Lore
Background
“The house itself is a ghost.”
The stand of Emporio Alnino. Burning Down The House lets him use the ghosts of destroyed rooms and objects. He hides in the remains of a music room that burned down at Green Dolphin Street Prison, entering through a narrow crack in the wall. The room gives Emporio and his friends a place to hide.
Abilities
Ghost Piano
There is a working piano in the room.
Grand Piano
Use the piano’s prompt to sit down. Play Giorno’s Theme without a wrong note to give everyone in the room 30% more damage for 60 seconds. Inspired does not stack.
(You can use the sheet)
Ghost Room
Hold to choose a wall, then release to open a crack. Keep your hand against the wall for 3 seconds. Use again to close it when nobody is inside. Your room and stored items stay until you die.
Cooldown: 8s
Ghost Storage
Set down a throwable inside a ghost room to keep it. Each room holds up to 15. Pick them up later.
Cooldown: 0.5s
Ghost Refreshments
Make the table snacks vanish or bring them back. Eat chocolates for 15% faster movement, or drink orange juice for 15% faster basic attacks. Each buff lasts 20 seconds.
Cooldown: 0.5s
Ghost Revolver
Form a ghost revolver and fire once. The shot makes an enemy dodge sideways and briefly stuns them. It deals no damage.
Cooldown: 3s
Awakening (EX) moves
Temporary Doorway [3 Bars]
Open a smaller doorway into your room without charging, It lasts 5 seconds. Your original entrance closes while it is open, then reopens. Create your room first.
Cooldown: 25s
Ghost Pallet
Place a wooden pallet to climb on or cross a gap. Keep up to 3 at once. Each lasts 12 seconds and can be broken.
Cooldown: 6s
Ghost Research [3 Bars]
Look up a stand at your computer. Deal 10% more damage to its users and take 10% less from them until you die or use this move again.
Cooldown: 10s
How to obtain
Rarity and arrow rolls
Legendary can come from any arrow type: Lucky Arrow 34.0%, Bizarre Arrow 57.9%. These are rarity-level odds, not odds for this exact Stand.
Burning Down The House is one of three Stands locked out of the arrow pool until you finish the main story. Catch The Rainbow and Strength carry the same lockout.
See the Stand arrows guide for the full arrow table, crafting costs and reroll rules.
Current tier as of the November 15, 2026 check: Legendary.
Update notes
Dated developer entries
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2026-10-21 — Fixed a possible issue with Walking Heart on Burning Down The House.
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2026-10-19 — Fixed another Mandom and Burning Down The House interaction that bugged the door out.
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2026-10-18 — Fixed dying while in a car inside Burning Down The House’s room.
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2026-10-18 — Arrows placed inside the room no longer void guests.
Related Stands
Stands that share this Stand's rarity or part.