Phasmophobia: Equimpent - list, application, tips Phasmophobia guide, tips
Last update: 03 November 2020
In this chapter of the guide, you will find a complete list and detailed descriptions of the equipment that you can encounter and use when playing Phasmophobia.
While hunting ghosts in Phasmophobia, players can use a variety of equipment that can help them recognize the type of ghost that haunts a particular room and complete the mission. Not all items are available immediately, and some of them need to be purchased before starting a task. In the game, you will also come across items that can be found in a particular building, but they can not be bought in any way.
Starter Equipment
In the table below, we list and describe all the items available to hunters from the very beginning of the gameplay in Phasmophobia.
Flashlight | A flashlight is one of the necessary items that allows you to illuminate dark places, which slightly reduces the decrease of Sanity levels of the character. Price: $ 30. Maximum quantity: 4 items. Notes: flashlight can be equipped and turned on when using another item. Just press T on the keyboard to activate the flashlight which is mounted on the character's shoulder. It is also worth knowing that handheld flashlights can be turned on and then dropped to the ground to gain additional light sources. |
UV Light | UV Light is used to detect fingerprints and handprints, but also footprints, and thus to collect evidence of the presence of certain spirits. Uses: 2. Price: $ 35. Maximum quantity: 2. Effective against following ghosts: Banshee, Poltergeist, Revenant, Wraith. Notes: look for handprints on doors (usually in the middle of it), windows, and light switches. Footprints can be seen after the ghost steps into the salt. |
Video Camera | A special camera that has been adapted to record the paranormal activities. The image from the camera can be viewed on the monitor screen in the Hunters' truck (by clicking on the computer keyboard you can switch between night and day mode). With their help, you can get proof of a Ghost Orb. Price: $ 50. Maximum quantity: 6 items. Can detect following ghosts: Jinn, Mare, Phantom, Poltergeist, Shade, Yurei. Notes: to use the camera correctly, you must first turn it on (RMB by default), then turn it around (LMB by default) and place it in the right location. The camera can also be mounted on a tripod. Before leaving the room, be sure to turn the light off - otherwise you will not get any evidence. |
EMF Reader | An EMF reader is a device that detects fluctuations in the electromagnetic field. The beep coming from this device will be amplified depending on the distance between the player and the ghost. When you manage to read EMF level 5, you get irrefutable proof of the presence of the spirit. Price: $ 45. Maximum quantity: 2 pieces. Detects following ghosts: Banshee, Jinn, Oni, Phantom, Revenant, Shade. Notes: the EMF reader can be turned on and placed on the ground, but be careful not to trip it over - it will still work, and you will be able to use another object. |
Photo Camera | The camera is not used for collecting evidence, but it has other uses. By taking pictures of paranormal phenomena and certain objects, you can get an additional reward after completing the mission. Price: $ 40. Uses: 5. Maximum quantity: 3 items. Notes: taking specific photos with the camera can yield additional money: e.g. fingerprints, moving objects, dirty water, the body of a dead person, a bone, a voodoo doll, or a picture of a ghost. |
Ghost Writing Book | If you place this object near the spirit, it will be able to use it and write something.. After such interaction, you will get concrete evidence of the presence of an extraterrestrial being. Price: $ 40. Uses: 1. Maximum quantity: 2. Can detect following ghosts: Demon, Oni, Revenant, Shade, Spirit, Yurei. Notes: ghosts can write when the book is placed on the ground or is on another object, but also when the object is held by the player. |
Spirit Box | A specialized device that can pick up radio frequencies that allow you to talk to ghosts and ask them questions. By getting the answer to a question, you can get irrefutable proof of the presence of the spirit. Price: $ 50. Maximum quantity: 2. Can detect following ghosts: Demon, Jinn, Mare, Oni, Poltergeist, Spirit, Wraith. Notes: you must be close to the ghost (about 3 meters), and the lights must be turned off in order to ask him a question. Personal Questions: What is your name? Who are you? What is your gender? Age Questions: How old are you? What is your age?, Are you young? Location Questions: Are you close?, Anybody here? Are you with us? Difficult Questions: Are you angry? What do you want?, Should we leave? |
Additional Equipment
In the table below, we list and describe all the additional items that you can buy before proceeding to perform a specific task in Phasmophobia.
Crucifix | The crucifix is used to stop spirits from entering the hunting phase. It is effective only near the spirit and has a limited range. Uses: 2. Price: $ 30. Maximum quantity: 2. Range: 3 meters for most ghosts, 5 meters for banshees. Notes: instead of holding the object, throw it on the ground in the room where the ghost is located - preferably in the middle of the room. In the case of a larger room, you will need to use two crucifixes. |
Smudge Sticks | When set on fire, Smudge Sticks emit smoke that prevents ghosts from carrying out attacks for a certain amount of time. Uses: 1. Price: $ 15. Maximum quantity: 4. Range: 6 meters. Especially effective against: Spirit, Yurei. Notes: to light a smudge stick you will need some kind of fire source: a lighter or a burning candle. Once lit, the smudge stick will be active for 15 seconds. |
Candle | Candle is an additional source of light that is not dependent on electricity, so it can be useful in many situations, and in addition slows down the loss of mental health of the character. Candles are extremely effective when you are dealing with a Mare, which very often turns off the fuse box. Price: $ 15. Maximum quantity: 4. Notes:you will need a lighter to light the candle. |
Glow Stick | Glow Sticks can be used to illuminate dark rooms, but also to find fingerprints or footprints, and thus obtain evidence of the presence of a ghost. Price: $ 20. Maximum quantity: 2. Notes: when looking for fingerprints, check doors, windows and light switches. Footprints can be seen in the salt. |
Head Mounted Camera | A more advanced version of the usual camera, which allows you to actively monitor dark rooms and transmit the image to the truck from where the team can look for signs of the presence of ghosts i.e. Ghost Orbs. Uses: 1. Price: $ 60. Maximum quantity: 4. Required level: 8. Can detect following ghosts: Jinn, Mare, Phantom, Poltergeist, Shade, Yurei. Notes: when playing in single-player mode, do not spend money on this item. Head Mounted Camera is only useful in multiplayer. |
Infrared Light Sensor | The Infrared Light Sensor works on infrared and detects both human and paranormal (ghosts) movement. Moreover, it can illuminate a part of the room. Uses: infinite. Price: $ 65. Maximum quantity: 4. Required level: 6. Notes: This item doesn't work like a motion sensor - You need to use a specialized device to do so. |
Lighter | Lighter is used to ignite Smudge Sticks and Candles. It also serves as an additional light source. Uses: infinite. Price: $ 10. Maximum quantity: 2. Notes: if you want to light a candle or a smudge stick, just have a lighter in your equipment and press the F key while holding the corresponding item. |
Thermometer | The thermometer is used to read the temperature of a particular room, which can help to recognize a particular spirit. Price: $ 30. Maximum quantity: 3. Detects following ghosts: Banshee, Demon, Mare, Phantom, Wraith, Yurei. Notes: when the temperature in the room drops below 3 degrees Celsius, you get evidence that the spirit is causing freezing temperatures. |
Tripod | Cameras can be mounted on tripods to monitor a room that doesn't have a good location to place it. Price: $ 25. Maximum quantity: 5. Notes: the tripod cannot be stored in your equipment. When you change to another item, the tripod is automatically dropped. |
Strong Flashlight | Improved version of the flashlight, extremely useful during the exploration of large buildings. Price: $ 50. Maximum quantity: 4. Required level: 5. Notes: the improved version of the flashlight produces a brighter light. |
Sound Sensor | A specialized device that can pick up even the tiniest sounds and transmit that data to Hunters' truck. Price: $ 80. Maximum quantity: 4. Required level: 8. Notes: the sound sensor can detect sound even through walls. |
Sanity Pills | Each pack of pills restores 40% of Sanity, up to a maximum of 100%. Uses: 1. Price: $ 45. Maximum quantity: 4. Required level: 5. Notes: Sanity Pills are extremely useful on large maps, as well as when gaining evidence of Demons, Mares and Yureis. |
Salt Shaker | Spilled salt is toxic to most spirits. Additionally, it reveals ghost footprints under UV light. Uses: 3. Price: $ 15. Especially useful against: Wraiths - forces the spirit to stop attacking. Maximum quantity: 2. Notes: each Salt Shaker can be used three times and then is discarded. Piles of salt should be planted in narrow passages, corridors, and doors -wherever the spirit will have to go through. |
Parabolic Microphone | Parabolic Microphone can detect sound even from a long distance, and it works through walls. Price: $ 50. Maximum quantity: 2. Required level: 7. Notes: useful when exploring larger maps like Asylum and High School. On smaller maps, it's not worth wasting money on this equipment. |
Motion Sensor | Motion Sensor is able to detect even the slightest movement-both human and supernatural (spirits). Moreover, the Motion Sensor is connected to the map displayed in the Hunters' truck. Uses: infinite. Price: $ 100. Maximum quantity: 4. Notes: the Motion Sensor must be placed below the line of sight of the character to be effective. Necessary to pass the task of detecting the presence of a ghost with a motion sensor. |
Special Items
In the table below, we list and describe all the special items that cannot be purchased, but can be found inside of buildings explored in Phasmophobia.
Ouija Board | The Ouija board allows players to talk to ghosts at the expense of their Sanity. How to use: Approach the item and press the LMB, then use the microphone to ask the ghost a question. If the whole process is successful, the spirit will spell out its answer. Dangers: there is always a chance that the spirit will get angry and the character of the player asking the question will lose 40% of his Sanity. Special interactions: an effective conversation with a demon does not reduce the Sanity of the character. As you talk to the spirit, you can ask a variety of questions: Victim Questions: Who did you kill?, Did you murder?, Who died? Age Questions: How old are you? What is your age?, Are you young? Location Questions: Are you close?, Anybody here? Are you with us? Death Questions: When did you die? How long have you been dead? |
Bone Evidence | The bone can be found randomly at different locations inside a given location. Taking a photo of the bone evidence will guarantee the player an additional cash prize at the end of the mission. Notes: you can also pick the bone up and take it with you. |
Voodoo Doll | The voodoo doll can be found randomly in different locations of the site. Taking a picture of this object will guarantee the player an additional cash prize at the end of the mission. Notes: you can pick up a voodoo doll and take it with you, but very often there is a situation where the spirit immediately appears next to the character who picked up the object. |