You connected area_entered , you can see the two areas overlapping in the editor, and nothing happens. This is the single most common Godot 4 combat bug, and it's almost always one of these six things. Work down the list — they're ordered by how often they're the culprit.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/saltmire/godot-4-area2d-not-detecting-hits-6-reasons-areaentered-isnt-firing-46an)