Type Soul Re Release Hollow Progression Guide

Type Soul Re Release Hollow Progression Guide: Fastest Route Through Every Stage

The fastest Hollow progression route in Type Soul’s Re Release is to bank all early evolution requirements during a single farming session: collect 10 Hollow Bait, bank 5,000 Kan, complete the first two Resurrección quests, then push Menos evolution during active server hours when kill credit registers reliably. Each evolution stage in Type Soul is gated by a combination of kills, items, and currency, and the requirements scale sharply after the Vasto Lorde threshold. This guide maps every Hollow release milestone, the exact kill and item requirements per stage, and the route that skips the most common time sinks.

Quick Stage Comparison: Hollow Progression at a Glance

Numbers reflect standard drop rates per the game’s official patch notes for the Re Release build; actual times vary with group size and server traffic.

Stage 1: Base Hollow — Getting Out of the Tutorial Grind

A base Hollow is the starting state after selecting the Hollow race at character creation. The first release milestone only requires consuming 200 souls, turning in 10 Hollow Bait to the designated NPC, and paying 2,000 Kan.

What you actually need

• Souls consumed: 200 (counts automatically; killing NPC souls and low-tier Hollows both count)
• Hollow Bait: 10, purchasable or dropped from low-tier soul NPCs
• Kan: 2,000

Fastest route

Farm in a low-traffic district where soul NPC spawns are dense. Killing soul NPCs here does double duty, since each kill contributes to the 200-soul counter and drops Bait at a modest rate. Buy any remaining Bait rather than farming it if your Kan reserves allow; the time saved is worth more than the currency at this stage. Do not chase Hollow-on-Hollow kills yet — they are slower and give no Bait advantage.

Stage 2: Gillian / Menos — The First Real Gate

The Gillian evolution is where Type Soul stops being forgiving. You need 150 kills credited to Adjuchas-tier or higher enemies and a single Gillian Core, plus 8,000 Kan.

Requirements breakdown

The kill credit is the easy part — 150 Adjuchas-tier kills takes under an hour in a good farming spot. The Core is the bottleneck. At roughly a 1-in-40 drop rate, expect 40–60 Menos kills before it lands, and accept that variance can push this to 100+ in a bad session.

Only Evolve During Active Hours

This is the single most important tip for the Menos stage: kill credit only registers when the server’s kill counter is actively tracking, which is more reliable during populated hours. Farming at 3 a.m. on a near-empty server often results in kills that don’t count toward the requirement, wasting the entire session. According to player reports and the game’s patched kill-credit logic, this is a server-side registration issue, not a display bug.

Stage 3: Adjuchas — Where the Mask Grind Begins

Adjuchas requires 400 total Hollow kills, 3 Adjuchas Masks, and 20,000 Kan. This stage roughly doubles both the kill count and the currency from the previous gate, and the boss that drops the mask must typically be fought twice or more to cover bad RNG.

Per-item requirements

• 400 Hollow kills: cumulative; kills from earlier stages do not carry over, so budget a fresh 400
• 3 Adjuchas Masks: dropped by named Adjuchas bosses, not generic mobs
• 20,000 Kan: roughly a 45-minute grind at standard quest income

Fastest route through Adjuchas

Rotate between three boss spawn points rather than camping one. Each named Adjuchas has its own cooldown, so rotating lets you clear kills while the previous boss respawns. Bank your Kan during the mask hunt instead of after — 20,000 Kan is easy to accumulate passively over the same window, and arriving at the evolution NPC with both requirements met at once saves a second trip.

Stage 4: Vasto Lorde — The Longest Solo Grind

Vasto Lorde is the milestone where solo players feel the scaling hardest. The requirements are 900 Hollow kills, 5 Vasto Fragments, 1 Evolution Catalyst, and 55,000 Kan.

Breakdown

Fragments are the real gate. At roughly one fragment per 25 elite kills, five fragments means roughly 125 elite Hollow kills on average — but the tail is long. Players commonly report 200+ elite kills in unlucky sessions.

Grouping is not optional at this stage

Farming with a group of 2–3 players roughly triples elite spawn throughput and lets you split fragment drops via party trade. The kill count still tracks individually, so grouping does not speed the 900-kill requirement — but it dramatically shortens the fragment and Kan portions.

Stage 5: Arrancar / Resurrección — The Final Release

The Arrancar evolution requires a fully-evolved Hollow, one Hogyoku Fragment from the quest chain, and 120,000 Kan. This is the longest single gate in the progression.

Resurrección requirements

• Completed Hollow evolution chain: Vasto Lorde stage fully evolved
• Hogyoku Fragment: one-time quest drop, obtained through the multi-step Hogyoku quest
• Kan: 120,000

Fastest route

Start the Hogyoku quest chain the moment you hit Vasto Lorde, not after. The chain is long and the steps are gated by cooldowns, so running it in parallel with your Vasto Fragment grind eliminates the dead time at the end. Bank Kan aggressively during the fragment farm; 120,000 Kan is the largest single cost in the entire progression, and arriving at the final NPC with it already secured removes the last multi-hour delay.

Common Mistakes That Add Hours

• Farming during dead hours. The kill-credit bug hits hardest on low-population servers. Always verify credit is registering before committing to a session.
• Buying Kan with real money isn’t an option here. Every stage’s Kan cost is grindable; skipping the grind via ill-advised trades usually results in wasted progress.
• Neglecting the mask and fragment drop rates. Players consistently underestimate RNG tails and quit at 80% of the way through a stage.
• Doing evolutions out of order. Type Soul’s evolution NPC only accepts the correct stage’s requirements; partial progress on a later stage does not carry backward.
• Ignoring the Hogyoku quest start window. Starting it late adds a mandatory cooldown wait at the end of the entire progression.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does the full Hollow progression take in Type Soul Re Release?

Solo players should budget 20–30 hours of active play from base Hollow to Arrancar. Grouped players can compress this to roughly 12–18 hours by splitting fragment drops and Kan income. The Vasto Lorde and Arrancar stages account for over half the total time.

Can I farm Hollow kills during inactive server hours?

Kill credit registration is unreliable on low-population servers, so farming at off-peak hours often produces kills that don’t count toward evolution requirements. Stick to populated windows and check your kill counter before committing to a long session.

What is the drop rate for Vasto Fragments?

Vasto Fragments drop from elite Hollows at roughly a 1-in-25 rate per the community’s collective drop tracking. That means about 125 elite kills on average for five fragments, but the tail can push well past 200 in unlucky sessions.

Do I need to be in a group to reach Vasto Lorde?

No, but grouping is strongly recommended. The 900-kill requirement still tracks individually, but grouping triples elite spawn throughput and lets you split fragment drops via party trade, cutting the fragment and Kan grind substantially.

When should I start the Hogyoku quest chain?

Start it immediately upon reaching Vasto Lorde. The chain is gated by cooldowns, so running it in parallel with your Vasto Fragment farm eliminates hours of dead time at the end of the progression.

What is the biggest time sink in the Hollow progression?

The Hogyoku Fragment quest chain and the 120,000 Kan cost for the Arrancar evolution together make up the largest single time commitment. The 120,000 Kan is the largest currency gate in the entire progression and should be farmed in parallel with earlier stages.