9 Deaths is Challenge #4 added in the Wrath of the Lamb expansion.
The player starts off with the Dead Cat item, and the player's goal is to defeat Mom. Treasure Rooms are present.
Difficulty[]
Due to starting with Dead Cat, Isaac gets 9 Lives, but his health is set to one heart, and he always resurrects with one heart only. This makes it difficult to get a good amount of health, and so be able to beat the harder bosses, as death will always mean going back to one heart container.
Strategies[]
- Try leaving some health upgrades in the floor until you are ready to leave, unless you absolutely need them, because if you were to lose a life your health would be reset again. Also use your lives to your advantage in earlier floors (purchasing a lethal devil deal, getting out of a bad room, blood donation machines, etc.)
- It is recommended that if you try to unlock Guppy's Hair Ball with this challenge, as you already have 1/3 of the requirements.
- As for almost all challenges, the We Need To Go Deeper! item must be avoided, and that also applies to accessing the I AM ERROR room (unless you have the Teleport! item). Otherwise, you will not beat the challenge normally, and instead go to Chapter 4 (The Womb/Utero) levels.
Reward[]
Guppy's Tail - Complete 9 Deaths (challenge #4).
Trivia[]
- "9 Deaths" is a spoof to the infamous myth that cats have nine lives.
Bugs[]
- Sometimes, Guppy's Tail can be still obtainable before beating the challenge. It is confirmed that this bug went unfixed in the Eternal Edition update.
| Challenges | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Dark was the Night | #2 7 Years Bad Luck | #3 Large Marge | #4 9 Deaths | #5 Lord of the Flies |
| #6 The Doctor's Revenge! | #7 MEAT4EVAR! | #8 Spider Boy! | #9 Isaac was Good Today | #10 The Purist |