Each brother can get one item on every floor. While these areas are harder, all item rooms in them will always have two items. That is Downpour, The Mines, and Mausoleum I will let the other brother get it, so I can have both. That way you, have two forms of damage.įor example, if one brother has Mom's Knife and I find Tech X. Instead of combing tear-changing items, it might be nicer to give them to each brother. I tend to give items to Jacob first since they have weaker stats. Doing this will allow the weaker brother to get hit less. I will try to make sure whatever brother has the most health is standing in front of the other. It is important to note that Jacob has more health than Esau. You get to place down two bombs for the cost of one. When you use a bomb, both characters drop a bomb. If you position both characters so that they both touch pedestal items at the same time, you will pick up both of them. Since you have to be able to use two groups of items, the controls are quite different. It will take some practice before it feels anywhere natural. I don't think I can explain them better than the wiki, so I will link to the page. You are going to need to get used to the controls of this character. They also can both hold cards, runes, pills, trinkets, and active items. If you hold the drop key, you can stop Esau from moving.īoth characters have individual stats, health, and items. You have to move both characters at the same time.
Like most of the characters in the game, the pair is based on a biblical story. Jacob & Esau are two characters that you play as one. In fact, out of all the characters to write guides for this, one gave me the most trouble.īut fear not! I have a plan for these characters. Jacob & Esau is quite an odd character(s). "The Binding of Issac: Rebirth" Jacob & Esau One of The Weirdest Characters in the Game