Decoy

Decoy is an active item.

Effects

 * Places a decoy that enemies will target. The decoy will be destroyed after taking enough damage.
 * Can be used to steal from shops.

Synergies

 * If the player also has Monster Blood, the Decoy creates a large poison pool when attacked.
 * If the player also has Abyssal Tentacle, the decoy will become a charmed enemy.
 * If the player also has Heart of Ice, the Decoy becomes partially made of ice and causes enemies that shoot it to be frozen.
 * If the player also has Mahoguny, it will fire three explosive shots at a time.
 * If the player also has Shadow Bullets, using Decoy spawns a shadow clone of the player that mirrors their movements and fires towards the crosshair whenever the player fires. Also does not provide the ability to steal from shops.
 * If the player also has Shadow Clone, Shadow Clone creates 3 clones instead of 1.

Interactions

 * Ring of Triggers - Using the Decoy will also result in a circle of bullets being shot outwards, which will oftentimes destroy the Decoy, making stealing difficult unless this item is dropped first.

Trivia

 * The item itself is a reference to the Body Replacement Technique from Naruto, in which the user replaces themselves with a log to avoid an opponents attack.
 * The synergy refers to the Kage Bunshin technique from Naruto.
 * The synergy refers to the same technique being considered a Forbidden Technique
 * The synergy is a reference to the Metal Gear Solid character, Decoy Octopus and the purple, tentacled Legend of Zelda enemies of the same name.
 * It is also a reference to Dave Crooks, one of Enter the Gungeon's developers, whose handle is DecoyOctorok.