Spirit
This page is part of IGN's Phasmophobia Wiki guide and details everything you need to know about a Spirit, including where a Spirit usually be found, all unique strengths and weaknesses, as well as how to identify a Spirit.
What Is a Spirit and How to Find Them
Spirits are very common ghosts. They are very powerful but passive, only attacking when they need to. They defend their place of death to the utmost degree, killing anyone that is caught overstaying their welcome.
Spirit Unique Strengths
None.
Spirit Weaknesses
A Spirit can be temporarily stopped by burning Smudge Sticks near them.
How to Identify a Spirit and All Evidence
An EMF Reader will let you know when a Ghost is nearby and interacts with the environment around it. It has 5 different color coded levels which indicate the type of interaction that's taking place. However, only an EMF Level 5 will count as Evidence and suggest that you're dealing with a specific type of Ghost.
Other possible Ghosts with EMF Level 5 Evidence: Goryo, Jinn, Myling, Obake, Oni, Raiju, Shade, The Twins, Wraith
To use a Spirit Box, you must be nearby (3m) or in the same room as the Ghost and the lights must be off. Then, you will be able to speak to the Ghost and ask it questions from four different categories - Difficulty, Location, Age, and Personal. 50% of the time, Ghosts will be shy and will only respond on the Spirit Box if there is only one player nearby. Not all Ghosts will respond, but the Spirit is one that will. If it does, you have found another piece of evidence.
Other possible Ghosts with Spirit Box Evidence: Mare, Onryo, Phantom, Poltergeist, The Twins, Wraith, Yokai
In order to collect Ghost Writing as a piece of evidence, you first need to place a Ghost Writing Book somewhere on the map, whether that be on the floor or on a surface. You can then try to increase the ghost activity in the room to try and encourage it to write something in the book.
Other possible Ghosts with Ghost Writing Evidence: Demon, Mare, Myling, Poltergeist, Revenant, Shade