Shade

ItemAfterbirth+Locked

familiarGame ID 468★★★★

How do you unlock Shade?

In The Binding of Isaac, Shade is unlocked by earning the Delirium completion mark as Judas (Character).

Structured pathSource-backed requirements are mapped into trackable steps.

Spawns a shadow familiar that follows Isaac's movements on a 1 second delay and deals contact damage to enemies. After dealing enough damage, it is absorbed by Isaac and spawns friendly My Shadows.

See the full unlock path for Shade — 5 steps

Shade (Achievement)
- Judas (Character) → Delirium (normal)
  1. Defeat Hush to unlock The Void. source
  2. A Void portal can appear after a major boss; defeating Hush guarantees one. source
  3. Defeat Delirium, the main boss of The Void. source
  - Judas (Character)

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What unlocking Shade leads to

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Source: bindingofisaacrebirth.wiki.gg

Imported 2026-09-13