The Monkey Paw in Phasmophobia is likely one of the sport’s strongest and risky-to-use cursed objects. Whereas all of the cursed possessions in Phasmophobia have some form of unfavourable results, the advantages usually outweigh the negatives, and a few will solely drain your sanity degree so long as they’re used cautiously and accurately. Nonetheless, utilizing the Monkey Paw to make a want might be very useful to your investigation–offering the flexibility to alter the climate, enhance your sanity degree, entice the ghost, and even revive a lifeless player–doing so at all times has unfavourable penalties.
Whereas a few of the Monkey Paw’s unfavourable results are non permanent, others final all through the present contract, and may embrace obscured imaginative and prescient, muffled listening to, and even straight-up dying. So be certain that to weigh up if utilizing it’s actually value it and keep in mind that every want can solely be used as soon as, so do not waste them.
To make use of the paw, merely choose it up and make a wish–starting your sentence with “I want…”– or, for those who’re utilizing the text-based UI, press your use button and select the want you wish to make. If you happen to discover that the paw is struggling to grasp you, otherwise you don’t have a mic obtainable, it’s value altering your voice recognition mode to ‘Textual content’ below sport choices, so you may nonetheless use the Monkey Paw. When a want is profitable, a finger on the paw will curl closed. If the fingers don’t transfer, the paw doubtless hasn’t registered your voice, and if a finger twitches however doesn’t curl, then the want isn’t legitimate. Under are all of the Monkey Paw needs in Phasmophobia and their results.
All Monkey Paw ghost needs and results
“I want to see the ghost”
Triggers a summoning ghost occasion (just like the Summoning Circle) that makes the ghost seem in full kind in its present room, however locks the exit doorways. The ghost begins a cursed hunt–during which your imaginative and prescient is obscured–five seconds after the summon.
“I want for exercise”
Ghost exercise is doubled for 2 minutes, however locks exit doorways for 2 minutes and completely breaks the fuse field/breaker.
“I want to entice the ghost”
Teleports the ghost to its favourite room and locks the door for one minute, throughout which it can’t hunt, use talents, or roam, however locks all doorways to your present room on the similar time, and the ghost will hunt as soon as it is free.
All Monkey Paw participant needs and results

“I want to be sane”
Units each participant’s sanity degree to 50%, however passive sanity will drain 1.5 occasions quicker for the remainder of the contract, and the ghost’s favourite room will change.
“I want to be secure”
Offers entry to the closest blocked or locked official hiding spot. The lights in your room will shatter, and the ghost will have the ability to sense your lively digital gadgets from any distance for the remainder of the contract.
“I want to go away”
Unlocks all locked exit doorways within the investigation, even throughout a hunt, however makes you slower for 5 seconds and obscures your imaginative and prescient.
All Monkey Paw different needs and results

“I want to revive my buddy” or “I want for all times”
Revives the primary lifeless participant (in response to the order of the foyer listing), however has a 50% probability of killing you within the course of.
“I want for information”
Removes one piece of proof out of your journal, however the ghost teleports to you, beginning a cursed hunt. Your listening to might be muffled, and your imaginative and prescient obscured, for the rest of the contract–or till you die.
“I want for [clear sky/fog/rain/snow/sunrise]”
Modifications the climate, however reduces your sanity by 25% and quickly blinds all gamers. Requires 25% sanity or above. On text-based UI, you may choose ‘Climate’ to want for a climate change, with the solar, rain, and clear sky choices below ‘Climate #1’ on the next menu, and fog and snow obtainable below the ‘Climate #2’ possibility.
“I want for something”
Grants a random remaining want. Solely obtainable by voice chat.
What number of Monkey Paw needs are you able to make?

On decrease difficulties (between 0x and 1x), you can also make 5 Monkey Paw needs. On intermediate problem ranges (between 1x and 2x), you can also make 4 needs. On greater problem ranges, above 2x, you solely get three needs. As soon as all of the fingers are curled, you may not make needs.
