Judas

**Judas** is a character unlocked after beating Satan for the first time. Judas starts with one red heart container, and has  upon starting, as well as 3 coins. Judas also has a 1.35x damage multiplier.

## Stats

###  Tears

3.5 (\*2.00)
+0

###  Range

1
23.756.5

###  Luck

1.1
0

## Starting Items

###  Items

*None*
*None*

When a character dies after picking up the item , they will respawn as **Dark Judas**. Dark Judas spawns with two Black Hearts, a damage multiplier of 2.00 (instead of Judas' 1.35 multiplier), and a base speed of 1.1. Dark Judas has the highest base damage multiplier of all the playable characters.

 Similar to  Azazel, Dark Judas can still gain heart containers despite starting with none.

* Similar to  ???, Dark Judas is unable to obtain heart containers. Any health-up items he collects will grant Black Hearts instead.

Dark Judas is considered by the game to be a separate character from Judas, but any achievements and unlocks that require Judas, including his Completion Marks, can be done by Dark Judas. (This means turning into Dark Judas using another character will not give that character any completion marks.) He will also receive  Tainted Judas' bonus effects when using .

## Notes

* Judas has a great damage sustain during the run due to the ; try to keep the item until you have enough damage to grab another active item.
	+ The Book of Belial is also beneficial to hold on to, as it guarantees that the Devil Room or Angel Room will open after defeating a boss.
	+ The Book of Belial no longer guarantees a Devil Room or Angel Room, but still increases the chance to get one.
* It is beneficial to accept health upgrades during the run, as Judas can be challenging without enough health. Grabbing items such as  early in the game could be crucial for a good run.
* can prove very useful if found early enough since Judas starts with only one heart container. As well as granting 9 additional lives, it is also one of the  items.
* , , ,  and other "low health activation" items are helpful for early floors, due to his low health.

## Item Interactions

* :  becomes a passive item that can be held beneath other active items, similar to . May stack with Book of Virtues. If Judas is not currently holding The Book of Belial, he receives it. The damage boost received from The Book of Belial scales with the amount of charges the active item above it has; may not work with one-time-use items, items with unlimited use, timed recharges or items that do not follow normal room charge rules (, etc). Has special interactions with certain items - see The Book of Belial for more information.
* : Synergizes with Book of Belial for an extra 1.5x damage multiplier.

## Unlockable Achievements

* Judas' Shadow - Complete the Boss Rush as  **Judas**.

* Shadow Baby - Defeat Mom's Heart on Hard mode as  **Judas**.

* Judas' Tongue - Defeat Satan as  **Judas**.

* Guillotine - Defeat Isaac as  **Judas**.

* Curved Horn - Defeat The Lamb as  **Judas**.

* The Left Hand - Defeat Ultra Pride as any character, or ??? as  **Judas**.

* My Shadow - Defeat Ultra Greed as  **Judas**.

* Eye of Belial - Defeat Ultra Greedier as  **Judas**.

* Betrayal - Defeat Hush as  **Judas**.

* Brown Baby - Defeat Mega Satan as  **Judas**.

* Shade - Defeat Delirium as  **Judas**.

* Akeldama - Defeat Mother as  **Judas**.

* Redemption - Defeat The Beast as  **Judas**.

* The Deceiver - Use  (etc.) to open the hidden closet in Home as  **Judas**.

* Belial Baby - Earn all Hard mode Completion Marks as  **Judas**.

## Trivia

* Judas appeared in the original Binding of Isaac.
* Judas is a reference to Judas Iscariot, the Twelfth Disciple of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Romans in exchange for thirty pieces of silver, represented by the three coins Judas starts the game with. Moreover, the coins are also believed to represent the three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
* Contrary to popular belief, Judas's fez is not a reference to the game Fez, created by Phil Fish. Edmund McMillen has stated that the initial statement was a joke and that he used the fez due to it being easily recognizable.
* In the original Binding of Isaac, Judas was unlocked by beating Womb for the first time. In The Binding Of Isaac Rebirth, it's  Eden who is unlocked with this method.
* When reviving using Judas' Shadow, entering a miniboss fight will refer to the player as "Black Judas"
* Judas's locked character icon is a locked box with his fez sitting on it
	+ He shares this locked box icon with  Azazel,  Lilith, and  Apollyon.
	+ Judas is the only "Human" character to use this icon, with  Azazel and  Lilith being demons, and  Apollyon being a living statue.

## Gallery

* Judas's transition screen portrait.
* Dark Judas's transition screen portrait.
* Judas's locked character icon.

## References

1. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/edmundmcmillen/status/1318746070063534080