Phasmophobia Tips

A guide to the VR horror game Phasmophobia including the items, ghosts, maps, tips, tricks and more.

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Smudge Stick #

Delay Hunt: 5 seconds

This item is a single-use item that can help the holder defend against the ghost during a hunt and can delay the hunt when it begins.

Start of the hunt #

When the hunt is starting (lights flickering) you can light it to delay the hunt for 5 seconds.

During the hunt #

When the hunt has begun (lights stopped flickering) and the ghost is nearby, light it with a lighter and the ghost will avoid trying to kill you.

It can still kill you and it might not protect your nearby friends.

Completing the optional objective #

Use the smudge stick correctly to complete the optional objective for a reward.

Tips #

  • bring the maximum of 4 smudge sticks to help defend yourself
  • place a smudge stick in a common place such as a side table everyone passes for emergency situations
  • leave the lighter near the smudge stick otherwise the stick is useless

Changelog #

28/09/2020 #

  • Smudge Sticks can no longer be used to take the Ghost out of it's hunting phase. Instead it will now have a delayed use and stop the Ghost from targeting a player for a short time to give you extra time to hide.


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