# The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Repentance 1.7.9b

- Product: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-binding-of-isaac-rebirth)
- Vendor: Nicalis, Inc.
- Date: 2022-12-07
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/250900/view/3645131352093069363
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-binding-of-isaac-rebirth/releases/2022-12-07-repentance-1.7.9b

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- **changed** — The Cantripped! challenge now only spawns active item cards, and item cards can be swapped out when picking up new cards when all card slots are already full
- **changed** — Tainted Cain now has the same starting stats as Cain with increased damage and reduced range
- **fixed** — Salvaging Tainted Cain's active item no longer spawns special drops in special rooms such as secret rooms
- **fixed** — The fire aura granted by Breath of Life + Judas' Birthright no longer destroys projectiles
- **changed** — Adjusted the active to passive item ratio from TMTRAINER from 1/2 to 1/4
- **fixed** — Glitch items can no longer destroy Cathedral light beams, ending chests and challenge trophies
- **fixed** — Enemies respawned by the D7 no longer drop loot when killed if they were champions and no longer grant score in daily runs
- **fixed** — Great Gideon's crawlspace no longer appears in the Ascent as it crashed the game when entered
- **fixed** — Expansion Pack can no longer trigger the Glowing Hourglass
- **changed** — Items in the Death Certificate area now spawn as option items similarly to items in Boss Rush and Angel rooms with automatic return to the main floor when picking up an item would cause other items to disappear
- **added** — Added rubber banding to Star of Bethlehem so it moves faster off screen when the player is ahead and slows down when the player is lagging behind
- **changed** — Star of Bethlehem now moves towards Mega Satan's room in the Chest and the Dark Room if its door was unlocked
- **fixed** — Vanishing Twin is now shared by both of Tainted Lazarus' forms and fixes several bugs that occur when flipping while Vanishing Twin is copying a boss
- **changed** — Spindown Dice is now available in challenges and daily runs with items tagged to never appear in those modes considered locked and skipped over
- **added** — Bag of Crafting is now available in challenges and daily runs as well as when playing as Tainted Lost
- **changed** — Bag of Crafting now obeys changes to item availability such as challenges, daily runs and Tainted Lost's adjusted item pools
- **changed** — Death Certificate now ignores changes to item availability caused by items or characters and will only refrain from spawning items locked behind achievements or current game rules
- **added** — Added new co-op babies
- **changed** — Updated some of Eden's hair styles
- **changed** — Updated a few item qualities

Changes
- The Cantripped! challenge now only spawns active item cards, item cards can be swapped out when picking up new cards when all card slots are already full
- Tainted Cain now has the same starting stats as Cain (increased damage and reduced range)
- Salvaging Tainted Cain's active item no longer spawns special drops in special rooms (such as secret rooms)
- The fire aura granted by Breath of Life + Judas' Birthright no longer destroys projectiles
- Adjusted the active to passive item ratio from TMTRAINER from 1/2 to 1/4
- Glitch items can no longer destroy Cathedral light beams, ending chests and challenge trophies
- Enemies respawned by the D7 no longer drop loot when killed if they were champions and no longer grant score in daily runs
- Great Gideon's crawlspace no longer appears in the Ascent (as it crashed the game when entered)
- Expansion Pack can no longer trigger the Glowing Hourglass
- Items in the Death Certificate area now spawn as "option" items similarly to items in Boss Rush and Angel rooms - the player is automatically returned to the main floor whenever picking up an item would cause other items in the room to disappear
- Added rubber banding to Star of Bethlehem - it now moves faster off screen when the player is ahead of it along the path to the boss room and slows down if the player is lagging behind
- Star of Bethlehem now moves towards Mega Satan's room in the Chest and the Dark Room if its door was unlocked
- Vanishing Twin is now shared by both of Tainted Lazarus' forms - this also fixes several bugs that occur when flipping while Vanishing Twin is copying a boss
- Spindown Dice is now available in challenges and daily runs, items that are tagged to never appear in those modes are considered locked and will be skipped over
- Bag of Crafting is now available in challenges and daily runs, as well as when playing as Tainted Lost
- Bag of Crafting now obeys changes to item availability such as challenges, daily runs and Tainted Lost's adjusted item pools and will not craft items that cannot be normally obtained
- Death Certificate now ignores changes to item availability caused by items or characters (i.e. Tainted Lost or Sacred Orb) and will only refrain from spawning items locked behind achievements or current game rules (challenges or daily runs)
- Added new co-op babies
- Updated some of Eden's hair styles
- Updated a few item qualities
- Updated localization files

Fixes
- Fixed a crash that could occur when firing large amounts of Haemolacria shots with laser attacks
- Fixed a crash caused by killing Siren while she has control of Lil Delirium
- Fixed reward plates crashing the game when attempting to spawn enemies in Home
- Fixed devil room doors and other temporary doors leaving an invisible door with an invalid state behind when removed (this could cause crashes with certain items such as Mr. Me)
- Fixed dying from taking a devil deal sometimes displaying the wrong portrait on the game over screen
- Fixed enemies attempting to pathfind through Bomb Grimaces and Quake Grimaces
- Fixed We Need to go Deeper/Mom's Shovel being unable to create crawlspaces with Car Battery
- Fixed item pedestals duplicated by Crooked Penny forgetting their option group, allowing all duplicated options to be picked up
- Fixed instant death when turning into Keeper using Clicker while having 2 or more broken hearts
- Fixed instant death when Esau Jr. grants Heartbreak when used as Keeper
- Fixed Tainted Lazarus becoming intangible when using Flip with Car Battery and Birthright
- Fixed The Empress? not applying its speed decrease as intended
- Fixed The Empress? not tracking HP overflow correctly, removing more hearts than intended upon wearing off in certain situations
- Fixed The High Priestess being able to target Dark Esau and Blood Puppy
- Fixed Tooth and Nail not ticking while Isaac is holding an item above his head (this could be abused for near-infinite invincibility)
- Fixed Tooth and Nail not removing it

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