Ghost/DST

Don't Starve

DST

“This offends me as a scientist.”

–Wilson

“You can't kill what's already dead.”

–Willow

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

–Wolfgang

“He has risen from the grave!”

–Wendy

“ERROR: UNKNOWN”

–WX-78

“It must be fake. I don't believe it.”

–Wickerbottom

“Boo! Ha ha!”

–Woodie

“It remembers me!”

–Maxwell

“A spirit trapped between wörlds.”

–Wigfrid

“That's not a fun ghost!”

–Webber

“Could I offer you a ghost pepper?”

–Warly

“Floaty man!”

–Wormwood

“I don't want nothing to do with that.”

–Winona

“An unclaimed soul!”

–Wortox

“Glorph, go away!”

–Wurt

“Ha, and people tried to tell me ghosts aren't real.”

–Walter

“Stay away from me! I won't become like you!”

–Wanda

Ghosts are aggressive mobs that can appear with a 10% chance when digging up a Grave with the Shovel or Regal Shovel, or when all the graves are dug in Maxwell's Graveyard. They make unique whispering noises when attacked or defeated. They do not attack like regular mobs, instead inflicting damage whenever next to the player or mob. This damage comes in the form of small attacks that are dealt very quickly over time. Ghosts don't drop anything upon "death".

Every Grave in the world will spawn a ghost during a Full Moon. These ghosts despawn when nighttime ends, this counts as a death and will drop Souls if they are aggressive toward a nearby Wortox.

Behavior

Ghosts are fairly slow, and the player can easily outrun them. They have a very large insanity aura, so they can be noticed pursuing the player via the aura while they're not visible on screen. Ghosts will attack anything in their path, often killing small animals in a single blow, so they can be led to mobs if the player wants to lose them.

A Ghost will have a sad appearance, similar to Abigail, when at low health.

Ghosts are neutral towards Wendy.

Bigspook

“Where they appear, Evil Flowers tend to grow neardy.”

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Bigspooks are a neutral variant of Ghosts that appear from Decorated Headstones when Wendy with the "Grave Beautification" skill is nearby. They make unique whispering noises when attacked or defeated. They do not attack like regular mobs, instead inflicting damage whenever next to the player or mob. This damage comes in the form of small attacks that are dealt very quickly over time. Ghosts don't drop anything upon "death".

Behavior

Bigspooks are fairly slow. They have a very large insanity aura, so they can be noticed pursuing the player via the aura while they're not visible on screen. If a Wendy with the "Grave Beautification" skill nearby is attacked by some mob (excluding Ghosts and Bigspooks) they will start attacking that mob (including bosses and mini bosses).

Fighting Strategy

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill a Ghost when playing with characters with a default damage modifier. The Weather Pain, Brightshade Staff, and Bee Mine are not included due to their random natures. This table does not take into account the damage bonus gained from characters with a lunar or shadow affinity. It also does not take into account the 40% damage bonus Wendy gets from attacking the same mob as Abigail, Wanda's damage bonus with Shadow weapons (except for the Alarming Clock, which does accurately reflect that bonus), or Wolfgang's damage multiplier when he isn't mighty.

Number of hits

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Weapon		File:Ghost.png	File:Ghost.png
	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
	1
()	2 (Old) 3 (Middle age) 3 (Young) 8 (Out of fuel)	2 (Old) 2 (Middle age) 3 (Young) 7 (Out of fuel)	1 (1 ) (Old) 2 (1 ) (Middle age) 2 (1 ) (Young) 5 (3 ) (Out of fuel)	1 (1 ) (Old) 2 (1 ) (Middle age) 2 (1 ) (Young) 5 (3 ) (Out of fuel)
()	2 (2 )	2 (2 )	2 (2 )	2 (2 )
()	2 (2 )	2 (2 )	2 (2 ) (2 (2 ) )	2 (2 ) (2 (2 ) )
	4 (4 )	4 (3 )	3 (2 ) (3 (2 ) )	3 (2 ) (3 (2 ) )	3 (3 )	3 (3 )	3 (2 ) (3 (2 ) )	3 (2 ) (2 (2 ) )	3 (3 )	3 (3 )	2 (2 ) (2 (2 ) )	2 (2 ) (2 (2 ) )	2 (2 )	2 (2 )	2 (1 ) (2 (1 ) )	2 (1 ) (2 (1 ) )
	4	4	3 (3 )	3 (2 )	3	3	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3	3	3 (2 )	2 (2 )	2	2	2 (1 )	2 (1 )
	3	3	2 (2 )	2 (1 )	2	2	2 (1 )	2 (1 )	2	2	2 (1 )	1 (1 )	1	1	1 (1 )	1 (1 )
	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	2 (2 )	3 (2 )	2 (2 )	2 (2 )	2 (1 )	2 (2 )	2 (1 )	2 (1 )	1 (1 )	2 (1 )	1 (1 )
	5 - 23 (4 - 15 )	4 - 22 (4 - 14 )	4 (3 ) - 19 (14 ) (4 (3 ) - 13 (10 ) )	4 (3 ) - 18 (13 ) (3 (3 ) - 12 (9 ) )	4 - 20 (4 - 13 )	4 - 19 (3 - 13 )	3 (3 ) - 16 (12 ) (3 (2 ) - 11 (9 ) )	3 (2 ) - 15 (10 ) (3 (2 ) - 11 (8 ) )	4 - 18 (3 - 12 )	3 - 16 (3 - 11 )	3 (2 ) - 14 (10 ) (3 (2 ) - 10 (8 ) )	3 (2 ) - 13 (9 ) (3 (2 ) - 9 (7 ) )	3 - 14 (3 - 10 )	3 - 12 (2 - 9 )	2 (2 ) - 10 (7 ) (2 (2 ) - 8 (6 ) )	2 (2 ) - 9 (6 ) (2 (1 ) - 7 (5 ) )
	4	4	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3	3	2 (2 )	2 (1 )	3	2	2 (1 )	2 (1 )	2	2	1 (1 )	1 (1 )
()	3 - 15	3 - 13	2 (2 ) - 10 (6 )	2 (1 ) - 9 (5 )
	4
Note	5 (3 )	4 (3 )	5 (3 )	4 (3 )	4 (3 )	3 (2 )	4 (3 )	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	2 (2 )	2 (1 )	2 (2 )	2 (1 )
	5	4	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	4	3	3 (2 )	2 (2 )	3	3	2 (2 )	2 (1 )	2	2	2 (1 )	1 (1 )
() Note	4	3	3 (2 )	2 (2 )
	5 - 9	4 - 8	3 (2 ) - 6 (4 )	3 (2 ) - 5 (3 )	4 - 7	3 - 6	3 (2 ) - 5 (3 )	2 (2 ) - 4 (3 )	3 - 6	3 - 5	2 (2 ) - 4 (3 )	2 (1 ) - 3 (2 )	2 - 4	2 - 3	2 (1 ) - 3 (2 )	1 (1 ) - 2 (2 )
()	3 (3 )	3 (3 )	3 (2 ) (2 (2 ) )	2 (2 ) (2 (1 ) )
()	3	3	2 (2 )	2 (1 )
	6	5	4 (3 )	3 (2 )	4	4	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	4	3	3 (2 )	2 (2 )	2	2	2 (1 )	2 (1 )
	6 (Melee on land) 4 (Melee on ocean) 4 (spell)	5 (Melee on land) 3 (Melee on ocean) 3 (spell)	4 (3 ) (Melee on land) 3 (2 ) (Melee on ocean) 3 (2 ) (spell)	3 (2 ) (Melee on land) 2 (2 ) (Melee on ocean) 2 (2 ) (spell)	4 (Melee on land) 3 (Melee on ocean) 3 (spell)	4 (Melee on land) 3 (Melee on ocean) 2 (spell)	3 (2 ) (Melee on land) 2 (2 ) (Melee on ocean) 2 (1 ) (spell)	3 (2 ) (Melee on land) 2 (1 ) (Melee on ocean) 2 (1 ) (spell)	4 (Melee on land) 3 (Melee on ocean) 2 (spell)	3 (Melee on land) 2 (Melee on ocean) 2 (spell)	3 (2 ) (Melee on land) 2 (1 ) (Melee on ocean) 2 (1 ) (spell)	2 (2 ) (Melee on land) 2 (1 ) (Melee on ocean) 2 (1 ) (spell)	2 (Melee on land) 2 (Melee on ocean) 2 (spell)	2 (Melee on land) 2 (Melee on ocean) 1 (spell)	2 (1 ) (Melee on land) 1 (1 ) (Melee on ocean) 1 (1 ) (spell)	2 (1 ) (Melee on land) 1 (1 ) (Melee on ocean) 1 (1 ) (spell)
()	4 (Direct hit) 6 (AoE)	4 (Direct hit) 5 (AoE)	3 (2 ) (Direct hit) 4 (3 ) (AoE)	3 (2 ) (Direct hit) 4 (2 ) (AoE)
	4
	7 (4 )	6 (4 )	7 (4 )	6 (4 )	5 (3 )	4 (3 )	5 (3 )	4 (3 )	4 (3 )	4 (2 )	4 (3 )	4 (2 )	3 (2 )	2 (2 )	3 (2 )	2 (2 )
()	5 (3 )	4 (3 )	5 (3 )	4 (3 )
	7	6	5 (3 )	4 (3 )	5	4	4 (2 )	3 (2 )	4	4	3 (2 )	3 (2 )	3	2	2 (1 )	2 (1 )
()	3 (When thrown)	2 (When thrown)	2 (1 ) (When thrown)	2 (1 ) (When thrown)
	8	7	6 (4 )	5 (3 )	6	5	4 (3 )	4 (2 )	5	4	4 (2 )	3 (2 )	3	3	2 (2 )	2 (1 )
()	6	5	4 (3 )	4 (2 )
()	3 (When thrown)	3 (When thrown)	2 (2 ) (When thrown)	2 (1 ) (When thrown)
	10	9	7 (4 )	6 (4 )	8	7	5 (3 )	5 (3 )	6	5	4 (3 )	4 (2 )	4	4	3 (2 )	3 (2 )
()	4 (When thrown)	4 (When thrown)	3 (2 ) (When thrown)	3 (2 ) (When thrown)
()	8 (Direct hit) 12 (AoE)	7 (Direct hit) 10 (AoE)	6 (4 ) (Direct hit) 8 (5 ) (AoE)	5 (3 ) (Direct hit) 7 (4 ) (AoE)
()	12	10	8 (5 )	7 (4 )
()	6 (When thrown)	5 (When thrown)	4 (3 ) (When thrown)	4 (2 ) (When thrown)

Ghost is immune to being frozen, and it is immune to being put to sleep.

Tips

• Because Ghosts will disappear after a while and do not drop anything, it is best to just let them be. The easiest way to kill a Ghost is by luring it to a few Pigs or a Beefalo; this way the Pigs or Beefalo will kill the Ghost.
• A Ghost can also be used as a grinder; let it kill whatever enemy it comes across, then take the drops.
• Ghosts are very slow and can be easily outrun. After the player has run a distance, the pursuing Ghost will likely have found another mob to be aggressive against.
• Despite levitating above the ground, Ghosts are not immune to Tooth Traps.

Trivia

“Perhaps this is a bad idea.”

–Wilson, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“I'm not wasting this on them!”

–Willow, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“No!”

–Wolfgang, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“Some things should stay dead.”

–Wendy, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“NOT WORTH IT”

–WX-78, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“I'll not be meddling in that business.”

–Wickerbottom, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“Not today.”

–Woodie, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“I don't think so. They might still be mad.”

–Maxwell, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“The spirit cannöt be returned.”

–Wigfrid, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“We don't think we even want them to come back.”

–Webber, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“I don't think they would appreciate it.”

–Warly, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“Not alive”

–Wormwood, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“Some things even I can't fix.”

–Winona, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“There's no body for it to return to.”

–Wortox, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“Errmmm... don't think so, florp.”

–Wurt, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“They seem pretty committed to their lifestyle. Or lack of one?”

–Walter, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

“Oh. My mistake, I thought you were a friend of mine.”

–Wanda, when attempting to revive a Ghost.

• In Don't Starve Together, Ghosts cannot be revived with a Telltale Heart, and attempting to do so will result in a unique quote from the player character.

Bugs

• Ghosts try to kill planted Mandrakes, despite them being invulnerable while planted; this causes them to simply hover above it.
• In Don't Starve, it's possible for a Ghost to damage the player even after being killed.

Gallery

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  Ghosts spawned in Maxwell's Graveyard Set Piece.
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  Ghost lured to Mandrakes.
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  A ghost attacking the player.
• 

  A Ghost among other monsters chasing Wilson in a promotional image for Don't Starve.
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  Unused Ghost emoji from official Klei Discord server.png

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