Ghost/DST

Don't Starve

DST

“This offends me as a scientist.”

–Wilson

“I 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 poltergeist not affected by the dark fuel.”

–Wagstaff

“A spirit trapped between wörlds.”

–Wigfrid

“That's not a fun ghost!”

–Webber

“You deserve a rest.”

–Walani

“Could I offer you a ghost pepper?”

–Warly

“Ye 'ave ney business wit' me, spirit!”

–Woodlegs

“ALAS, POOR GHOST!”

–Wilba

“Floaty man!”

–Wormwood

“I'll end up one of those if I don't get out of here soon.”

–Wheeler

“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 Wortox is around.

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).

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.

Weapon
No. of hits for	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.

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.

• 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.
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  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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