Prayer Card

Prayer Card
In-game Appearance
N/A
Tears Appearance
N/A
Information
Item Type	Activated Collectible
Recharge Time	6
Unlock Method	Wrath of the Lamb Exclusive
Location	Angel Room
Collection Grid
(Page B, Column 6, Row 4)

A yellow prayer card with Mary painted on its front.

Effects

Upon activation, Isaac gains an Eternal Heart. If you already have an Eternal Heart, you will gain a new heart container upon activation.

If used with ???, a Soul Heart will be added at the start of the new floor or when you collect two eternal hearts.

Notes

Although you cannot gain more than twelve hearts through the use of this card, it is a viable line of defense as additional Eternal Hearts can still be gained.

For ???, this item is half as efficient as the The Nail and Book Of Revelations, apart from the additional effects of those items, as it adds a Soul Heart on every two uses.

Synergies

• Habit - Heart Containers will be added much quicker if Isaac takes damage. In addition to having the Habit, having either or both of The Wafer/Scapular, or The Battery/9V combos leads to technically infinite heart containers. Though the red heart containers are capped at 12, when used in addition with Guppy's Paw, the player can create a ridiculous amount of souls hearts on one floor by swapping the two items. This could also effectively remove the need for the Scapular.

Gallery

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The basis for the item's look, "Our Lady of Guadalupe".

The Prayer Card in the Curse room

Trivia

• This item represents a holy card: a small, mass-produced devotional image similar in size to a baseball card, with a simple reproduction of a holy icon printed on one side and often a short prayer printed on the opposite side, they are meant to be carried with a believer or situated in a familiar place and act as a focus for prayer and devotion in everyday life.

Bugs

• Even though the Prayer Card is marked as a "Special Item" in the game's code, it is not actually a special item.