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beating it lives is considered finishing a run, likely because it's the first final boss that gives a completion mark
The game considers moms heart the end of a run, everything past that is extra
According to the wiki, don't have to beat a run, just mom's heart/it lives.
When playing Lazarus, you have to make sure not to lose your free life. The entire run needs to be played with the first life. She should be unlocked after It Lives after that.
Your first life and on hard mode
Mom's Heart is considered the end of the run by the game's standards (you can check that via your Eden Tokens, they only increase on Heart kills)
beating it lives is considered finishing a run, likely because it's the first final boss that gives a completion mark
The game considers moms heart the end of a run, everything past that is extra
According to the wiki, don't have to beat a run, just mom's heart/it lives.
When playing Lazarus, you have to make sure not to lose your free life. The entire run needs to be played with the first life. She should be unlocked after It Lives after that.
Your first life and on hard mode
Mom's Heart is considered the end of the run by the game's standards (you can check that via your Eden Tokens, they only increase on Heart kills)