Phantom (species)

Phantoms are a type of monster typically encountered in the later zones of the PvE aspect of the game. They are traditionally mesmers, elementalists, or necromancers when you fight them depending on the type you fight.

They have a slightly higher movement rate and can sometimes run past traps unless you can stop or slow down their moment for a second for the trap to trigger. They also sometimes spawn without warning from out of nothingness. They are immune to effects of the flesh, like bleeding for example.

The underworld versions (Grasping Darkness) are sometimes called squidies in slang terms on many of the online forums and are part of a collective farm run there. In this type of phantom, they fight as warriors.