


However, many of these Items are quite powerful, and may be more valuable if collected than if they are turned into Locusts. Keep in mind that some Items give special Locusts.Items from the Boss item pool are usually good sources of damage, so it may be worth it to seek them out immediately.
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Locusts deal full damage per tick, meaning that it is important to find a balance between the number of locusts spawned and amount of damage dealt.This does not apply to rooms where the player can collect multiple items without penalty such as a Library, which can be fully absorbed, making them extremely useful to find.Boss Rush, Treasure Rooms on the alternate path, Treasure Rooms/ Boss Rooms under the effect of More Options/ There's Options, certain Angel Room layouts, etc.) using Abyss will only give one locust for each item choice/set. In rooms where the player is presented a choice between several items (i.e.Be careful if swapping active items while picking up a new one as the old item will also be turned into a locust.This does not apply to any other characters, as Tainted Apollyon is the only one who can have Abyss in his consumable slot, and therefore both pick up an active item and use Abyss simultaneously.If Tainted Apollyon uses Abyss while picking up an active item, it will be turned into a locust this is due to the change to items being able to be destroyed while being picked up in Repentance.

This allows for easier judgement over whether active or mediocre items should be destroyed.
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