My Reflection

**My Reflection** is a passive item.

## Effects

* Isaac's tears travel a short distance, then reverse direction and return to Isaac.
	+ The tears are constantly pulled towards Isaac; if Isaac moves after shooting, the tears will always return to him.
* +1.5 range.
* +1 tear falling speed.
* 2x + 1.5 range, +1.5 damage, -1 luck.
* 1.6x shot speed multiplier.

## Interactions

* : The tears will slowly move towards Isaac instead of remaining stationary. Releasing the fire button will launch the tears as usual.
* : Overrides My Reflection.
	+ Makes the beam curve when moving. It has the same effect on Azazel's mini-brimstone and doubles the range.
	+ The laser makes a thin loop in front of Isaac, and fires the normal laser backwards.
* : If tears cross the border of the room, they will move towards Isaac from their new position rather than crossing back across the border.
* / /: Split tears will move towards Isaac.
* : **Not recommended.** The bombs will slide back towards Isaac after having reached a certain distance.
	+ When combined with , the rockets will not explode unless they hit an obstacle or enemy, making this much safer.
* : Overrides My Reflection.
* : Needles from Euthanasia bursts will move towards Isaac.
* : Tears bounce away from and then back towards Isaac. However, unless you have range ups, this generally results in tears slowing down then dissipating rather than actually returning.
* : Range becomes extremely high, making Haemolacria tears follow Isaac for a long time before hitting the ground. Burst tears do not have a boomerang effect.
* : **Not recommended.** The explosive tears will begin flying back towards Isaac after having reached a certain distance.
* : Tears will move towards Isaac and can still be fed and burst. The bursted tears will also move towards Isaac.
* : The tears increase in damage as they are pulled towards Isaac.
* : The tear will slowly move towards Isaac, and the shot speed increase allows the tear to be moved much faster.
* : No effect, as the knife already has this effect.
	+ The stat changes carry over, but the knife's trajectory does not.
* : Causes the beam range behind Isaac to become significantly increased as well as having a short range similar to Azazel's beam in front of him. This greatly eases the use of this item allowing for high DPS.
* : No further stat changes.
	+ Damage and luck changes stack, range and shot speed don't.
* Piercing tears: Despite the piercing effect, tears cannot damage the same enemy multiple times.
* : Tears constantly swarm around Isaac, quickly filling the room.
* : At base tear size, tears disappear before they can return to Isaac.
* : Tears will spin like boomerangs, the effect is purely cosmetic.
* : The laser makes a thin loop in front of Isaac, and fires the normal laser backwards.
* : Isaac's tears will continually be pulled towards him, effectively reducing the chances that tears will bounce.
* : If tears are close enough to an enemy, it will home in and damage them. If not, they will return to Isaac.
* : **Not recommended.** While it may make it easier to hit enemies, it also makes it much easier for them to be attracted to Isaac, surrounding him.
* : Overrides My Reflection.
	+ Makes the beam curve when moving.
	+ The laser makes a thin loop in front of Isaac, and fires the normal laser backwards.
* /
	+ Tears return to character and the beams curve when moving.
	+ The laser makes a thin loop in front of Isaac, and fires the normal laser backwards.
* : Stat effects of My Reflection remain but the boomerang effect does not.
* : The orbital tears will move faster to stay in orbit around Isaac, making aiming easier.
* : Makes the beams much longer as they move away from and then back towards Isaac.
	+ The beams are in the form of a thin loop which cover a larger area, and the beams return to Isaac.
* : Further increases shot speed, making Isaac's tears travel much farther forward before returning to Isaac.

## Trivia

* This item is a reference to the concept of a mirror breaking when being looked into, usually played as a joke on ugly characters being 'so ugly they break the mirror'.
	+ This may be a commentary on Isaac's poor self-esteem.
	+ The Luck Down inflicted by the item is a secondary reference to the superstition of a broken mirror causing seven years of bad luck.
* In his first post-Repentance Lore Stream, Edmund McMillen stated that Isaac's visual appearance (ie: the crescent shape on his forehead) is simply a reference to the shape of boomerangs, as the item causes Isaac's tears to come back to him like the movement pattern of a boomerang.
* In the same lore stream, McMillen explained that the reason Isaac's tears return to him is simply due to the idea of attacking a mirror, with the tears being reflected backwards similarly to how shiny surfaces (such as mirrors) reflect light.
* This item is the only one to apply a multiplier to Isaac's shot speed, instead of a plain bonus.
* This item is used in Suicide King (challenge #7) and Slow Roll (challenge #15).