Cursed eye synergies with everything?

[Zero Grim]

So is it now just a small chance to ruin a run permanently by ever picking up a blind item under any circumstances, seems like no matter what tear effect you have cursed eyes instant boss losing teleport effect can trigger, so if you ever pick up a blind item it can make you more vulnerable than the lost.

without reroll machines in shops to get the black candle (which is getting more and more rare by the unlock) seems you just have no choice but to never pick up a blind item OR be prepared to instantly lose the run every time you do.

[MakiMaki]

How exactly is that different than before?

[Marceloid]

Yeah, it got slightly buffed (shoots 5 instead of 4 tears), but it doesn't really bring anything good to the table, just the risk of being teleported out of a room while charging your shots, which can hinder your clears.

And for synergies, well, it's just an alternate firing mode, nothing special here.

It kinda "synergizes" well with Holy Mantle, because the teleport effect will also proc when the mantle breaks, making it a great panic button for the Lost , but other than that, i can't think of anything, since it doesn't really have any unique effects.

Dead Eye, Brimstone or Mom's Knife perhaps?
Things that deal damage in bursts instead over time, like the Forgotten's Melee attack? .

[patrol]

It is always a risk picking up a blind item, cursed eye, bob's brain, curse of the tower, missing no., and some synergies can be very detrimental to a run

[Omertoso]

you know, I don't even remember the last time I picked up Cursed Eye with curse of the blind active. surely it's not that common of an occurrence? I wouldn't worry about it too much.

EDIT:

Originally posted by Marceloid:

Yeah, it got slightly buffed (shoots 5 instead of 4 tears), but it doesn't really bring anything good to the table, just the risk of being teleported out of a room while charging your shots, which can hinder your clears.

And for synergies, well, it's just an alternate firing mode, nothing special here.

Man, it's so sad to hear that it didn't get any meaningful buff. I like to think all items have their uses, even if they're sometimes niche situations, but Cursed Eye really only makes any run worse without Black Candle.

[Marceloid]

Originally posted by Foreigner:

Man, it's so sad to hear that it didn't get any meaningful buff. I like to think all items have their uses, even if they're sometimes niche situations, but Cursed Eye really only makes any run worse without Black Candle.

I agree, Cursed Eye is just always... Eh, like punishing the player for taking blind items, and probably my least favourite.

Even Curse of the Tower or Bob's Brain can bail you out against tanky enemies, but Cursed Eye is just... not good, and can be a big annoyance with basically no reason to take it.

I might be wrong and someone comes around the corner claiming it's a huge DPS-upgrade, tho, but then i probably still wouldn't take it.

[patrol]

Originally posted by Marceloid:

Originally posted by Foreigner:

Man, it's so sad to hear that it didn't get any meaningful buff. I like to think all items have their uses, even if they're sometimes niche situations, but Cursed Eye really only makes any run worse without Black Candle.

I agree, Cursed Eye is just always... Eh, like punishing the player for taking blind items, and probably my least favourite.

Even Curse of the Tower or Bob's Brain can bail you out against tanky enemies, but Cursed Eye is just... not good, and can be a big annoyance with basically no reason to take it.

I might be wrong and someone comes around the corner claiming it's a huge DPS-upgrade, tho, but then i probably still wouldn't take it. :dip:

The only time you might want to take cursed eye is when you're confident in your dodging skills and going full melee on forgotten, or playing as the lost even then it's not the best :D

[Zero Grim]

talking of the "buff" from my experience using it, it fires anywhere between 1 and 5 shots at random, with 1 being super rare and 3-5 being common.

As for bobs brain and curse of the tower you can learn to avoid their downsides with more than "never take a hit ever" (because if you can do that why you still bothering to play a game you've clearly beaten into submission?)

Missing no I forget exists most the time, but yea, I've picked up cursed eye maybe once a day by picking up blind items, because 99/100 its better to pick up a blind item than not, you just have to face palm at the 1/100 result ruining your fun.