Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia

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Ghost Buster Guide
By Raven
Easily identify ghosts with more details and by their hidden abilities!
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General Information
Ghost Writing : If a ghost tosses a book, you can rule out Ghost Writing

Hunts : 50% sanity threshold
Hunts : 25s cooldown
Hunts : 1.7m/s ghost speed (increases when within line of sight)
Hunts : 0.3s to 1s ghost flicker rate
Hunts : 10m electronic interference range
Hunts : 20m footsteps sound range

Incense : 90s duration

Player Movement : 1.6m/s walk speed
Player Movement : 3m/s sprint speed

Total Activity : Jumps of 5 usually means EMF 5 (can be false positive)

Ultraviolet : 2min fade
No Evidence/Sanity (Cheat Sheet)
Sorted from easier to identify to more difficult.

Hunting Ghost (Speed)
Deogen : 3m/s
Thaye : 2.75m/s | !LOS
Revenant : 2.7m/s
Hantu : 2.7m/s | !LOS
Jinn : 2.5m/s
Raiju : 2.5m/s
Moroi : 2.25m/s
Twins : 1.87m/s or 1.53m/s

Hunting Ghost (Visual)
Phantom : Invisible
Oni : Visible
Obake : Change
Poltergeist : Yeet

Normal Ghost (Hunt Test)
Wraith : Salt Allergy
Demon : 60s Incense
Spirit : 180s Incense
Myling : Quiet Hunts
Yokai : Deaf

Normal Ghost (Normal Test)
Mimic : Ghost Orbs
Banshee : Scream
Mare : No Lights
Shade : No Hunts
Onryo : Firelights
Yurei : Closes Doors
Goryo : Favourite Room
Guaranteed Evidence
For Nightmare or Insanity

D.O.T.S Projector : Goryo
Freezing Temperatures : Hantu
Ghost Orbs : Mimic
Spirit Box : Deogen
Spirit Box : Moroi
Ultraviolet : Obake
Banshee (Singing)
Ghost walks right past you to chase your friend.

Ultraviolet - Ghost Orb - D.O.T.S Projector

Ability : Roams to target
D.O.T.S Projector : Will be seen moving towards the target
Events : Prefers singing
Hunts : Looks for the target only, ignores other players
Hunts : Only checks the sanity of the target when attempting hunts
Parabolic Microphone : Scream
Demon (Hunting)
Hunts as soon as you enter.

Ultraviolet - Ghost Writing - Freezing Temperatures

Ability : Hunt at any sanity
Crucifix : +50% radius
Hunts : 70% sanity threshold
Hunts : 20s Cooldown
Incense : 60s duration
Deogen (Greetings)
Ghost sprints to you and then slows down GREATLY.

Spirit Box - Ghost Writing - D.O.T.S Projector

Evidence : Spirit Box guaranteed
Hunts : 40% sanity threshold
Hunts : Knows where you are at all times
Hunts : Speed decreases when near player (3m/s to 0.4m/s)
Spirit Box : Angry breathing within 1m of ghost
Goryo (Missing Evidence)
Can't seem to find the last piece of evidence.

EMF Level 5 - Ultraviolet - D.O.T.S Projector

Characteristics : Can't change favourite room and less likely to roam from it
Evidence : DOTS guaranteed
Video Camera : DOTS in video camera but not in person when standing outside of ghost room
Hantu (Cold Breath)
Breaker seems to always turn off.

Ultraviolet - Ghost Orb - Freezing Temperatures

Characteristics : Twice more likely to turn off breaker
Characteristics : Never turns on breaker
Evidence : Freezing temperatures guaranteed
Hunts : Moves faster in cold areas (2.7m/s to 1.4m/s)
Hunts : Ghost emits cold breath while breaker is off
Hunts : Does not speed up when within line of sight
Jinn (Power)
Ghost runs to you but then slows down.

EMF Level 5 - Ultraviolet - Freezing Temperatures

Ability : EMF readings at breaker when it is on, but nothing seems to be happening
Characteristics : Never turns off breaker
Hunts : Sprints then slows down when near player while breaker is on (2.5m/s to 1.7m/s)
Mare (Darkness)
Lights always seem to turn off.

Spirit Box - Ghost Orb - Ghost Writing

Characteristics : Decreased interaction when lights on
Characteristics : Never turns on lights
Events : Prefers exploding lights
Hunts : 60% sanity threshold when lights off in current room
Hunts : 40% sanity threshold when lights on in current room
Interactions : Chance of turning lights off immediately after you turn it on
Mimic (Copycat)
Why is there extra evidence?

Spirit Box - Ultraviolet - Freezing Temperatures - (Ghost Orbs???)

Ability : Copy other ghost's abilities every few minutes
Evidence : Ghost Orbs guaranteed
Evidence : 1 additional evidence in all difficulties (3+1, 2+1, 1+1, 0+1)
Moroi (Sound Curse)
Ghost seems to speed up in subsequent hunts.

Spirit Box - Ghost Writing - Freezing Temperatures

Ability : Continuously drains sanity of target after spirit box or parabolic microphone response
Evidence : Spirit Box guaranteed
Hunts : Faster speed when lower sanity (1.5m/s to 2.25m/s)
Incense : 7.5s stun duration
Myling (Quiet Hunts)
Hear footsteps same time as flashlight starts blinking during a hunt.

EMF Level 5 - Ultraviolet - Ghost Writing

Hunts : 10m footsteps sound range
Parabolic Microphone : Frequent murmuring or growling
Obake (Shapeshifter)
Ghost seems to only sometimes leave Ultraviolet evidence.

EMF Level 5 - Ultraviolet - Ghost Orb

Ability : Ultraviolet evidence fade time reduced by half
Evidence : Ultraviolet evidence guaranteed
Ultraviolet : 75% chance to leave Ultraviolet evidence
Ultraviolet : 6 finger hand prints
Ultraviolet : 2 fingerprints on light switches
Ultraviolet : 5 fingerprints on keyboards and prison cell block gates
Hunts : Change appearance when flickering
Oni (Active)
Ghost seems very active.

EMF Level 5 - Freezing Temperatures - D.O.T.S Projector

Ability : Throw items fast and far
Characteristics : Increased interactions and events
Events : Prefers physical form
Events : Airball will never occur
Hunts : Invisible for shorter periods of time (short blink time)
Onryo (Firelights)
Ghost seems to extinguish firelights more often.

Spirit Box - Ghost Orb - Freezing Temperatures

Ability : 50% chance of hunting after extinguishing firelights (+25% chance after every kill)
Characteristics : Extinguish firelights more often (candle, lighter or campfire)
Characteristics : Prioritize extinguishing firelights instead of using a crucifix
Firelights : Acts as a crucifix within 4m radius
Hunts : 60% sanity threshold
Phantom (Invisible)
Ghost can't be seen in photo after you take one.

Spirit Box - Ultraviolet - D.O.T.S Projector

Ability : Walks to player, EMF 2 at starting location
Hunts : Invisible for longer periods of time (long blink time)
Photo Camera : Taking a photo makes the ghost instantly and temporarily disappear
Photos : Ghost picture with star(s) but no ghost in photo
Poltergeist (Yeet)
Multiple items being thrown at the same time.

Spirit Box - Ultraviolet - Ghost Writing

Ability : Throw multiple items and throw items fast and far
Characteristics : Interact with objects much more frequently
Hunts : Throw objects more frequently and with greater force
Total Activity : 0 to 10 short spike
Raiju (Electronics)
Ghost speeds up near electronics.

EMF Level 5 - Ghost Orb - D.O.T.S Projector

Hunts : 65% sanity threshold
Hunts : Active electronic equipment gives speed boost (2.5m/s)
Hunts : 15m electronic interference range
Revenant (Pursuer)
Sounds like the slowest ghost but looks like the fastest.

Ghost Orb - Ghost Writing - Freezing Temperatures

Hunts : Moves slow until ghost sees you (1m/s to 2.7m/s)
Shade (Shy)
Where is this ghost?

EMF Level 5 - Ghost Writing - Freezing Temperatures

Characteristics : No activity if player in room
Events : Prefers shadow form
Hunts : 35% sanity threshold
Hunts : Will not hunt if player in room
Summoning Circle : Chance of shadow form
Spirit (No Smoking)
Ghost hates it when you smoke near them.

EMF Level 5 - Spirit Box - Ghost Writing

Incense : 180s duration
Thaye (Aging)
Ghost seems to slow down in subsequent hunts.

Ghost Orb - Ghost Writing - D.O.T.S Projector

Characteristics : Activity decreases every few minutes when near the ghost
Hunts : 75% sanity threshold lowers to 15% sanity threshold
Hunts : Speed slows down (2.75m/s to 1m/s)
Hunts : Does not speed up when within line of sight
Ouija Board : Age will increase
Twins (Everywhere)
Ghost seems to be in multiple different places.

EMF Level 5 - Spirit Box - Freezing Temperatures

Characteristics : Interactions occurring in very quick succession
Crucifix : Only works on main twin
Decoy Twin : Only gives EMF 5 as evidence and cannot be detected by motion sensors
Hunts : Different speeds (1.87m/s or 1.53m/s)
Hunts : Start in either twin location (decoy ghost less chance)
Total Activity : Slope gradient change (not flat)
Wraith (Salt Allergy)
EMF readings but no noticeable interactions nearby.

EMF Level 5 - Spirit Box - D.O.T.S Projector

Ability : Teleport to player, EMF 2 or 5 (25% chance) at teleport location
Salt : Will never step on salt
Yokai (Deaf)
Ghost loses track of you quite easily.

Spirit Box - Ghost Orb - D.O.T.S Projector

Characteristics : Talking nearby will increase the chance of interactions
Hunts : 80% sanity threshold when talking within 2m of ghost
Hunts : 2m hearing and detecting electronics range (e.g. flashlight and global mic)
Yurei (Private)
Ghost likes to close doors.

Ghost Orb - Freezing Temperatures - D.O.T.S Projector

Ability : Fully closes a door
Incense : Can't leave current room for 90s
Interactions : Higher chance of door interactions and door sounds
Interactions : Chance of closing the front door without an event
23 Comments
Raven  [author] 19 Jun, 2022 @ 11:19pm 
As far as I know, you can never see DOTS in person for the Goryo. Only using the video camera you are holding or looking through the computer in the truck.

To be 100% sure that it is a Goryo, you have to do the Goryo test and not just look from the truck.

Example, the ghost room is in the kitchen, you have to stand somewhere else like the dining room and hold out the video camera. After awhile, the ghost can be seen walking through DOTS in the video camera but you can't see anything in person.

There are some great examples of this behavior you can see online.
Snooze 19 Jun, 2022 @ 10:56pm 
The Goryo description is kinda confusing when i first read it, I think it's better to rephrase to 'DOTS can be seen from outside the ghost room, not necessarily from the video camera only'. Been trying to find hidden abilities for each ghost. Thanks for the guide. :steamthumbsup:
Raven  [author] 18 Jun, 2022 @ 2:24pm 
Well I'm happy if it has helped players, new or returning.

I simply love games especially games played with some friends.
Eye 18 Jun, 2022 @ 2:20pm 
As a player that has played this game for quite some time on and off I think this guide is good for noobs and pros alike
ps holy crap how did you get 1.4k games
Raven  [author] 16 Jun, 2022 @ 2:15pm 
It is either that or using words like slower or faster. I rather be a little bit more descriptive.

For the Goryo, I haven't really tried standing 10m away, but I can tell you that it is way easier to just step out of the ghost room like 1m from the door to check for DOTS.
☠Dragnoros, der Wächter 16 Jun, 2022 @ 1:46pm 
nice guide, even if there is a lot of information that is actually of no use to the new players.
The main example would be the slight speed differences of many ghosts (not revenant, Raiju, ...)

a mistake:

"Video Camera : DOTS in video camera but not in person when standing outside of ghost room".

This is wrong in my experience. I've actually seen D.O.T.S with my eyes before, standing very far away. think over 10m
ItsRaven 14 Jun, 2022 @ 9:51pm 
mhm
Raven  [author] 14 Jun, 2022 @ 9:39pm 
Thank you, Raven.
ItsRaven 14 Jun, 2022 @ 9:30pm 
as a fellow Raven, you did good
Raven  [author] 14 Jun, 2022 @ 4:18am 
My pleasure.