Gungeon Guide

Sponge

GodlinessPassive

Removes all goop in a small radius continuously. A normal sponge, useful for cleaning up messes. Holding it, you hear the whispers of an alien tongue.

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Description

Sponge is a passive item .

Effects

  • Removes all liquids/webbing near the player.
  • Allows the player to understand Professor Goopton (not an actual game-changing mechanic).
  • The player does not need to be actively holding the sponge in order to understand Professor Goopton - they just need to have picked it up once in the run. Dropping the Sponge keeps the effect.

Synergies

Soft Air:

If the player also has JK-47JK-47 , when holding the JK-47JK-47, the player regains ammo when walking over liquids, and increases fear range while reloading.

Spengbab:

If the player also has TanglerTangler , its knockback and range are increased by 50%.

Notes

  • Sponge cannot be sold.
  • This item nullifies the effect of Bug BootsBug Boots .
  • This item nullifies the ammo recovering ability of guns that require you to stand on liquid, such as the PlungerPlunger and the GungineGungine .

Trivia

  • Godliness is a reference to the idiom, Cleanliness is next to Godliness .
  • The Spengbab synergy is a reference to SpongeBob SquarePants .

Unlock Method

Purchase from Professor GooptonProfessor Goopton for 6 .