Is Tarnished Isaac a Mod?

Tarnished Isaac is not a mod itself, but rather a character variant from The Binding of Isaac: Epiphany, a fan-made expansion mod that adds “Tarnished” characters for The Binding of Isaac: Repentance. The Epiphany mod aims to add a new variant for all characters in Repentance, called “Tarnished” characters, with 7/17 characters completed so far, and 1 new character being added per wave.

Understanding the Epiphany Mod and Tarnished Characters

The Epiphany mod is a significant addition to the Binding of Isaac universe, offering players a fresh experience with the introduction of Tarnished characters. These characters come with unique abilities and playstyles, enhancing the game’s replayability and depth.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

1. What is the Epiphany mod?: The Epiphany mod is a fan-made expansion mod for The Binding of Isaac: Repentance, aiming to add a new variant for all characters, called “Tarnished” characters.
2. What is Tarnished Isaac?: Tarnished Isaac is a character from the Epiphany mod, included as the third iteration of Isaac, unlocked by beating Delirium as Tainted Isaac.
3. How do you unlock Tarnished Eden?: Tarnished Eden can be unlocked by touching them in an Error Room, accessible through a Glitched Photo in the starting room, which teleports the player to an empty Error Room.

Character-Specific Questions

4. Can Tainted Keeper have 3 hearts?: Tainted Keeper can have 3 Coin hearts with Mother’s Kiss, which is the only method, other than Greed’s Gullet, to harbor more than 2 Coin hearts.
5. What does Tainted Eden do?: Tainted Eden starts with random stats, health, possibly some pickups, a trinket, an active item, and a passive item, and every time they take non-self damage, all of their stats, items, trinket, and currently-held card or pill get re-rolled.
6. How do you unlock Saffron One Step from Eden?: Saffron can be unlocked by completing the Calamity achievement.

Gameplay and Mechanics

7. Why is he called Tarnished?: The term “Tarnished” refers to individuals who lost the grace of the Erdtree and were banished from the Lands Between by Queen Marika the Eternal.
8. Can the Tarnished resurrect?: The Tarnished have a form of immortality, allowing them to return from the dead, driven by their quest to become Elden Lord.
9. Is the Tarnished immortal?: The Tarnished are cursed to immortality, bound by a singular goal, and driven to a choice, working tirelessly to fix an apocalypse wrought by the gods who spurn them.

Unlocking Characters and Achievements

10. How do you unlock Apollyon?: Apollyon is unlocked after defeating Mega Satan for the first time in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.
11. Can Tainted Eden reroll into Birthright?: Birthright cannot be obtained by re-rolling into it; it must be bought the conventional way.
12. How does Tarnished Judas work?: Tarnished Judas always takes a full heart of damage from the start of the game, and damage after Chapter 4 is not doubled.

Modding and Community

13. Is Repentance a mod?: Repentance is not a mod but an official expansion of The Binding of Isaac; however, there is a Repentance+ Mod designed to provide a more thorough Repentance experience.
14. How do you unlock Tarnished Keeper in Epiphany?: Tarnished Keeper can be unlocked by defeating specific bosses, such as Isaac, ???, Satan, and The Lamb as Tarnished Keeper.
15. Does BFFS work with Tainted Lilith?: BFFS increases the damage of the fetus’ tears but does not affect the launch attack, working with characters like Tainted Lilith who have unique tear effects.