How to use the Spirit Box in Phasmophobia

Communicating directly with the ghost can be a very dangerous but rewarding process in Phasmophobia. It’s a high-risk, high-reward action, and the Spirit Box is one of the best ways to facilitate this communication.

The Spirit Box is a helpful tool, but it can also be a confusing one since it has three distinct versions that all function differently. Mastering this tool makes ghost-hunting a lot easier, so here’s everything you need to know about how the Spirit Box works in Phasmophobia.

How does the Spirit Box work in Phasmophobia?

The exact way you use the Spirit Box in Phasmophobia differs depending on what Tier Spirit Box you are working with, but for all three, you either need to speak aloud or use the text-based voice recognition mode to try and gain a valid response from the ghost. You can essentially use the Spirit Box to ask the ghost questions and mark it down as evidence if you manage to get any kind of response.

There are three different types of Spirit Boxes you can unlock and use in Phasmophobia.

Tier	Image	Description	Range	Audio quality	Response rate	Unlock level
Tier I		An old FM/AM Radio with fairly low quality and a low response rate.	Three meters	Low	Low	One
Tier II		A P-SB7T Spirit Box specifically designed to communicate with ghosts.	Four meters	Medium	Medium	27
Tier III		A top-of-the-line SB11-Z Spirit Box capable of scanning two channels at once to increase response likeliness.	Five meters	High	High	54

Spirit Box rules in Phasmophobia

Regardless of which Spirit Box you’re using, there are a few rules to keep in mind if you want to receive a response. If these rules aren’t met, you cannot get a response from the ghost even if Spirit Box is one of its evidence types.

• The lights in the room must be off. Lights in other rooms can still be on, but the ghost never replies if the light is on in the room where you’re using the Spirit Box.
• If the ghost only responds to people who are alone, then you must be the only player in the room during questioning. If the ghost responds to everyone, you can ask questions with other players in the room.
• You must be actually on the map to use the Spirit Box, which means through the main front door for all buildings and through the front gate for outdoor maps.
• You need to be within a certain distance of the ghost to get a response depending on which level of Spirit Box you’re using. Tier I is three meters, Tier II is four meters, and Tier III is five meters.
• You must be in the same room as the ghost. This doesn’t necessarily mean the ghost room since it may wander around a bit, but it’s generally best to stick to the ghost’s favorite room since this is where it’s most likely to be.
• The ghost must have Spirit Box as one of its three evidence types or you won’t receive any response.

How to use the Spirit Box to communicate in Phasmophobia

For all three Spirit Box Tiers, communication works exactly the same. How you can tell whether you actually got a response is the part that varies between each tier, but for communicating with the ghost using each Spirit Box, here are the steps to follow.

1. Turn on the Spirit Box by pressing the Use button. This button varies by platform but can be found by opening your journal, selecting the Options page, navigating to the Controls tab, and locating the button next to the word Use. You’ll hear static when the box is on.
2. Communicate with the ghost by asking questions through one of the following four methods depending on which form of voice recognition mode you have activated.
   • Push-to-talk: Hold down the local push-to-talk or global push-to-talk button while asking questions aloud. The button for both options varies by platform, but you can check them by opening your journal, selecting the Options page, choosing the Controls tab, and finding the buttons next to local push-to-talk and global push-to-talk.
   • Voice activation: Talk and ask questions whenever you like since the ghost is always able to hear you. You don’t need to press any button for this method to work since it’s an open microphone.
   • Toggle: Use the local push-to-talk button to toggle on and off voice recognition mode as desired. You can press this button once to turn it on and press it again once you’re done asking questions and don’t want to trigger the Spirit Box anymore.
   • Text: With the text-based mode of communication, you’ll see three questions pop up as soon as you turn this tool on. Click any of the three questions to ask the ghost for a response. You can repeatedly click these questions as many times as you want to test for Spirit Box as a piece of evidence.
3. Turn off the Spirit Box to stop communication using the Use button, which is the same one you used to turn it on. The static noise stops when you have successfully turned it off.

How to use Tier I Spirit Box in Phasmophobia

On the Tier I Spirit Box, you’re looking for a white dot to signify a ghost response.

• When the Tier I Spirit Box is on, you’ll see a red dot next to the word power. This means it is functioning and ready to listen when you start using it to communicate.
• A small microphone icon sits in the right corner region of the box above the speaker and features a white dot when your microphone is on and being heard by the Tier I Spirit Box.
• The most important dot to watch for is the one in the very bottom right corner of the box above the speaker. This box indicates a valid ghost response or the lack of one.
  • When this dot is white, you have successfully obtained a ghost response and can mark Spirit Box as evidence in your journal.
  • When the dot is red, no response has been obtained.

The Tier I Spirit Box is the weakest form of this tool and is generally difficult to obtain responses with, so you’ll want to test this one as many times as you can. I’d recommend at least 10 tries where you see no response before you officially cross it off.

How to use Tier II Spirit Box in Phasmophobia

On the Tier II Spirit Box, you’re looking for a black ghost icon in the bottom right corner of the orange screen to indicate a valid response. If you played at all before the equipment was overhauled with the Ascension update, you should find using the Tier II Spirit Box familiar since this level is the same as the original Spirit Box that existed before it.

• A red dot next to the word “power” indicates the Tier II Spirit Box is powered on, as does the illuminated orange screen displaying various radio channels.
• In the top left corner of the Spirit Box screen, you’ll see a black microphone icon when your microphone is on and being heard.
• A valid ghost response is represented in the bottom-right corner of the Tier II Spirit Box screen. Both the X icon and the ghost outline are displayed at all times, so you’re looking for a slight color change to indicate whether the ghost responded.
  • If the small ghost icon changes to a dark black color, you have gotten a direct reply from the ghost and can mark off Spirit Box as evidence.
  • If the X turns to a dark black color, then no response has been received. This doesn’t mean that Spirit Box isn’t an evidence type since it may take many tries to get a response.

How to use Tier III Spirit Box in Phasmophobia

Although the Tier III Spirit Box is the most powerful version of this tool, it’s also the most confusing and overwhelming to look at since it has a lot of unnecessary extra display features. You’re looking for a line of white dots to indicate a valid ghost response on this one.

• The dot underneath the word power is red when the Tier III Spirit Box is on.
• The dot under the words mic input is white when it hears what you are saying, and red when it hears you but you obtain no response.
• The collection of dots underneath the word response is where you can look for a ghost reply.
  • If the row of dots turns white, you’ve captured a ghost reply and can mark off Spirit Box as evidence.
  • If the row of dots is red, no reply was heard and you may need to do further testing.

All Spirit Box questions in Phasmophobia

There are lots of ghost trigger phrases and voice commands you can use to elicit a response, but for the Spirit Box, the best questions to ask are as follows.

• Where are you?
• Are you close?
• Are you here?
• Is there a ghost here?
• Give us a sign.
• Are you friendly?
• How old are you?
• What do you want?
• Why are you here?
• Do you want to hurt us?
• Should we leave?
• Speak to us.
• What is your location?
• Can you talk?
• Show yourself.
• Are you a child?
• Are you young?
• Are you old?

I recommend using “Where are you?” and all other questions relating specifically to location most frequently since how the ghost answers this question can help you determine where the ghost room is. If you want to learn more about the ghost, consider using the Ouija Board next since this is another great method of communication.

All Spirit Box ghosts in Phasmophobia

There are 11 ghosts that have Spirit Box as one of their official evidence types. Here are all of the ghosts you can get a Spirit Box response from and what other evidence to look for so you can identify them.