NEW Cursed Possession EXPLAINED! - Phasmophobia Monkey Paw

Welcome back to the new Phasmophobia update! In this video we test EVERYTHING about the new cursed possession! The monkey paw is extremely cool! But it's also quite tricky to use! ENJOY!
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NOTE: This video was recorded on Phasmophobia update v0.8.1

[@cjdxn]

The trap wish isnt bugged, more testing needed for you I think ;) Also, I wish for sanity does something else, which you didn't notice, maybe we should rename it though.

[@scaleonkhan183]

🤔

[@n0xx42]

Was that the twins ghost that made the wish lock the two doors?

[@Blitzcreeper239]

​@@n0xx42 The Twins only simulates the idea of 2 ghosts with the idea that the second "twin" is the long ranged interaction it can do that also sets a second choice it can hunt from, its mechanics still revolve around the notion that it is a single ghost.

[@Blitzcreeper239]

I'm going to assume that it locks down both the ghost room and the room the ghost is in, so if they are different rooms it's going to lock down 2 rooms. In the case of the Tanglewood garage ghost, either its room was in the foyer and the ghost was in the garage or vice versa. That or for some reason it works in a range around the ghost and it just caught the front door within the radius.

[@n0xx42]

@@Blitzcreeper239 I know it is a single ghost, but the second one has bigger range of interactions, AND garage and the hall are actually adjacent rooms, so for me it seems quite logical that since the range is bigger the wish could have locked the second door precisely because of the specificity of the ghost :)

[@renfrien7009]

there should be a 1% chance of the paw flipping the bird

[@sparrowEP]

which bird? the one that shits on me meals everytime i remove a cover from it? or the bird that vibes all day?

[@NicholasOshima]

​@@sparrowEP the one that flips you off

[@sparrowEP]

@@NicholasOshima i know what he is talking about but i just wanna make a joke

[@RoanRetro]

@@sparrowEP Well what's the joke? I wanna hear a joke 😄

[@sparrowEP]

@@RoanRetro the first message i sent is it

[@curtisyue182]

Insym: "I wish the ghost was trapped" Game: Player said "I wish the ghost was strapped". Now arming the ghost - Insym: "Wait WHAT?"

[@sympostersyndrome]

Not going to lie, I was watching Insym when he first saw the paw and I thought it said that too, I was like ??? THEY ADDED GUNS???

[@Joandersonso]

Even though "i wish to leave" makes you slow, it could be used far from the door to save a friend, for instance.

[@UnicornFarts7_Official]

I cant wait to wish for the ghost to be trapped when the whole team is in the ghost room. 😈

[@Niikokonut]

that actually happened to me and my friends by accident yesterday lol, we were just messing around with wishes, so without knowing the ghost room we just so happened to be in it when we then trapped us with the ghost haha, definitely a good troll wish xD but really funny if accidental

[@Sailor_Nami]

I can imagine some goofy pranks when playing with friends using this :P like locking the ghost in the ghost room while a friend is in there using the spirit box or something

[@couldbetrento5850]

I’m sure when Insym plays with cj and psycho etc he will likely do that

[@cutest_sy]

started cracking up at one of chat’s messages someone said sorry to their future self because they ate their sausage roll lmao anyways happy march insym! im glad you’re having fun with the new phas update recently ^_^

[@ZyteXtrabyte]

I question your pfp

[@PalnPWN]

Time stamp?

[@ChrisGamingNL333]

The monkey paw is definitely the most diverse cursed possession, from changing the weather to literally locking the ghost to being able to leave the building during a hunt :D

[@spencera9229]

i told the shameful story on psycho's video, i'll tell it here i used "i wish for knowledge" first thing, not knowing a damn thing, but i was smart and hid in a closet to use it. i was very, very confused... and then even more confused when i died... turns out it was a deogen. i didn't even live long enough to see the benefit; i thought the question just... killed me.

[@mayaneko1094]

4:30 - little correction there: Only the hunts directly caused by a cursed possession are considered cursed hunts with the 1 second grace period. Every hunt after that are still normal hunts with the difficulty specific grace period, but just 20 seconds longer. Just tested it yesterday, because i've seen some contrary statements about that^^

[@kutairaisu4603]

How did you test it?

[@snowman5173]

Phasmo devs: “we’re pleased to announ-“ Insym: *3 new videos*

[@mattJordan-bo3my]

hey insym would the hantu go faster if you use the monkey paw to change the weather to snowy and could that be a way to solve the hantu in no evidence??

[@Daltoniss]

I mean isn't Hantu already solvable in no evidence? All you need is one hunt to hear the speed changes between colder and warmer rooms, no?

[@mattJordan-bo3my]

@@Daltoniss yeah but it would be a really niche way of solving it if it worked

[@justawanderingoldman7699]

I have a question (or a special case to be exact). If you do the "trap the ghost" wish while you are inside the ghost room, will you get trapped too? And if so (and I mostly think so lol), will the "I want to leave" wish unlock the locked ghost room too so you can leave the room? My prediction is I think it will since it unlocked more than one doors in the Sunny Meadow map. But if I do so and it works, will the ghost stay trapped inside of the room too? The door was already unlocked by the other wish after all. Next is for the "I want to leave" wish again. In a multiplayer case, if player A asks for the "I want to leave" wish, will the door be unlocked only when A is the one who opens the door or the door will be unlocked for everyone? If it works like a remote control lock that will just unlock the door(s), then anyone can open the locked door after the wish. And if so, then it will be really good. People can just assign someone to stay close to a safe hiding spot with the monkey paw. When the hunt starts, that one person can just wish to leave, unlock the door for other players remotely, and hide using the hiding spot safely.

[@tizzytank579]

Yes if you are in the room it will close and lock the door.

[@tizzytank579]

Also you would have to use the I wish to leave but it makes you super slow

[@ShoTro]

I was looking forward to Insym's take on this cursed possession since I found out about it.

[@Ethernet480]

Whole team in bathroom with ghost. “I wish the ghost to be trapped.” “I wish to see the ghost.” 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Ghost: "I'm not trapped in here with you, you're trapped in here with me!"

[@ballisticzeus23]

I’m curious if you use a wish and then use the “I wish for anything” wish is there the possibility you can get the same wish again?

[@DogeDaDoggo]

43:35 Locations of Monkey Paw Spawns on maps (Note: Those who didn't know for School and Prison, the cursed possession will always be on the first room via entrance you enter in.) Also wanna thank Insym for doing lots of testing and providing all the knowledge about this new cursed possession, i just reached Level 1,000 and love the vids!

[@kallieezzell6878]

the monkey paw has a really interesting story and play for it, spoiler if anyone wants to read for themselves! what happens is a woman is gifted the paw by someone(cant remember been 4 years since last saw) and the family starts off by making a small wish like I wish her son gets the job and suddenly he gets called saying he made the job, and slowly they ask for more and more till they ask the monkey paw for a lot of money to pay off there debt and they get a call saying there son died at the factory his body torn apart in a grinder and the company give them the money they wished for, at the cost of there sons life and when they wish to bring there son back from the dead it does just it doesn't fix the body and son is just a mashed up mess of flesh and bone. they end up wishing that all there wishes never existed and all returns to normal, expect the son is still dead and they have the money still because the paw just made events occur that would make a wish come true not just give them it.

[@bulltull6568]

If the "i wish to be safe" works for multiple people, you and your temate can go on opposite sides of the map and just use items after each other to make the gost go between 2 hiding spots

[@STRIDER_503]

This HAS to be the most interactive, interesting and creepy in-game object EVER created!

[@ravensoul976]

I hope the "I wish the ghost was trapped" can be used on the hunt like Deogen trapping in during a hunt in front of you.

[@2Randy4U]

Wonder when you have 2 cursed possessions with Tarot cards and monkey paw that if you wish for knowledge and have pulled the priestess card. Will your vision and audio come back to normal if you die?

[@durrrrburger]

It’s likely because he used i wish for knowledge and died, then got revived by i wish for life and his vision went back to normal

[@jackyang2912]

If you're near the end of your investigation or your contract and you're ready to get out, and you have the still unused monkey paw item with 3 wishes, could you theoretically position yourself near the exit and: >I wish for Knowledge. >I wish to trap the ghost. >I wish to leave. All one right after the other in rapid succession with no delay in between the wishes, and just book it out the front door with even more certainty about the ghost type?

[@MeassiahBeats]

Dude i asked for knowledge today and the only thing i heard after that was my friend (he was also very muffeled) saying: Dude I hate you I swear to god im gonna ki- and the he stopped talking all of a sudden and i though he was just angry cuz I called a hunt but i turned on a flashlight after like 2 minutes of silence and he was there laying on a ground and i bursted out laughing hahaha really good game :D

[@IchirusVallad]

I guess I don't quite understand what the negative downside to I wish for Safety is? I was under the assumption that all ghosts except Yokai could already determine your location via electronic equipment. So does this just make it so that there is no range? If that is the case I can't say that is a very harsh negative effect. Personally I always turn off equipment before hiding or sometimes before going into the room with hiding spot, so that wouldn't seem to be any different then normal. Again, I might just be not understanding the negative side effect properly.

[@Blubking1]

I am not entirely sure but I think the downside is that the ghost ACTUALLY knows where you are, instead of the rough location. Ghosts know the rough location when you have electronic devices on/or speak and then they roam around it.

[@simplyskrypt3914]

I mean, the safety one is a downside for sure but its really not the end of the world, it just means the ghost can detect equipment from infinite range, so be extra cautious not to flip through inventory while hiding and make extra sure to turn them off before hiding in a room

[@yorukomitsui8654]

Can you give a timestamp when he talks about it? I must have spaced out and can't find it

[@Yodasdaddy.13]

@@yorukomitsui8654 46:35

[@redwood34]

I feel like the safe one isn't actually too bad. I always shut up and turn off equipment immediately when a hunt starts, and the try to get a hiding spot a few rooms over or loop the ghost for funsies. Maybe I'm just an outlier in how I play though haha

[@MikkyB23]

Yeah, same! I was like "Aren't you supposed to shut up and turn off your equipment anyway??" My friends and I always do that cause we thought the ghost was always able to detect your shit

[@Nephutis]

safety is insanely broken, a hiding spot of your choice and complete control of the ghost is too strong. the downside is not a downside if you can play without a flashlight.

[@mushroomonablock3353]

I was using the monkey's paw one time on a game with my friends, and I was using open mic mode. I jokingly said "Can I wish for a brain?", and it must have registered as "I wish for rain." so, make sure you're careful with your words!

[@TheKaranJGlFor6920]

It Doesn't Lock The Front Door Always. This Was A Bug I This 🤔😐😥😮😞😟😨😰😢😱💀☠👻 11:26 Text Floating 11:46

[@RustyMerc4Hire]

We can confirm that the I Wish For Life for the Monkey's Paw doesn't always kill the person who asks for their friend's revival, as we had 1 match where one of us survived making the wish to bring back our other buddy. Another one is that you absolutely cannot make the same kind of wish twice even if another player does it, even if it's a wish for sunny weather after wishing for snow for example.

[@shaylethorne2387]

Wishing for infinite wishes should make the paw flip you off.....

[@arkaedra5074]

I was literally looking through the update video to find out how it worked when this popped up 😂. Great timing

[@Tnk_xd]

How does trap the ghost works in Capsite..?

[@jekjeksakay6126]

you didn't try dying in " I WISH TO SEE THE GHOST" there is a side effect in the afterlife..

[@brandimullins8813]

the pop up text is so hilarious lol its like the narrator meme "This is the best wish for the monkey paw!" Narrator: "it was NOT the best wish for the monkey paw."

[@ShadowEli94]

The ghost you first trapped was in the hall. It locked all doors connected to the hall, including the front door?

[@YeezusGhoul]

Hmmm, I guess Il Mimo got another nerf. I wish for knowledge removing orbs and then seeing orbs lmao.

[@resonantinsanity9521]

The front door closing on the trap wish was probably cause you used up the last wish on the hand. Most of the cursed objects trigger a cursed hunt when you use them to their limit so it'd make sense if this one did too.

[@sandhyaverma1484]

I remember that it was a chapter in our class 8th in India " the monkey's paw " with the same characteristic.

[@gothic_bunny2873]

No cause I know damn well what my guy friends are going to do to me with this thing😢

[@unrealgaming4733]

What happens when you wish for knowledge and its a mimic?

[@ab81747]

I love all the editing notes because we're still learning about this thing haha

[@tidusmi2]

I like post edit Insym correcting video Insym

[@ThomasVye]

Love the paw - it’s a fascinating possession! The devs have done great work on it! 😊

[@aarepelaa1142]

If the safe one works on multiple people it's fucking OP, like imagine how bad you can just juggle the ghost around the map by switching equipment on and off across the map.

[@boomknight1015]

I like the -evidence. Some are hard to find depending on the ghost in multiplayer and if it removes ghost writing that makes it much easier. Besides the person who used it can unload stuff for the team after and check for orbs

[@antonhummer3945]

@Insym What happened, if you had a Hallway-Ghost and wish for trap the Ghost. Will all doors be locked? Or doesnt it lock any door? Greets from Bavaria 🤘

[@SoulNomad322]

So wait. Can multiple people wish for knowledge? If so, then could all 4 players wish for knowledge and rule out evidence, making the last 3 options the evidence? I feel like this wouldn't work but I'd love to know.

[@ikarouyt]

No, all of the wishes cannot be used again by anyone else if one player already wished it in that session. Example: I wish for knowledge cannot be used again, but everyone can ask for other wishes that weren't already used.

[@SoulNomad322]

@@ikarouyt thank you for telling me!

[@NicholasOshima]

Hey does anyone know if you get revived by the monkeypaw, do you keep your stuff or lose it? He may have said it but its quite a long vid haha

[@davecz6973]

just wanna say that the heavy rain is still bugged that sometimes there is no rain

[@shannond7437]

What happens if you wish the ghost was trapped & you are inside of that room?

[@LitteSchnitte]

I wished for activity yesterday and still got like only one interaction. Gotta love the Shade🙃

[@Bugtastic101]

Imagen 'I wish the ghost was trapped' on one of the campsites and the ghost is just stuck zipped up in a tent

[@CurseMonstr]

*Sees new Phasmo update* immediately opens KZbin and navigates to Insyms channel

[@sharingheart13]

Could wishing for "Anything" duplicate a wish? Like, if you wished for knowledge then wished for anything, could you get knowledge twice or would knowledge be removed from the random wish pool?

[@borkayolo6530]

future insym screaming at past insym - that made my day :D

[@jeanfranco8272]

It would be cool if it would flip you if you demand something like "I wish for infinite wishes" or "I wish for *insert companion_name* to die" and a chance to flip you if you keep demanding the same wish.

[@nicolasmartinetti20]

If you say "show us" or "where are you?", the hand will play the same animation as when you wish something for the second time

[@McAce11-11]

I love your content and phasmophobia is a great game!

[@ZooVlog_official]

INSYM YOU ARE THE BEST! I love playing phasmophobia and i love watching your videos❤

[@Yangfamilysd]

My first experience with it was my teammate testing it and first he wished for fog. THEN HE WISHED FOR THE GHOST TO BE TRAPPED IN THE ROOM TRAPPING ME AND MY TEAMMATE (vr) then after around 30 seconds the ghost hunts and kills me (on professional) and I say “carry on for me!” And then the door unlocks and my teammate escapes and tells the others what happened then they wished for life, I was revived, I then picked up my items and tried going to the van. The ghost hunts I try running to a hiding spot but ghost gives chase on stairs I smudge it. The ghost still follows. Then catches me I then die Infront of the door. Teammates wish for life. But we are out of wishes.

[@bober8739]

I dont know if you can do this after the video is uploaded, but you could add tags for every wish explained in X part of the video :]

[@Supical]

If you wish for the ghost to be trapped while it's hunting, can it still get to you or does it just bang against the door wanting to get out?

[@pauledwards2052]

Seems like this game gets worse every update. Why would you want a cheat code / troll item like this? Legit only good for challenge runs. This game had such potential, and they turned it from a horror game into a grindy mechanics abuse game.

[@sharingheart13]

If you trap yourself inside the ghost room when you wish to trap the ghost (since it locks the door to the ghost room), would wishing to leave unlock that door too?

[@TheLordTuesday]

This cursed possession is SO fun to use :D

[@megamimikyu2882]

So I have a combo I wish to be safe stay in that hiding spot then use I wish for knowledge

[@EvelyncitaOwO]

When i asked the ghost to be trapped, the ghost room was locked but my room was it too

[@sidekickz2180]

Let's all thank The Simpsons for introducing many of us to the monkey's paw

[@EuphoricBanana]

I wonder what was going through these girls their heads too. I would've already noped out after him telling me he had a sexual relationship with pokimane , thats already a huge red flag

[@cxmbos.]

w video once again ty for explaining man i needed this

[@genotypeXD]

there is actually a 11th wish, i wish for nothing, like it sounds nothing happens, therefore the wish is granted

[@jamesraposa942]

I wish to be safe is just the last update I played in phas before I stopped playing all equipment hunts were stupid on so many levels

[@egbert5871]

the wish for sanity one is good for when ALL out of pills for one last boost to it also wish for Knowledge then wish for life after then die to get them back works

[@boomknight1015]

I just though finding the ghost room right away is sorta nice. So using the trap one before you know on a larger map like school can let you rule out a whole wing just with a single wish. Activity doesn't tell you where the room is and could be a pain in the ass.

[@Animefan-1]

You could also wish for sanity to reduce your sanity for some quick hunting action

[@dischord4671]

Why did they make this 🤣 this is the ultimate troll item. People are going to be spam reporting

[@LichSynthetiq]

This is super cool, im curious though. Why a monkey paw? Is there some context too it?

[@keirufps]

if I'm not wrong it's a book/folklore about a monkey paw that grants wishes with great consequences

[@protosam5556]

does the paw still not revive the host in the current version of the game or has that bug been patched yet?

[@nwolfhub]

I always read ppls nicks at the begginning when all of them say "hello yt

[@royalki1502]

homie slice dawg boyo, no one tryna watch 48 minutes, chop it up. cut it up cmooooooooooooon

[@astro.]

It'd be cool if whoever uses "I wish for knowledge" literally loses their eyes on their character model, maybe like the Argyro Woman Ghost model. It'd be a cool creepy little detail, and show you who is blind/deafened.

[@whysint]

going through the loophole of clicking the top right corner in all of the linked videos

[@crow8299]

I figured out how many lvls u gain every day roughly. 10.336 lvls a day for two months is 2 k lvls. don't ask I was bored AF. lol ps fuck that hand. it spanks me every time.

[@almar456]

Oh god im gonna trap my friends in the ghost room with this thing hahah

[@TrollyTD]

I actually don’t like the monkey paw

[@allissaplaysgames]

I’ve read The Monkey’s Paw in English last semester, it actually grant wishes but it comes with few consequences. I’m not sure if it does that in game. Ex: a guy wished for some money, their son died and gave them some money.

[@durrrrburger]

I just started a project on the monkeys paw in english and the day we get assigned that project this gets added to the game 😭

[@durrrrburger]

Also yeah it does that in game, like when you wish for knowledge, your sight and hearing is nerfed. when you wish for activity the breaker breaks and the door locks for 2 minutes.

[@zgameoverz1479]

hey insym did you finished sons of the forest already?

[@halilnedimeroglu7860]

Hello everyone. I found all wish cards in Sunny Meadows but I can’t use the monkey paw. I tried and tried and tried but the monkey paw does nothing. It interacts when I leave the house but it doesn’t grant me any wishes. Anyone know anything about that?

[@Thy_Guardian]

Maybe trapping the ghost lock the ghost room AND the room the ghost is actually in ?

[@nmaikowski8013]

wait a question and im going to check for myself.... Ask for knowledge with two pieces of evidence to get the third even if you only have two? Edit: and you just did no evidence lol

[@Generalia]

26:21 "Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" how would I know, you're blind!

[@YourFavTessa]

So Insym, just in case you don't know or haven't heard the story of the monkey's paw, the reason why many wishes have such a negative effect is because of how this object works in the original story it was from. The paw grants your wish, however it is also a curse and takes something in place of what it gives. In the original story (if I remember correctly, it's been awhile) for example, the family is poor and struggling, so they wish for great wealth. The paw grants the wish, however it comes at a great cost. The money they get in turn comes as compensation payment for their son who is brutally killed at the factory he works at. Anyway, I wasn't sure if you knew the background on this one, just thought you might be curious! Thanks for the information in this video, it was very helpful! This is definitely a really cool cursed possession! :)

[@A3N3RGY2]

What is the "i wish to be save" huge downside?

[@ssamuueel]

i was playing around a little bit with the monkey paw and some people on sunny meadows (i thought it only spawned there lol) and we got the ghost to lock the church doors

[@ssamuueel]

i forgot the name of the room the items spawn in so i just called it church now

[@ssamuueel]

you can also ask it spirit box questions to have it move around a bit

[@lwang2851]

Guys only i can't run in game? When I'm in the lobby when I press shift I can run normally. But when I'm playing in a map, when I press shift I don't run at all

[@Greymatty]

Play doors again it updated pls pls pls

[@Unstoppable_Unicorn]

Ask it “I wish you were French”

[@vlkonawolfangel5401]

I got an idea. They could make one more wish, for the day. It would save you from the ghost, but it would eliminate the ghost and you wouldn't be able to collect evidence... Btw, I would like to see at least once what the street looks like in the morning, when the neighbors go to work. :D :D :D