Old items that went from meh to yay?

[Hennimore]

I haven't had time to play all that much since repentance was released, but I have beaten the end game bosses and unlocked the main characters and I have just now started on the tainted ones.

I feel like afterbirth+ is still the main factor for me when picking items. I try to pick some duds every now and then to see if they were buffed enough.
What are some items you feel were buffed and went from meh to yay? Or what item did you not pick up before and now you can make it work?
I guess on the other end, what item did you use to pick up but now avoid?

[WitchAmy]

Holy Water went from literal trash to a run winner

And with BFFS it's nuts.

[MrMcMonkey]

I always thought that Rubber Cement was an okay item. I discovered yesterday that it has a synergy with technology items. I had Tech X. That was fun :D

[Catpuppy]

A ton of items are now decent, and it also feels like some of the items that did nearly nothing in AB+ were either removed completely or changed to provide some kind of stat boost as well.

Broken Modem is one that was definitely buffed, went from a run ruiner to nearly a run winner. Explosivo now also deals regular tear damage on the bomb tears, making it a lot better. Magic 8 Ball used to be a whatever item, but now it increases your chances of finding a Planetarium by a flat 15% which actually makes me happy to get it early on a run. On the opposite spectrum, a lot of devil deal items are more skippable now -- the health cost is often not worth it anymore. Also, Shard of Glass is now a run ruiner, so I never pick that up.

[Lucifer ★✬]

Originally posted by Catpuppy:

A ton of items are now decent, and it also feels like some of the items that did nearly nothing in AB+ were either removed completely or changed to provide some kind of stat boost as well.

Broken Modem is one that was definitely buffed, went from a run ruiner to nearly a run winner. Explosivo now also deals regular tear damage on the bomb tears, making it a lot better. Magic 8 Ball used to be a whatever item, but now it increases your chances of finding a Planetarium by a flat 15% which actually makes me happy to get it early on a run. On the opposite spectrum, a lot of devil deal items are more skippable now -- the health cost is often not worth it anymore. Also, Shard of Glass is now a run ruiner, so I never pick that up.

yer, shard of glass blows now. didnt know that and picked it up only for it to kill me just before mother

[Nazemec]

I picked Shard of Glass a few times since Rep release, I don't get why...
[checking new effect on the wiki]
OH. Nevermind.

[BuzzDee]

first I thought cube of meat and Ball of Bandages are good dont get me wrong the first lvl is a amazing dmg orbital if used correctly but upgrading them the 2nd tier is just meh and after getting the 3rd upgrade I wish that I get smt else loved them back then but now when I get one of them I only get the 1st form thats it rather have another item instead

[Elsuya]

... The Negative.
If you actually have red hearts (which happens a lot for me recently cause of angel rooms) and you don't plan on going to the chest anyways, that dmg boost is really beneficial.

[Squaredudes]

Bombs! A huge damage boost (60->100) and the ability to penetrate boss armor has made them way more useful than before.

[K1]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ they butchered shard of glass.
i mean it wasnt that great to begin with, it just kinda was there to help occasionally.
now it can just kill ur runs

Originally posted by Isaac wiki:

Taking damage will cause Isaac to bleed, spewing red tears around him constantly. If the bleeding goes for too long, Isaac's Red Hearts will take damage.
This damage has a large chance of dropping a full Red Heart.

[Elsuya]

Originally posted by K1:

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ they butchered shard of glass.
i mean it wasnt that great to begin with, it just kinda was there to help occasionally.
now it can just kill ur runs

Originally posted by Isaac wiki:

Taking damage will cause Isaac to bleed, spewing red tears around him constantly. If the bleeding goes for too long, Isaac's Red Hearts will take damage.
This damage has a large chance of dropping a full Red Heart.

Did you see the damage output on it?
You just can't use it on soul heart/special hearts users.

[Sapatos]

A lot of the items got better.
I could actually use Telepathy for Dummies because now it gives range buffs. It's great for Azazel for example.

[twoxsp]

White pony was alright but now it's insanely good

[Hennimore]

Thank you all for the contributions. Keep them coming!

[orian34]

Monster manual is one of the F tier items that went to SSS tier straight up.
Tiny planet changed from a run ender to a tech X level of winning item.

[jayhena]

-jacob's ladder is less of a random dps output increase, and more of insane area of effect damage, it speeds up floor clearing immensely.
little steven, i'd rather get the dmg up, but with the buff to homing and the buff to familiar firerate, he does ok.
-technology 2 being a tears down instead of a negative damage multiplier both makes more sense and make it not as bad to take.
-isaac's heart is actually usable now, it's just pretty bad against some final bosses, since the "tank the projectile" strat isn't as feasible, but it's good enough for clearing since mobs don't hard focus the heart anymore and hug your face instead
-kidney stone. no speed down, and way more synergistic with tears up
-eve's mascara, dunno if it got actually buffed, but i feel like it's better than it used to
-7 seals, i was already taking that item before, but now it's 99% beneficial, i only have been hit by a war fly once since repentance came out
-sharp plug usable, really good on lilith both to proc cambion and have double spacebar on bosses
-eucharist, it was good before obviously, but angel room feel way more reliable, and guarantee'ing one early makes everything more likely