Thief Spirits in Honkai Star Rail: Where to Find and How to Catch All of Them

The spirit of thieves in coin of quirksThe power of the Oronis prayer, with which you can rewind time, is capable of returning what was stolen.

The tricks of the thief spirit are considered a planetary challenge with high-value rewards. In the guide, we will tell you how to catch the purple ghost with prayer, and show you where to find all the thief spirits in XSR.

How to Catch a Thief Spirit in Honkai: Star Rail

After coming across a chest with a trap, follow the flight path of the ghost robber and the location of the age leading into the void. You can start the test near the abandoned coin of whims, focusing on the spatial rift with the hourglass icon.

After this, you need to use the power of time rewind to solve the riddle:

1. Press and hold the button with the hourglass icon in the lower right corner or the space bar. While the slider moves along the yellow segments, do not release the button.
2. Once you reach the green segment, wait for the alarm to sound and release the key.
3. Hold the Oronis Prayer button again until you reach the next green section.
4. Interact with the thief spirit to start a conversation and receive a reward for the challenge. Only then can you take the treasure from the chest.

The video below shows step by step how to catch thief spirits in HSR:

How to get the Thief Spirit avatar

The icon with the image of the Thief's Spirit is given after catching 9 ghostly robbers. It is enough to go through the following locations:

• Dawn territories "The Eternal Sacred City of Ochem" and "The Bloody Battlefield of the Castrum of Kremnos";
• zones of Eternal Night "Ruins of Discord of the Castrum of Kremnos" and "The Pool of Fate of Janupolis".

Once you have captured the thief spirits in the listed areas, head to the Holy Eternal City of Ohema to the room given to you by Aglaya and you will see Bartholos near the Strange Crystal.

Talk to the thief, answering him with any lines. After the phrase "No, I still have things to do." the creature will finish the conversation and leave the chambers, after which you will earn avatar Thief's Spirit along with the achievement Unsolved Secrets.

All thieves' spirits in the Eternal Holy City of Ohem

You can encounter a ghost robber when trying to openin the city of Ohema There are 3 units: one at the Marble Fair and two in the Marble Palace.

Thief Spirit 1

The first trial of the Thieving Spirit's Tricks is triggered by interacting with a chest on the second floor of the Marble Fair. Climb to the roof using the ladder of the nearby building and cross the stretched canvas to the adjacent building. Explore the area to find a regular chest with a trap prepared by the ghost.

Thief Spirit 2

You will have the opportunity to meet Bartholos again on the terrace at the Court of the Three Seasons. Try to take the treasure, so that the thief's spirit will immediately appear and try to steal it. Solve the riddle in the standard way and interact with the prankster, who will try to trick you into giving up the reward.

Thief Spirit 3

Go to your private quarters and examine the balcony railings, where another box with a test of the thief's spirit is located. Use Oronis's power to return the ghost in time and begin a conversation with the warlike creature.

Bartolos will start a battle where the main strategy is use the type of attack he intended. After victory, interact with the creature again and collect the rewards.

All thieves' spirits in the Ruins of Discord of the Kremnos castrum

There are a total of 2 thief spirits to be found in In the ruins of discord castrum of Kremnos. The first is in the corridor connecting the lands of conquest with the old quarry, and the second is in the gladiatorial arena in the central part.

Thief Spirit 4

On the way to the old quarry, pay attention to the chest hidden by shields on the left. Destroy the objects and try to take the treasure, so that Bartholos will appear to steal it. As usual, use the power of Oronis on the spirit and talk to him to receive a reward.

 

Thief Spirit 5

Head to the arena and go to the western branch, where you will immediately notice a box surrounded by debris. Having provoked the spirit to steal and returned it using time reversal, you will notice that Bartholos is in a warlike mood. Talk to him about Kremnos in the old days and accept the battle, after winning which you will be able to take all the rewards.

All thieves' spirits in the Pool of Fate of Janusopolis

Thieves' spirits in The Pool of Fate of Janusopolis are located on the southern island, where the express train car crashed. In total, two robber ghosts can be caught on the territory of the location.

Thief Spirit 6

From the spatial anchor in the Bleak Lands of Silence, follow the path to the west. Behind the wreckage of a column you will see a regular chest, which you will need to collect for the thief's spirit to appear. Rewind time, start a conversation with Bartholos and listen to the thief's complaints about the effect of Oronis's power. The offended creature will begin a battle in response to the use of prayer.

Thief Spirit 7

Proceed along the eastern corridor to the express train wreck, rewinding time on obstacles using the mechanism "The Shrine of Prayer". In front of the gates to the tomb of interrupted sleep you will find a luxurious chest, which the thief will try to steal. As usual, return the servant of Zagreus in time and listen to a strange story about an attempt to rob the Senate.

All thieves' spirits on the Bloody Battlefield of Kremnos's castrum

Meet the thieves' spirits on On the bloody battlefield can be found in the stone workshop, which is located in the northeast of the Kremnos castrum. In the dawn location of the past, two ghosts live.

Thief Spirit 8

Leave the Stone Workshop through the nearby gate and exit into the corridor leading to the south of the location. Pay attention to the beetle on the right side, which is the target of the ghost robber this time. Interact with the point of interest to catch the thief's spirit.

Thief Spirit 9

From the teleport point to the Soul Forging Front Arch, walk along the platforms to the left to open a regular treasure chest. Bartholos will try to take the chest again, and after returning in time, he will begin a battle. Defeat the spirit and take the treasure from the chest to get the achievement.

All thieves' spirits in the Muttering Thicket of the Grove of Muses

All the thieves' spirits are in in the muttering thickets of the Grove of Muses are located on the second floor, hiding both in distant chests and in ordinary objects. In total, you can catch 3 Zagreus' messengers at the location and get an additional reward for them with an achievement.

Thief Spirit 10

Select the 2nd floor on the general map and move to Sepalist, which becomes available during the second story mission of the Mastering of Amphoraeus. Go down the path in the southwest direction until you reach a dead end. At the end of the location, you will find a cube and one nymph, which you need to approach closer to make the thief spirit appear.

Thief Spirit 11

One of Zagreus's messengers can be captured in a hidden chest inside the building. Start your journey from Sepalist on the second floor and proceed to the left side of the map, keeping a northwest course.

Enter the building through the door and at the turn, turn into the wooden tunnel until you reach its end and find yourself inside a large hall.

Go to the top of the water mill with moving platforms. To get to the other side and pick up the chest, you need to click on the device and wait until the platform stops and lights up gold. You will be able to negotiate with the spirit and avoid a fight.

Thief Spirit 12

From Sepalist in the Grove of Muses, head north, crossing over to a new part of the location via the Janus secret path device. Go through the ring-shaped part of the map and move further along the branch until you come across a branch with a chest. Fight the thief's spirit and collect the reward.

All thieves' spirits in the Sanctuary of Prophecies of Janusopolis

В The Sanctuary of the Prophecies of Janusopolis There are 2 thief spirits hiding in the upper part of the map: inside the building and on a separate platform.

Thief Spirit 13

The Thief's Spirit is located on the 1st floor inside the building, in the north-eastern part of the map inside a regular chest. Select the "Library of Prophecy" teleporter and go up the stairs to get to the necessary part of the building.

From the teleportation point, immediately move towards the stairs leading up, then go up two more climbs and turn left to climb to the point with the necessary treasure. You can negotiate with the spirit and return all the stolen loot.

Thief Spirit 14

Another Bartolos can be caught on the platform under the road, which can be accessed from the lower floor in the center of the location.

Move to the gate of fate and go down the stairs on the left side of the entrance to the main building. When you reach the -1 floor, go to the device of the secret path and move to the area under the bridge.

When the thief spirit steals the reward and hides behind the boxes, use the Hand of Zagreus to destroy the barrier. Press "R"to charge the device, and then left mouse button to strike when the device reaches the desired point with the obstacle.

Stand on the spot next to the abandoned coin to return Bartholos to his place and take the stolen chest. You will have to engage in a fight with a disgruntled thief spirit.

Thieving Spirits in the Chamber of Demigods: Dawn's Peak

There are a total of 2 thief spirits in the location on the middle and upper islands leading to the titan Kephalu. One creature is hiding in a chest, and the second is hiding near the scroll.

Thief Spirit 15

In the middle location from the teleporter Chamber of the Demigods: Front Yard there is a regular chest, which contains 1 Thief's Spirit.

Thief Spirit 16

Go to Titan's Cliff: Entrance at the end of the location and approach the scroll. Start interacting with the object on "F" to provoke the spirit to appear.

Thieves' Spirits in the Dragon City of Styxia

All thieves' spirits in the dragon city of Styxia hide in ordinary chests.

Thief Spirit 17

From the Abandoned Palace travel point, you need to go up a long corridor. At the dead end, you will find a chest in which the thief's spirit is hiding.

Thief Spirit 18

To gain access to a new part of the location and a chest with a thief's spirit, complete the quest "Buzzing treasure?". Until the completion of the mission from the Chronicles of Amphoraeus, the age to the treasury is closed. Afterwards, go through the doors along the corridor and collect the prizes.

Thief Spirit 19

Climb to the top level of the tower, going from the Secret age to the Treasury teleporter. Near the stairs leading down is a regular chest containing a Thief's Spirit.

Achievements for Thieves' Spirits

Completing the Riddles related to the Thieves' Spirits will grant you three achievements worth a total of ×15 Star Jades. The first one is in the "Our Memories" category, and the second and third ones are in the "Understand the Incomprehensible" section.

Name	Condition
Unsolved mysteries	Stop all the tricks of the thief spirit in the Eternal Holy City of Ochem, the Ruins of Strife of Castrum Kremnos, the Bloody Battlefield of Castrum Kremnos, and the Pool of Fate of Janusopolis.
Incomplete Kerkes Theorem	Stop the thief spirit from robbing Kerkes 2 times
Stealth kidnapping	Find the manuscript that catches the eye of the thief's spirit.

Unsolved mysteries

After you stop the thief spirit's antics in the mentioned locations, head to the private bathhouse in the city of Ohema and speak with Bartholos.

After you stop the thief's spirit's tricks, go to the private bathhouse in the city of Ohema and talk to Bartholos. After discussing all the exciting topics, the creature will leave the room, and the achievement Unsolved Mysteries and the avatar "Thief's Spirit" will open.

Awards

For capturing a thief's spirit and successfully ing its test, you can receive the following rewards:

• star jade x40;
• heavenly ambrosia x60.

Additionally, Bartholos always returns the regular treasury to its place, which also contains a reward.

Hopefully this guide helped you find out where all the Thief Spirits are in Honkai Star Rail and how to catch them. If you encounter any difficulties while searching for puzzles or solving them, you can report it to comments. Read other articles about the game in the relevant sections of our website: news.