Dark Arts

Makes Isaac invulnerable and intangible for one second. When the effect ends, all enemies Isaac ran through take damage and Isaac temporarily gains +1 damage for each one.

Quote

"One with the shadows"

Effects

• When used, Isaac gains +1.0 speed and can walk through enemies/bullets for 1 second or until he shoots. If Isaac walks through an enemy or bullet during this time, it freezes until the effect ends, then takes damage equal to 2x Isaac's damage plus a flat 3.5. At the end of the effect, an area of effect blast is created, dealing more damage the more enemies or bullets were pierced during the effect.
• • For every enemy/bullet Isaac walked through, he will gain a temporary +1 damage bonus, which wears off at a rate of -0.25 damage every half second.
  • The damage of the blast at the end of Dark Arts is equal to the sum of every damage dealt while dashing between enemies.
  • • Bullets walked through will still count for the final blast damage calculation, even though they can't really be damaged.

Synergies

• Kamikaze! - Kamikaze! can be activated without harm when using Dark Arts.
• Pause - Activating Dark Arts will not cancel the effect, turning Pause into an instant room clear in most situations and an effective tool for damaging bosses, allowing you to get up to 4 uses in before they resume.
  Pause + 4.5 Volt: Pause becomes an even more effective tool against bosses, as it can now be activated several times in the fight.
• Montezuma's Revenge - The corns created by Montezuma's Revenge can be caught by Dark Arts, and most will naturally, making each cast of Dark Arts give huge boosts of tear damage, and making the final blast deal huge amounts of damage. Not only that, but the Brimstone beam created will still be active while Dark Arts is active.
• Mars - Isaac is able to dash while using Dark Arts, allowing him to reach more enemies in one use of Dark Arts while still dealing damage with Mars' dash.
• 120 Volt - 120 Volt will still activate while using Dark Arts, allowing Isaac to deal more damage to nearby enemies while invulnerable.

Found in

• Devil Room
• Devil Room (Greed Mode)