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Ghost
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“This offends me as a scientist.”
“I can't kill what's already dead.”
“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”
“He has risen from the grave!”
“ERROR: UNKNOWN”
“It must be fake. I don't believe it.”
“Boo! Ha ha!”
“It remembers me!”
“A poltergeist not affected by the dark fuel.”
“A spirit trapped between wörlds.”
“That's not a fun ghost!”
“You deserve a rest.”
“Could I offer you a ghost pepper?”
“Ye 'ave ney business wit' me, spirit!”
“ALAS, POOR GHOST!”
“Floaty man!”
“I'll end up one of those if I don't get out of here soon.”
“I don't want nothing to do with that.”
“An unclaimed soul!”
“Glorph, go away!”
–Wurt
“Ha, and people tried to tell me ghosts aren't real.”
“Stay away from me! I won't become like you!”
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".
Downloadable Content
In the Reign of Giants DLC, every Grave in the world will spawn a ghost during a Full Moon. These ghosts despawn when nighttime ends, this counts as a death for the purposes of summoning Abigail.
“He met a terrible end. I will too if I don't get out of here.”
–Wilson, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“What "arrrr" you?”
–Willow, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“Aaaaaaaaaaahrrrr!!”
–Wolfgang, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“A future friend of Abigail's?”
–Wendy, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“ARRR YOU A RESTLESS SOUL?”
–WX-78, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“Paranormal pirate activity.”
–Wickerbottom, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“Maybe he's friendly?”
–Woodie, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“I'll not be meeting the same fate!”
–Maxwell, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“A swashbuckling, seafaring spectral spectacle!”
–Wagstaff, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“Tö Hel, spirit!”
–Wigfrid, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“As if normal pirates weren't scary enough!”
–Webber, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“Aw. He could've had an eternal nap, but he came back.”
–Walani, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“He may be a nice fellow, but I don't intend to find out.”
–Warly, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“'Tis a pirate's life, even in death.”
–Woodlegs, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“A GHOSTLY VISAGE”
–Wilba, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“Floaty man”
–Wormwood, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
“Swell. Just swell.”
–Wheeler, when examining a Pirate Ghost.
In the Shipwrecked DLC, Pirate Ghosts replace Ghosts. Aside from looking like a Pirate, Pirate Ghosts are identical to Ghosts. Pirate Ghosts can spawn when a Wreck is hammered or a Watery Grave is fished. Additionally they will spawn from unfished Watery Graves during a Full Moon.
“Scientifically impossible.”
–Wilson, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“Go away! I didn't like you when you were alive!”
–Willow, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“Agghhh!”
–Wolfgang, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“Do you know my sister Abigail?”
–Wendy, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“ERROR: APPARITION DOES NOT COMPUTE”
–WX-78, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“A porcine phantasm!”
–Wickerbottom, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“You ever see something like that before, Lucy.”
–Woodie, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“Do I know you?”
–Maxwell, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“A pig of the paranormal persuasion!”
–Wagstaff, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“A beast spirit.”
–Wigfrid, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“That's a little creepy.”
–Webber, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“I don't want no trouble.”
–Walani, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“I've no quarrel with the dead.”
–Warly, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“I've faced worse than ye!”
–Woodlegs, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“A GHOSTLY VISAGE”
–Wilba, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“Floaty Twirly Tail”
–Wormwood, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
“Why do ancient ruins always have to be haunted?”
–Wheeler, when examining an Ancient Spirit.
In the Hamlet DLC, Ancient Spirits replace Ghosts. Aside from looking like a Pig, Ancient Spirits are identical to Ghosts. An Ancient Spirit will spawn when the player mines certain statues or when looting inside of the Ancient Pig Ruins, particularly when stealing items from pedestals in a hidden room. During the Aporkalypse, every room in the Ruins will contain multiple hostile Ancient Spirits. Ancient Spirits do not trigger pressure plates in Ancient Pig Ruins.
Don't Starve Together
“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.
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.
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.
In Don't Starve Together, Ghosts are neutral towards Wendy.
Strategy
Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill Ghosts when playing with characters with a default damage modifier. The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.
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Immune | 48 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4-7 | 3 or 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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.
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
Ghosts spawned in Maxwell's Graveyard Set Piece.
Ghost lured to Mandrakes.
A ghost attacking the player.
A Ghost among other monsters chasing Wilson in a promotional image for Don't Starve.
Pirate Ghost.
Unused Ghost emoji from official Klei Discord server.png
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