@sosom7244]

i got a idea sould i do A short fuse bomb boy or B the big fart bomb in isacc and beat the game with it?

[@CptBobDude]

Secret rooms are great. Anyone else always pray for R Key

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

1. Break the game 2. Break the game 3. Break the game 4. Break the game 5. Break the game

[@hyx6194]

A rock with a DiX

[@vilsxi]

How do you get that statue to show how luch damage u did

[@user-zb8vr5kl6c]

Fun

[@FrizzRizz]

How do u get rooms full of pills

[@agent4266]

The glowing projectiles also effect your tears, so it's pointless to put on

[@Frogoo27]

It doesn’t tho

[@gobbelgub4031]

I have 1500+ hours, and i didnt know luck foot does that

[@elnogal9298]

Lmao starting with tip 1 the left room you pointed with an arrow can never be a secret room because it's adjacent to a small room

[@mattmurderous]

Unfortunately you are incorrect it is actually a normal sized room if you half scroll down on the video you can see it’s a full one, but you are correct on the sides of small rooms you cannot but on the end of small ones you can!

[@elnogal9298]

@@mattmurderous damn I could swear it was a small one x)

[@elnogal9298]

@@mattmurderous yeah youre correct haha

[@bilpbjm]

ive seen and heard these tips 1000 times why is no one making new tips n tricks ro just in genageneral some good guides on what items to get tht could help ur runs i have abt 90 hrs on repentence and i feel like every time its a good run its bassicly the saame run i want new stuff and its crazy tht theres bearly any tips or ticks or helpful ways to get items

[@blackmist4268]

I don’t think the ps5 version has high invisibility, I wish tho as a beginner to this game

[@datOn3guy]

Man those arent even tears anymore

[@BlueBox090]

Fun Fact: Isaac is confirmed to be exactly 3 apples tall.

[@NoteCat540]

Hey what combination of upgrades do you have at the start of the video?

[@mattmurderous]

I believe play dough cookie and trisagion

[@saberruntv]

5 tips to know if you are a beginner in the binding of isaac. Manage to only give advice about the lasted dlc which isn't for beginner. Real advice. Play rebirth until you get good learn and learn again and again theres always something to be learned about. Then move to afterbirth then afterbirth plus then repentence. Don't jump over a rope you can't even reach

[@uur5034]

binding of isaac is the definition of "fuck it we ball" just go for repentance if you feel like it

[@saberruntv]

@@uur5034 from what i've seen repentence made the game way more easy as well.

[@cuffa40yt85]

What about pills that were already taken?

[@mattmurderous]

All pills even ones taken change!

[@hubamarti3505]

Secret rooms don't spawn next to boss rooms

[@dandalas2168]

But super secret room do.

[@IAmTheJellyBeanRock]

Any non beginner tips? Shit is entertaining.

[@mattmurderous]

I gotchu

[@Reilophonix]

Whaaaat, didnt bombs always caused 400 damage?

[@mattmurderous]

They did 40 prior to the latest DLC where they got a damage buff they also ignore boss armour!

[@Minced_Prime-J4dgm3nt]

as someone with 60 hours and somehow got dead god

[@cristianserrano6582]

i have like 4k hours in this game why the hell did i just watch a video of tips for beginners

[@mattmurderous]

We all are beginners if you really think about it

[@cristianserrano6582]

@@mattmurderous truuuuu

[@hueythefreeman]

cant it be 4?

[@Ryanator1107]

Bombs do 20n damage

[@Vetal_Vet]

PLASE TIP HOW TO DOWNLOAD ISAAC WITHOUT MONEYY😢

[@TrashcanAJ]

Phd also gives good pills

[@qwertyasd6455]

i dont play this game so i dont understand is this a troll or not

[@sprmic]

I don’t play this game, should I ?

[@willoverdoseonmusic]

eh

[@senkuishigami7685]

didnt bombs do 40?

[@nawunny]

As far as I know. It does 60 damage before repentance. But it deals 100 after repentance.

[@mattmurderous]

Yes they did before but they got buffed! Thanks @nopelol3386 for the response

[@plaguenplay3516]

tip number 6: certain spiders can and will leap very long distances

[@DemonVido]

First tip is wrong

[@KineticAJ]

Not necessarily, it says has up to 3, not it has to have three. That means it can have only 2 rooms connecting to it. So its not wrong.

[@bronoovian6070]

Lol it isn’t wrong at all.

[@duck730]

Its technically not wrong but it's VERY misleading

[@DemonVido]

A secret room has 2-4 rooms next to it

[@bronoovian6070]

@@DemonVidoIt can be from 1 to 4. 4 and 1 are not very common at all. It is almost always 2-3 walls. The video is not wrong it just doesn’t go over every single detail because it’s a short.

[@bart7161]

Up to. Normal secret rooms dont spawn next to singels. Get your facts straight

[@mattmurderous]

Clearly you should spend more time reading the 8th and 9th line of the secret room page on the wiki :P

[@Ralseee]

useless

[@cabba_5950]

tip 1 is wrong, its not up to 3 adjacent rooms, it can have 4 adjacent rooms. best not to spread misinformation to beginners

[@mattmurderous]

3 adjacent not considering the one you are in* my b homie

[@BC-so5ub]

Number 1. The game sucks, dont play it.

[@PavePlayz]

🤓

[@BC-so5ub]

@@PavePlayz aye buh who you nerd emoji'ing bruh, go get dead god on another file instead of showering punk.

[@Ijustwannaeditmyduckingnick]

6: if u see room with spikes on center, die on it, it will revice u and give angel item sometimes! It's room so rare!! 7: if u see heart with some fire. Don't take it. If u take ot u died instantly. Because uk like u heart in fire. 8: if u see glasses, don't take them. They activate nerd mode. U will shot 2 tears, but they do 1 dmg.