Andromeda

## Starting Stats

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*1.00*

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*2.73*

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*3.60*

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*7.50*

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*0.60*(locked)

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*0*

*This is a page about regular Andromeda. The page about tainted version of this character can be found here.*

**Andromeda** is a character that comes with the Andromeda Mod for the game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and requires all DLCs to work. The mod is uploaded to the game's Steam Workshop.

***!!! For Andromeda to work as intended, Planetariums should be unlocked first !!!***

By default, Andromeda has passive tear effects of Tiny Planet and Anti-Gravity with the only difference being that tears can be accelerated or slowed down depending on your movement while shooting. Andromeda also starts with Telescope Lens and Friendship Necklace effects by default, which makes the base chance of planetariums higher and also allows you to encounter them on the Womb floors, plus all following familiars circle around Andromeda. Andromeda can't find any Zodiac items outside of Abandoned Planetariums.

Andromeda starts with a pocket active  Gravity Shift, which besides its normal use of stopping tears and projectiles, has special effects on Andromeda depending on the room it was used in:

* Using it in a Treasure Room before picking up an item will activate Glowing Hour Glass effect and transform the room into an Abandoned Planetarium instead, which has a decreasing chance to have a random Zodiac item depending on the floor or a random room reward layout instead. This will also increase your Planetarium chance.
* Using it in a Planetarium before picking up an item will transform the planetarium item into 4 random treasure room items to choose from, give a random Lemegeton wisp, and reduce gravity of the room, which will make you float in the direction you moved last.
* Using it in a Shop before buying anything will remove everything the shop has to offer and will instead spawn a random treasure room item for 30 coins.
* Using it in a Devil Room before buying anything will transform every devil deal for sale into 3 Book of Belial wisps and also remove 1 heart for each devil deal in the room.
* Using it in an Angel Room before picking up anything will transform every item into 2 The Bible wisps for each item in the room.
* Using it in a Secret Room will transform every item into 5 normal wisps and pickups into normal wisps with 50% chance, no matter if anything was picked up before or not.
* Using it in a Super Secret Room will transform every item into 5 random wisps and pickups into random wisps with 50% chance, no matter if anything was picked up before or not.

Getting four Zodiac or Planetarium items as Andromeda (three on any other character) will also grant the  Spode Transformation, which can be unlocked for every character after completing every regular Andromeda Unlock.

## Strategy

* Andromeda's shooting mechanic takes practice to get used to, however it's worth noticing that all tears in the outer circle (after releasing) will always move in the direction you shoot, even if it's diagonal. So it's possible to redirect the circle at any time and, for example, redirect it sideways, so that the tears hit enemies that get close to you.
* Andromeda should always keep distance with any enemy to be safe, however it's possible to use inner circle for a melee style attack, although it could be dangerous.
* For shooting it's also recommended to use  Gravity Shift while tears are in the inner circle to make chasing enemies walk into the cluster of tears you left behind.
* Gravity Shift is worth using in bullet hell moments when there are too many enemy projectiles (stopped enemy projectiles don't damage you).
* It's recommended to use  Gravity Shift in Treasure Rooms only if the item isn't worth it and/or will affect the run badly. Also recommended to use if you have already 1-2+ items for the  Spode Transformation to (hopefully) get more items towards this transformation.

## Synergies

* Birthright: Instantly gives you the  Spode Transformation if you don't already have it. Also greatly improves the rewards found inside treasure rooms that were turned into an Abandoned Planetarium.
* Almost every item has the same synergy as with Tiny Planet + Anti-Gravity.
* Picking up Tiny Planet or Anti-Gravity will not change your shooting in any way so these 2 items will just give you their range/tears up bonuses.
* Tech X will not override Andromeda's shooting. It will make you shoot Tech X rings instead of your tears without charging that also can be stopped.

## Unlockables

* Betelgeuse and Alpha Centauri - Complete the Boss Rush as  **Andromeda**.
* Meteorite - Defeat Satan as  **Andromeda**.
* Crying Pebble - Defeat Isaac as  **Andromeda**.
* Extinction Event - Defeat The Lamb as  **Andromeda**.
* Gravity Shift - Defeat ??? as  **Andromeda**.
* Stardust - Defeat Ultra Greed as  **Andromeda**.
* Ophiuchus - Defeat Ultra Greedier as  **Andromeda**.
* Celestial Crown - Defeat Hush as  **Andromeda**.
* Baby Pluto - Defeat Mega Satan as  **Andromeda**.
* Harmonic Convergence - Defeat Delirium as  **Andromeda**.
* Juno - Defeat Mother as  **Andromeda**.
* Pallas - Defeat The Beast as  **Andromeda**.
* You're a Worshipper! - Earn all Completion Marks as  **Andromeda**.

## Gallery

Andromeda's transition screen portrait.Space background used for Andromeda's body and costumes.Unused achievement sprite.
## Trivia

* The Andromeda galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light years from Earth and is the closest large galaxy to the Milky Way.
* Andromeda is about 25%-50% larger than the Milky Way and contains about twice as many stars.
* The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in about 4.5 billion years, merging into one giant elliptical galaxy.
* The Andromeda galaxy is named after princess Andromeda, the daughter of king Cepheus and queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology.
* The myth goes that Cassiopeia angered Poseidon and the sea nymphs by claiming to be more beautiful than them. So as punishment, her daughter Andromeda was chained to a rock to be devoured by the sea monster Cetus. Perseus was on his way home after slaying Medusa when he saw this and saved Andromeda by killing the sea monster.
* Andromeda's third eye never closes. They know all the secrets of the universe.
* Technically Andromeda is genderless because it’s just space but can be assumed as a boy since technically it’s Isaac’s personality same way as any other character.