Mixed　transition　metal　sulfides　with　hollow　structures　hold　great　promise　for　energy-related　applications.　However,　most　of　them　are　in　the　powder　form,　which　should　be　mixed　with　unwanted　polymer　binders　and　conductive　agents.　In　this　study,　a　facile　two-step　strategy　has　been　developed　to　grow　mesoporous　and　hollow　Ni-Zn-Co-S　nanosword　arrays　(NSAs)　on　a　nickel　foam　(NF)　substrate　with　robust　adhesion,　which　involves　the　hydrothermal　growth　of　bimetallic　Zn-Co-ZIF　NSAs　on　NF　and　subsequent　transformation　into　hollow　Ni-Zn-Co-S　NSAs　through　the　sulfurization　process.　Benefiting　from　the　unique　structural　and　compositional　advantages　as　well　as　directly　grown　conductive　substrate,　the　Ni-Zn-Co-S-0.33　NSAs/NF　electrode　exhibits　the　best　electrochemical　performance　when　investigated　as　a　binder-free　electrode　for　supercapacitors.　Impressively,　the　Ni-Zn-Co-S-0.33　NSAs/NF　electrode　delivers　a　high　areal　capacity　of　1.11　mA　h　cm-2　at　the　current　density　of　10　mA　cm-　2,　and　the　corresponding　specific　capacity　is　as　high　as　358.1　mA　h　g-1.　Moreover,　an　asymmetric　supercapacitor　(ASC)　device　based　on　the　Ni-Zn-Co-S-0.33　NSAs/NF　as　the　positive　electrode　and　Bi2O3/NF　as　the　negative　electrode　has　been　successfully　fabricated,　and　can　deliver　a　high　energy　density　of　91.7　W　h　kg-1　at　a　power　density　of　458　W　kg-1　and　maintain　the　energy　density　of　66.9　W　h　kg-　1　at　a　high　power　density　of　6696　W　kg-1.　The　electrochemical　results　suggest　that　the　hollow　Ni-Zn-Co-S　NSAs　would　possess　great　potential　for　applications　in　high-　performance　supercapacitors.　©　The　Royal　Society　of　Chemistry.