HELP NEEDED! - So many items and yet I keep getting the same 50...

[Lemon Bread]

Though The Binding of Isaac is completely random and entirely up to luck and chance, it seems that Afterbirth is out to get me. Not too long ago, I've been able to beat ??? with nearly every character and I've poured 40+ hours into the game. So you can imagine my excitement for preparing to now take on Bosses like Mega Satan and maybe even Delirium. Unfortunately it seems as if the game is trying to diminish my chances of ever even coming close to doing so, because recently I've been getting the same 50 items over and over and over again. I now have a Negative Win Streak that would make The Lost blush. I'm not sure if this is just a string of really bad luck or if there's something else at play here. But even after cycling through character after character, I can't seem to break free of this chain of terrible items. It's gotten to the point where I'd end up restarting my run because by the time I'd made it past It Lives, I knew that my current build wasn't going to get me any farther. I've been cataloging each item I'd get in every subsequent run and I've been able to compile this list together. It contains every item that I've been given in the past gosh knows how many playthroughs. I can't make heads or tails of this!

The Unfortunate List Of Terrible Items:
Part 1 - Treasure Items
Activated Items:
1. The Poop
2. Mr. Boom
3. Kamikaze!
4. Mom’s Pad
5. Bob’s Rotten Head
6. Lemon Mishap
7. The Hourglass
8. Book of Sin
9. The Bean
10. The D10
11. Butter Bean
12. Glass Cannon
13. Kidney Bean

Passive Items:
1. The Black Bean
2. Bob’s Curse
3. Boom!
4. Butt Bombs
5. E Coli
6. Soy Milk
7. Strange Attractor
8. The Virus
9. Curse of the Tower
10. The Wiz

Familiars:
1. Abel
2. Brother Bobby
3. Ghost Baby
4. Harlequin Baby
5. Sister Maggy
6. Lost Fly

Part 2 - Shop Items
Activated Items:
1. Deck of Cards
2. Mom’s Bottle of Pills
3. Remote Detonator
4. Notched Pickaxe
5. Mine Crafter

Passive Items:
1. Little Baggy
2. Starter Deck
3. Fanny Pack

Part 3 -Boss Items
Passive Items:
1. Breakfast
2. Lunch
3. Rotten Meat
4. The Belt
5. Wooden Spoon
6. Mom’s Lipstick
7. Mom’s Underwear
8. Mom’s High Heels
9. Mom’s Coin Purse
10. Box

Part 4 -Devil Items
Activated Items:
1. We Need To Go Deeper

Passive Items:
1. Black Powder
2. Missing Page 2

Familiars:
1. Brother Bobby
2. Sister Maggy
3. Ghost Baby
4. Demon Baby

Part 5- Angel Items
Literally just Soul Hearts, most of which are locked behind Key Blocks!

It gets soul crushing when you have the D6, blow through 2 Batteries and 2 Item Recharges, only to go from Mr. Boom, to Kamikaze!, to E Coli, and finally somehow back to Mr. Boom! Does anyone have any advice or insight? Each new run just leaves me feeling more and more defeated.

[sad_drone]

@lemons a lot of good items are locked behind achievements, so it might be that your item pool is still relatively small and weak. Also the items you listed are just common drops, i still get them all the time despite having couple hundred hours in-game time and most of stuff unlocked. What i recommend is reseting the run at the start till you get treasure room with op/fun item instead of trying to push through each attempt.

[PUTRID]

Originally posted by sad_drone:

@lemons a lot of good items are locked behind achievements, so it might be that your item pool is still relatively small and weak. Also the items you listed are just common drops, i still get them all the time despite having couple hundred hours in-game time and most of stuff unlocked. What i recommend is reseting the run at the start till you get treasure room with op/fun item instead of trying to push through each attempt.

This ^ . I had a similar problem when I first started off playing the game on any platform but got better items when my item pool expanded. Play a bit more, or maybe use the debug menu.

[roach]

Just got say that starter deck, deck of cards, fanny pack, are all fantastic items! Breakfast lunch and rotten meat aren't terrible, they can give you hearts to trade for devil deals. Getting the box can really open up your game if you get it in the first level or two, those extra consumables can make a huge difference. Likewise butt bombs and remote detonator and other bomb passives each give you five bombs which can make a difference early. Book of sin is good consumable generation. Alot of the rest you mention are pretty trash though.