HOLLOW Roblox Combat Guide: Basics and M1 Fixes

1. Equip Attack or your weapon from the bottom hotbar.
2. Use M1 (left-click) to perform basic attacks when the enemy is within reach.
3. Face the enemy and use F to block. Watch its next move instead of continually attacking into it.
4. Use Q to dodge when the enemy commits to an attack. Adjust your distance, then move back into range and attack during the opening.

Blocking can be broken, so mix it with movement. If the enemy blocks or gets knocked away, reassess your spacing before following up; another attack is only useful if it can connect.

For other inputs and binding changes, see PC controls and keybind settings. Once you can reliably attack and defend, use the PvE starter builds to choose skills that fit your preferred fighting style.

Work through these checks in order:

1. Look for “You can't combat in a safe zone.” Move outside the safe zone before trying again. Skill effects and cooldowns can still appear there, so an animation alone does not mean you damaged another player.
2. Check whether Attack or your weapon is equipped. The 1 key selects the first hotbar entry; M1 performs the basic attack. Pressing 1 while your sword is equipped can put it away. Re-equip it before attacking again.
3. Recheck your hotbar after evolving. If you become Adjuchas and suddenly cannot attack, re-equip the Attack entry marked 1, then use M1. Evolution can also change your weapon entry and available skills, so use the current labels.
4. Look for “This NPC is protected.” Switch to an attackable target when this message appears.

Use X to charge Reiatsu, also called Spiritual Energy. This is your basic option for replenishing the resource.

Soul Candy restores a small amount of Reiatsu when consumed. To prepare it on your hotbar:

1. Open the top Menu, then Inventory.
2. Select Soul Candy.
3. Click EQUIP and check that it appears on the hotbar.

Equipping places the candy on your hotbar; consuming it provides the restoration. Soul Candy can come from Common Event Chests. See supplies and hotbar setup for the other recovery items and their sources.

Two upgrades affect your resource management:

• Kido improves Reiatsu, spirit regeneration and Reiatsu power. Consider it when developing a build that relies on spiritual attacks.
• Faster Charge provides 1.5× charging speed. It is useful if charging time frequently interrupts your routine; see the game pass comparison and charging-time estimate before choosing it.

Read damage in the context of your current character setup and target.

A countdown already in progress is also not the skill's full cooldown. Use the remaining time to decide when to return to that skill, with basic attacks, defense or repositioning between uses.

PvP can take place in streets and on the water outside restricted areas. If combat is blocked, use the safe-zone and target checks to identify the restriction.

The warning “COMBAT LOGGED = PUNISHED” means leaving during combat is penalized. Treat it as a reason to stay in the session while the combat warning is active. It also appears during Hollow Ambush PvE, so fighting event enemies does not exempt you from the warning.