Phasmophobia Ghost Types and Evidence: All 30 Ghosts in One Table

Phasmophobia has 30 ghost types, and each one shows three of seven kinds of evidence. The table below lists every ghost with its evidence and the one behavior most likely to give it away, so you can narrow a suspect list in the middle of a contract.

Updated October 29, 2026. Evidence and behavior notes come from the community Phasmophobia Wiki on Fandom, read that day. The last game patch we checked was v0.19.1.0 of October 7, 2026. We have not retested every ghost in game.

Content

• All 30 ghost types and their evidence
• How many ghosts show each piece of evidence
• Why two pieces of evidence are never enough
• The seven kinds of evidence in plain English

All 30 ghost types and their evidence

Ghost Evidence What gives it away Aswang Freezing, Writing, D.O.T.S. Accelerates faster than any other ghost with line of sight, but cannot kill you in official hiding spots Banshee Orbs, UV, D.O.T.S. Targets one chosen player and has distinctive wails on the Parabolic Microphone Dayan EMF 5, Orbs, Spirit Box Faster when you move near it, slower when you stand still Deildegast EMF 5, Writing, D.O.T.S. Fast at the start of the contract, slower when props are moved Demon Freezing, UV, Writing Can rarely hunt at any sanity level; incense works less well Deogen Spirit Box, Writing, D.O.T.S. Always knows where you are in a hunt, then crawls once it is close Gallu EMF 5, Spirit Box, UV Gets aggressive when you use protective equipment Goryo EMF 5, UV, D.O.T.S. Shows D.O.T.S. only when nobody is in the room and rarely leaves its favorite room Hantu Orbs, Freezing, UV Faster in cold rooms, slower in warm ones Jinn EMF 5, Freezing, UV Faster when you are in line of sight with the fuse box on; cannot use its ability with the fuse box off Kormos Orbs, Spirit Box, UV Hears sprinting footsteps from far away but barely sees you Mare Orbs, Spirit Box, Writing Hunts at higher sanity in the dark, lower in the light Moroi Spirit Box, Freezing, Writing Faster at low sanity; incense blinds it for 50% longer Myling EMF 5, UV, Writing Only audible in a hunt at close range, but noisy on the Parabolic Microphone Obake EMF 5, Orbs, UV May leave no fingerprints, and can briefly shapeshift Obambo UV, Writing, D.O.T.S. Switches between a calm and an aggressive state; faster and earlier to hunt when aggressive Oni EMF 5, Freezing, D.O.T.S. More active when players are near and more visible in hunts Onryo Orbs, Spirit Box, Freezing Hunts after putting out three flames; a lit flame nearby blocks a hunt like a crucifix Phantom Spirit Box, UV, D.O.T.S. Looking at it drains sanity, and a photo makes it vanish Poltergeist Spirit Box, UV, Writing Throws many objects at once and is powerless with nothing to throw Raiju EMF 5, Orbs, D.O.T.S. Faster near active electronics Revenant Orbs, Freezing, Writing Very fast once it detects you, very slow when it does not Shade EMF 5, Freezing, Writing Interacts less and cannot hunt if people are nearby Spirit EMF 5, Spirit Box, Writing No special strength; incense works longer on it Thaye Orbs, Writing, D.O.T.S. Fast and active early, then slows down while players are near The Mimic Spirit Box, Freezing, UV Copies traits of other ghosts and shows fake Ghost Orbs The Twins EMF 5, Spirit Box, Freezing Either twin can start a hunt; one is slower than the other Wraith EMF 5, Spirit Box, D.O.T.S. Leaves no footsteps and will not step in salt Yokai Orbs, Spirit Box, D.O.T.S. Talking in its room lets it hunt at higher sanity; hears only a short radius Yurei Orbs, Freezing, D.O.T.S. Drains sanity fast, and smudging it traps it for a while

The Mimic is the only ghost that shows a fourth piece of evidence: fake Ghost Orbs on top of its three real ones. The counts below leave those fake orbs out.

How many ghosts show each piece of evidence

Evidence Ghosts that show it Spirit Box 14 EMF Level 5 13 Ultraviolet 13 Ghost Writing 13 D.O.T.S. projector 13 Ghost Orbs 12 Freezing temperatures 12

Spirit Box is the most common evidence, and Ghost Orbs and Freezing temperatures are the rarest. The spread is narrow, though: 30 ghosts times three pieces of evidence makes 90 slots, and every kind of evidence fills 12 to 14 of them.

Why two pieces of evidence are never enough

Pick any two kinds of evidence and between three and five ghosts still match. No pair narrows the list to a single ghost, which is why the third piece of evidence or a behavior check always decides it.

Ghosts matching Evidence pairs 3 ghosts EMF 5 + Orbs (Dayan, Obake, Raiju); Orbs + Writing (Mare, Revenant, Thaye); Freezing + D.O.T.S. (Aswang, Oni, Yurei) 4 ghosts EMF 5 + Freezing; EMF 5 + Writing; Orbs + Freezing; Orbs + UV; Spirit Box + Freezing; Spirit Box + D.O.T.S.; Freezing + UV; UV + Writing; UV + D.O.T.S. 5 ghosts EMF 5 + Spirit Box; EMF 5 + UV; EMF 5 + D.O.T.S.; Orbs + Spirit Box; Orbs + D.O.T.S.; Spirit Box + UV; Spirit Box + Writing; Freezing + Writing; Writing + D.O.T.S.

The seven kinds of evidence in plain English

EMF Level 5 is the top reading on the EMF Reader after a ghost interaction. Ghost Orbs are small lights that show up on a video camera in night vision in the ghost’s room. Spirit Box evidence is a spoken answer from the ghost on the Spirit Box. Freezing temperatures means a Thermometer reading below freezing in the ghost’s room. Ultraviolet is fingerprints or footprints visible under a UV light. Ghost Writing is the ghost writing in a Ghost Writing Book. D.O.T.S. is a ghost silhouette or movement seen in the laser field of the D.O.T.S. projector.

Once you know the ghost, our ghost tier list ranks how dangerous each one is, and our cursed objects guides for small maps and medium and large maps cover where the possessions spawn. The seasonal event running until November 1 has its own page: the Crimson Eye 2026 guide.

Image credit: Phasmophobia screenshot, Kinetic Games (Steam).

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