Hantu

Hantu
Strength	Moves quicker in colder areas during hunts
Abilities	Can emit frosty breath when hunting with the breaker off
Weakness(es)	Moves slower in warmer areas during hunts
Evidence

„A Hantu is a rare ghost that thrives in the coldest climates. The cold seems to make them more aggressive and empowered.”

—The Journal

The Hantu is a type of ghost in Phasmophobia. They are known for their increased speed in colder rooms, which can make them an unexpected threat during a hunt.

Behaviour

Activity

The Hantu cannot turn on the fuse box, and is twice as likely to turn it off.

Hunt

During a hunt, the Hantu's speed is affected by the temperature of the room that it goes through:

Room temperature	Ghost speed (m/s)
> 15°C (59°F)	1.4
12–15°C (53.6–59°F)	1.75
9–12°C (48.2–53.6°F)	2.1
6–9°C (42.8–48.2°F)	2.3
3–6°C (37.4–42.8°F)	2.4
0–3°C (32–37.4°F)	2.5
< 0°C (32°F)	2.7

Unlike most other ghosts, the Hantu does not have line-of-sight acceleration during hunts.

During a hunt, the Hantu will emit freezing breath near its head in any room as long as the fuse box is off. Dead players cannot see this breath. As this is not actual "evidence", it can appear on any difficulty.

Strengths and weaknesses

These are the strengths and weaknesses as listed in the journal:

Strength: Lower temperatures allow the Hantu to move at faster speeds.

Weakness: Hantus move slower in warmer areas.

Evidence

• Ultraviolet
• Ghost Orb
• Freezing Temperatures

On limited evidence (1/2 evidence) games, a Hantu will always have Freezing Temperatures as one of its evidence types.

Strategies

Temperature plays an important role in both identifying and defending against a Hantu. In general, Hantus will be most powerful within and near the ghost room, where low and freezing temperatures are most likely to be. Thus, it is important that players get away from the ghost (room) as soon as a hunt begins, as the Hantu can quickly catch someone within its vicinity. Hantus are particularly dangerous during Light Snow weather, especially on the outdoors maps of Maple Lodge Campsite and Camp Woodwind, as ambient room temperatures will generally be lower if the fuse box is off, boosting their speed during a hunt.

In general, leaving the breaker turned on is a safer strategy, though one can also turn it off to aid in identification, if needed.

Identification

There are three ways to identify a Hantu:

• Leave the fuse box turned on for a while, then listen for its speed during a hunt. If it is faster in colder rooms (usually, but not always the favourite room), and slower than a normal ghost in a warm room, then it is a Hantu; this can usually be identified safely from a hiding spot, by using its notoriously uneven footsteps, with the rate of footsteps changing suddenly and seemingly randomly as it changes between different speeds.
  • If it is a Raiju, then the ghost will be fast near active electronics and a normal speed outside a specified range. If this is a no-evidence game, try removing all electronics first. If at least one piece of evidence is provided, then having Freezing Temperatures as a piece of evidence will eliminate Raiju.
  • Similarly, if it is a Jinn, it will speed up when spotting a faraway player, as the fuse box is turned on; have all players hidden out of sight to prevent a misidentification, or turn off the fuse box just before/during the hunt.
  • The Moroi can also speed up over several hunts or even during a hunt, but as a result of gradually lowering average sanity instead. Ensure that all players maintain their sanities at a constant level, and do not take Sanity Medication/use sanity-draining cursed possessions during a hunt, which induces a sudden, very noticeable speed change in a Moroi, possibly causing a misidentification.
• The Hantu's ability to emit freezing breath when the breaker is off can be used to definitively identify it without evidence, though it is more risky than the other strategies. Look closely! Use Incense to stun it while it's hunting.
• Leave the breaker turned on for a while, then loop it around a large piece of furniture in a warm room during a hunt, carrying Incense to avoid death. If the ghost does not speed up with line-of-sight and does not have any other noticeable speed differences that could point towards another ghost, then it is likely a Hantu. It is worth noting the mere presence of the ghost in that room will cool it down and make it increasingly harder to loop over time; this is usually irrelevant in small maps which have shorter hunt durations, and looping a Hantu for an entire hunt is feasible, but on medium and large maps and/or when the hunt duration is extended by cursed hunts, such looping should not be done over an extended period of time, or alternatively one should utilize a loop or series of loops that spans multiple rooms.
  • For reference, if the player is continuously sprinting off-cooldown, their average speed is 2.125 m/s; this means the Hantu is significantly slower than the player in rooms that are >12°C, roughly the same speed in rooms that are 9-12°C, and faster than the player in rooms that are <9°C. Having a tier I Thermometer out while looping the ghost can help identify when temperatures are approaching dangerous levels and the player should switch to loop in another room/find a hiding spot.
  • If ambient temperatures are high and the player is confident enough in their looping skills, the player can opt to loop the ghost with the breaker off instead, allowing them to look for a Hantu's signature freezing breath at the same time.

If you do not obtain Freezing Temperatures as one of the ghost's types of evidence on a limited evidence custom game (1/2 evidence), then the Hantu can be safely ruled out. It also cannot turn on fuse boxes, so if this happens, the ghost is not a Hantu.

The Hantu is one of two ghosts (the other being the Onryo) for which you can collect all three pieces of evidence without excluding The Mimic. Therefore, before concluding you're dealing with a Hantu, confirm that it is actually a Hantu using the above methods and/or check whether the Spirit Box gives a response. If it does, you have The Mimic instead.

Trivia

• "Hantu" translates from the Indonesian/Malay languages to spirit or ghost, and generally refers to spirits of the dead, but they can also be other invisible supernatural beings such as Demons. In mythology, Hantus vary widely and don't necessarily have to be evil.

History

Early Access
0.29.6	Added Hantu.
0.3.0	Prior to 0.3.0, the evidence was Fingerprints, Ghost Orb, and Ghost Writing.
0.5.0	Hantu now emits freezing breath when manifested.
0.5.0.2	Hantu’s freezing breath will now only be visible in freezing temperature rooms.
0.5.1.0	Freezing Temperatures is now guaranteed as one of the Hantu's evidences on Nightmare difficulty.
	Dead players can no longer see the Hantu's freezing breath.
0.5.2.0	Changed the Hantu's speed brackets.
	Increased the chance of the Hantu turning off the breaker.
0.5.2.1	Hantus can no longer turn on the fuse box.
	Further changed the Hantu's speed brackets, making it faster in colder rooms.
0.8.0	Cold breath will now animate in any room during hunts if the breaker is off.