What are all the wishes you can make with the Monkey Paw in Phasmophobia?
Summary
Q.What are all the wishes you can make with the Monkey Paw in Phasmophobia?
A.The Monkey Paw has a fixed set of wishes, plus a limit on how many you can use per contract depending on difficulty. Here are all the wishes and their effects, plus where to find their tags in Sunny Meadows and how it works in-game.
More info
All the Monkey Paw wishes are fixed and can be spoken or selected via a text UI. The number of wishes you can use per contract depends on the difficulty multiplier: 5 wishes on 0x–1x, 4 wishes on 1.01x–2x, and 3 wishes on 2.01x+. Each wish has a downside, and a wish can only be used once per contract. The complete list is:
- Ghost: I wish to see the ghost — Triggers a ghost event at the ghost’s current location, followed by a cursed hunt; the wisher’s vision is obscured in dark fog during the hunt. Location tag: Manager Office.
- Ghost: I wish for activity; I wish the ghost would do something — Doubles all ghost activity for 2 minutes; fuse box breaks permanently; exit doors lock for 2 minutes. Location tag: Chapel.
- Ghost: I wish the ghost was trapped; I wish to trap the ghost — Applies incense cleansing to the ghost, teleports it to its favorite room, doors around the wisher’s room lock for 1 minute; then a standard hunt begins. Location tag: Female Dorm Room.
- Person: I wish for sanity; I wish to be sane — Sets every player to 50% sanity; passive drain increases and the ghost’s favorite room may change. Location tag: Kitchen.
- Person: I wish to be safe — Unblocks the nearest blocked hiding spot; lights shatter; the ghost can hear/sense the wisher at any distance for the rest of the contract. Location tag: Matron Office 1.
- Person: I wish to leave — Unlocks all exit doors during hunts; the wisher’s speed is reduced briefly and vision is dimmed. Location tag: Hospital Wing.
- Life: I wish for life; I wish to revive my friend — Revives the first deceased player in the lobby with a 50% chance the wisher dies instead. Location tag: Classroom.
- Knowledge: I wish for knowledge — Eliminates one incorrect piece of evidence from the wisher’s journal; the ghost teleports near the wisher and begins a cursed hunt; wisher’s vision is fogged and hearing muffled. Location tag: Restricted Area.
- Weather: I wish for weather — Changes weather to Clear Sky, Fog, Rain, Snow, or Sunrise; all players are briefly blinded and the wisher loses 25% sanity. Weather-to-rain has a 50% chance of being light or heavy. Location tag: Morgue.
- Miscellaneous: I wish for anything — Randomly grants one of the unused wishes above. Location tag: Waiting Room.
For those who prefer quick references, the full, sourced list and exact wording come from the Phasmophobia Wiki’s Monkey Paw page. You can see the category breakdown, individual wish text, and tag locations there: Monkey Paw - Phasmophobia Wiki.



