Which character do you recommended best for a new player?Why?

[hylinclio]

I'm new here.I'd love to know which character is the most recommended by the masters.
I'm using samson but I dont much understand what is the feature.
Thanks :-)

[Shayla]

With Samson, everytime you get hit, you gain a little bit extra power(and i think size). The effect lasts the whole floor and gets reset the next.

Not really a master, but i enjoy playing as Cain and Eden the most. A lot of people still love playing Azazel. He's strong and can fly, two very useful traits.

[hylinclio]

Thanks
:-)

[jon678910]

Depends on what you're going for.
Azazel is probably the strongest in terms of damage, but lacks range, making him slightly risky. Similarly, Judas can snowball quite easily too, as he does have the book of belial. The nerf to book of belial does mean that Judas is much weaker in afterbirth, though.
Isaac has the D6, one of the best active items, after you beat Isaac with blue baby.
Personally, my favourite character is Lilith (in afterbirth), because she can kill bosses quite easily with a few battery related items.
If you still plan on playing samson, you should try to get five coins on every odd floor for the chance to spawn an arcade, because the IV bag is useful for increasing your damage while getting coins.

[hylinclio]

Thanks
:-)

[Tato]

The Lost, easiest character

jk. Try Azazel, then switch to Isaac. Once you're into the game for a few hours, start playing on Hard. You'll have to complete everything on Hard anyways, plus it's a nice way to adapt to the games difficulty.

[hylinclio]

Thanks
:-)

[beautheschmo]

For newer players, Maggie is the easiest character to use. He starts with 4 heart containers and the Yum Heart, which lets him take a lot of punishment, so he's ideal for inexperienced players who expect to take a lot of hits. Most experienced players, including myself, consider him to be a bad character because of his low speed, but that's a stat that isn't all too important when you're new to the game.

Samson, Azazel and Cain are also easy to use in their own ways. Samson you already know about, Cain doesn't do anything particularly special (though the DLC allows you to unlock the ability to start with the Paper Clip which allows him to open Gold Chests for free), but he has above-average stats across the board, and Azazel has a risky short range, but does enough damage that you can brute force your way through most of the game anyways. Lazarus isn't too hard to use either, he gets an extra life (though with only 1 heart container) and a power boost when he dies, but I personally just don't find him fun to play.

Those are the 5 I would suggest sticking to early on, I probably wouldn't suggest trying the rest of the characters too much early on, as they all tend to be very easy to die on, but some of them are also pretty rewarding. Of course, if you end up finding one of them to be really fun, go ahead and play them.

[Tato]

Originally posted by beautheschmo:

For newer players, Maggie is the easiest character to use. He starts with 4 heart containers and the Yum Heart, which lets him take a lot of punishment, so he's ideal for inexperienced players who expect to take a lot of hits. Most experienced players, including myself, consider him to be a bad character because of his low speed, but that's a stat that isn't all too important when you're new to the game.

Samson, Azazel and Cain are also easy to use in their own ways. Samson you already know about, Cain doesn't do anything particularly special (though the DLC allows you to unlock the ability to start with the Paper Clip which allows him to open Gold Chests for free), but he has above-average stats across the board, and Azazel has a risky short range, but does enough damage that you can brute force your way through most of the game anyways. Lazarus isn't too hard to use either, he gets an extra life (though with only 1 heart container) and a power boost when he dies, but I personally just don't find him fun to play.

Those are the 5 I would suggest sticking to early on, I probably wouldn't suggest trying the rest of the characters too much early on, as they all tend to be very easy to die on, but some of them are also pretty rewarding. Of course, if you end up finding one of them to be really fun, go ahead and play them.

Maggy is a female.

[hylinclio]

Originally posted by beautheschmo:

For newer players, Maggie is the easiest character to use. He starts with 4 heart containers and the Yum Heart, which lets him take a lot of punishment, so he's ideal for inexperienced players who expect to take a lot of hits. Most experienced players, including myself, consider him to be a bad character because of his low speed, but that's a stat that isn't all too important when you're new to the game.

Samson, Azazel and Cain are also easy to use in their own ways. Samson you already know about, Cain doesn't do anything particularly special (though the DLC allows you to unlock the ability to start with the Paper Clip which allows him to open Gold Chests for free), but he has above-average stats across the board, and Azazel has a risky short range, but does enough damage that you can brute force your way through most of the game anyways. Lazarus isn't too hard to use either, he gets an extra life (though with only 1 heart container) and a power boost when he dies, but I personally just don't find him fun to play.

Those are the 5 I would suggest sticking to early on, I probably wouldn't suggest trying the rest of the characters too much early on, as they all tend to be very easy to die on, but some of them are also pretty rewarding. Of course, if you end up finding one of them to be really fun, go ahead and play them.

Thanks
:-)

[beautheschmo]

Originally posted by Danksy, King of all things dank:

Maggy is a female.

Maggy is Isaac wearing a wig

[Toxic]

Lazarus I guess? He's pretty much just crutch Isaac.

Originally posted by beautheschmo:

Originally posted by Danksy, King of all things dank:

Maggy is a female.

Maggy is Isaac wearing a wig

Where is this stated?

[Tato]

Originally posted by beautheschmo:

Originally posted by Danksy, King of all things dank:

Maggy is a female.

Maggy is Isaac wearing a wig

Maybe, but that's just a theory. Yes, it's supported by the nightmare sequences, but the offical Isaac wiki that's supported by the devs calls her a female.

[Tato]

Originally posted by beautheschmo:

Originally posted by Danksy, King of all things dank:

Maggy is a female.

Maggy is Isaac wearing a wig

Nvm, edmund stated that the characters are different issues of isaac. It's kinda weird to call Maggy a "he", though.

[Camille]

Isaac is a pretty good character.

[scout608]

isaac after you get the d6