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How to identify a Thaye in Phasmophobia

This ghost ages over time.

Kacee Fay

Published: Dec 20, 2023 04:43 pm

Every ghost you come across in Phasmophobia has its own unique set of evidence and behaviors you can use to identify it. Using a combination of evidence and specific ghost behaviors is the best way to correctly determine the ghost type, especially with unique ghosts like the Thaye.

All Thaye Phasmophobia evidence

The Thaye has three pieces of evidence to watch out for, which are Ghost Orbs, Ghost Writing, and DOTS. If you get any other types of evidence beyond these three, then the ghost you are dealing with cannot be a Thaye.

Evidence	How to obtain evidence	Tips
Ghost Orbs	You must use a Video Camera to capture this evidence. This can be a camera you are carrying around, one that you placed down somewhere on the map, a camera being worn by another player as Tier I Head Gear, or one of the default cameras available to you in the truck. Ghost Orbs are small moving white balls of light.	Ghost Orbs can be very tough to see, so you want to watch for them carefully. I’ve also found that they generally only spawn in one specific area of the ghost room, which means it’s essential to have cameras facing all angles to catch them.
Ghost Writing	A Ghost Writing Book needs to be placed to collect this evidence. If any writing or drawings appear in the book, then you have caught this evidence.	If the ghost moves the book but does not write in it, you can cross off Ghost Writing, which means it cannot be the Thaye.
DOTS	Placing down a DOTS Projector allows ghosts to possibly appear on it. If you see a figure pass through the DOTS Projector, then you can mark this evidence. You generally want to watch for the ghost to appear on DOTS through a Video Camera although you can also see it in person for all ghosts besides the Goryo.	DOTS evidence can be very tough to obtain, especially if you are using a Tier I version of this item, so patience is key. It may take several minutes before the ghost decides to appear.

Thaye behavior, patterns, and clues in Phasmophobia

In addition to the Thaye’s official evidence, there are also many behavioral indicators, patterns, and clues you can use to help determine whether the ghost in your contract is this one or something else. These are especially helpful if you are tackling challenges like No Evidence or Apocalypse and think you may have caught a Thaye.

The Thaye immediately becomes extremely active as soon as you get close to it for the first time.
If you are continuously near the Thaye over time, it will swap from being very active to very inactive as it ages.
Because it ages, the Thaye will steadily switch from being very active to extremely slow and quiet, which means it can be somewhat easy to identify if you notice the general behavior and activeness of the ghost seems to drastically shift over time.

A Ghost Orb moving toward some DOTS. — Orbs are very small and easy to miss, so keep an eye out for movement to see them. Screenshot by Dot Esports | Remix by Kacee Fay

The vast majority of ghosts speed up during a hunt as soon as they have line-of-sight with the player, but the Thaye does not. If a ghost is chasing you in a hunt and very clearly has line-of-sight with you yet isn’t picking up speed then it is very likely a Thaye or a Hantu.
The Thaye’s behavior and likelihood of performing different types of events changes drastically as it ages.
- Hunt sanity threshold
  - Age zero: 75 percent sanity
  - For each additional age added: Minus six sanity
  - Age 10 or more: 15 percent sanity
- Hunt speed
  - Age zero: 2.75 meters per second
  - For each additional age added: Minus 0.175 meters per second
  - Age 10 or more: One meter per second
- Likelihood of an interaction or event
  - Age zero: 200 percent
  - For each additional age added: Minus 15 percent
  - Age 10 or more: 50 percent

A Ghost Writing Book with scribbles in it. — Even meaningless scribbles count as Ghost Writing evidence. Screenshot by Dot Esports

The Thaye technically has the most deadly and dangerous sanity hunt threshold of all since it can hunt at 75 percent, which is even earlier than the Demon’s threshold of 70 percent unless the Demon uses its special hunt at any time ability. Because of this, you need to be wary of a possible very early hunt with this ghost. Consider using Incense and Crucifixes to combat this.
Since two of the Thaye’s evidence pieces can be caught on camera, using Video Cameras to try and catch both while waiting safely in the truck is a great way to identify this ghost.

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Author

Kacee Fay

Staff Writer

Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Disney Dreamlight Valley, Fortnite, Minecraft, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.