The Kormos is one of the newer additions to Phasmophobia's ghost roster, and it plays by rules that most veterans won't expect. It literally cannot see you. That sounds like good news until you realize it compensates with enhanced hearing, a hunt threshold that punishes sprinting, and the ability to kill through walls at close range. If you're struggling to pin this one down, here's everything you need to confirm the Kormos and survive long enough to write it in your journal.
What evidence does the Kormos leave behind?
The Kormos has three official evidence types: Ghost Orbs, Ultraviolet, and Spirit Box. This exact combination belongs only to the Kormos, though there's one important exception covered below.
Ghost Orbs in the ghost room
How does the Kormos behave during a hunt?
The Kormos's behavioral profile is what makes it genuinely distinct from every other ghost in the game. Testing these behaviors is how you can identify it even without collecting all three official evidence types.
It cannot see players at all
The Kormos has no visual detection. During a hunt, it cannot spot players through line of sight. This is unique among all ghost types and completely changes how you hide from it. Staying still behind cover is less important than staying silent and switching off your electronics.
What triggers the Kormos during a hunt?
Because it's blind, the Kormos relies entirely on two detection methods:
- Active electronic equipment carried by the player
- Voice chat usage picked up through the microphone
Turn off your equipment and stay quiet, and the Kormos has no way to track you.
Drop your equipment on the floor rather than just turning it off if you want to be completely safe. Active electronics in your inventory are still detectable even if you're not actively using them.
How does sprinting affect the Kormos hunt threshold?
The Kormos has a default hunt threshold of 50 percent sanity, which is standard. However, if a player sprints in the same room as the Kormos, that threshold jumps to 70 percent. That means the Kormos can start hunting much earlier in a contract if your team is careless about running around near it.
Keep your team's sanity above 70 percent whenever possible on contracts where the Kormos is a suspect. Sprinting in the ghost room is the fastest way to trigger an early hunt.
How fast is the Kormos?
The Kormos has two distinct speed states:
- 1.7 meters per second when a player is within 5 meters
- 2.21 meters per second when a player is more than 5 meters away
This inverse speed behavior is unusual. Most ghosts accelerate as they close distance, but the Kormos actually slows down up close. The danger is that it can close long gaps quickly, then shift to a slower approach once it's nearly on top of you.
Can the Kormos kill through walls?
Yes. The Kormos ignores obstacles entirely. Once it gets within 1.5 meters of a player, it can kill them regardless of what's physically between the ghost and the target. Walls, doors, and furniture provide no protection at that range.
What events does the Kormos skip?
The Kormos cannot perform the mist ball event or other chase-based ghost hunt events. If you're seeing those event types, you can cross the Kormos off your list.
How do you tell the Kormos apart from similar ghosts?
The evidence combination of Ghost Orbs, Ultraviolet, and Spirit Box is shared with The Mimic in practice (since The Mimic always fakes Ghost Orbs). The behavioral checklist is your real differentiator:
- No visual detection during hunts? Points to Kormos.
- Hunt triggered early despite reasonable sanity levels? Check whether anyone sprinted nearby.
- Ghost killing through solid objects at close range? Matches the Kormos's obstacle-ignoring ability.
- No mist ball events observed? Consistent with Kormos.
For a broader look at how all 27 ghost types compare in terms of danger and difficulty, the Phasmophobia ghost tier list is worth checking before your next contract.
Kormos survival tips
Once a hunt starts, the Kormos's blind profile actually gives you more options than most ghosts, provided you play it correctly:
- Go silent. No voice chat during hunts. This is non-negotiable against the Kormos.
- Drop your electronics. Active equipment in your hands or inventory can betray your position. Set it down before hiding.
- Don't sprint near the ghost room. The 70 percent threshold spike from sprinting can catch an entire team off guard.
- Don't rely on walls. The 1.5-meter kill range through obstacles means you need actual distance, not just a door between you and it.
- Use long corridors. Since the Kormos slows to 1.7 m/s within 5 meters, staying at distance forces it into its faster state, but that speed is still manageable with good routing.
The Kormos's inability to see players means looping strategies that work against other ghosts are less effective here. The ghost isn't following your visual position; it's following sound. Silence and stillness beat movement.
If the evidence and behaviors you're observing don't line up with the Kormos, you may be dealing with something else entirely. The Phasmophobia ghost behaviors and secret abilities guide covers all 27 ghost types with speed data and field-tested identification strategies that can help you narrow things down fast.
For everything else about your investigations, from photo rewards to evidence collection efficiency, the full Phasmophobia guide collection has you covered.