Elden Ring Controls – PC, Xbox and PlayStation

Game Controls / By / June 29, 2023

Here are lists of Elden Ring controls for PC, Xbox and PlayStation controllers. Controls to move, skill, move camera, switch things, navigation, guard and more actions in Elden Ring game.

Elden Ring controls for PC keyboard mouse

  • W, S, A, D – Move around (respectively – forward, back, left, right)
  • F – Jump
  • Alt – Walk
  • X – Crouch or Stand up
  • Space – Backstep, Doge Roll, Dash
  • Left Click – Attack (RH & Two-Handed Armament)
  • Shift + Left Click – Strong Attack (RH & 2H Armament)
  • Right Click – Guard (LH Armament)
  • Shift + Right Click – Skill
  • R – Use Item
  • Arrow Up – Switch Sorcery / Incantation
  • Arrow Down – Switch Item
  • Right Arrow or Shift and middle click – Switch Right Hand Armament
  • Left Arrow or Shift and middle click – Switch Left Hand Armament
  • G – Help
  • Q – Back
  • R – Equipment Slot Remove item
  • Z or X (engl.) – Swap through Equipment Slots of the same type (forwards or backwards)
  • Y (engl.) – Switch between Detailed and Simple View
  • F – Swap Screen / Switch View
  • T / Rightclick – Sort Items
  • Q / Middle Click – Reset Camera, Lock-On / Remove Target
  • G – Open Map

Elden Ring controls for Xbox

  • Character controls:
  • Left stick – Movement
  • Right stick – Move Camera or Change Target
  • Left arrow – Switch left-hand armament
  • Right arrow – Switch right-hand armament
  • Up arrow – Switch sorcery/incantation
  • Down arrow – Switch item
  • B – Backstep or Dodge Roll or Dash
  • A – Jump
  • Y – Event action (e.g., Examine, Open)
  • Y + LB or LT – Switch between one-handed and two-handed left-hand armaments
  • △/Y + R1/RB or R2/RT – Switch between one-handed and two-handed right-hand armaments
  • X – Use item
  • L – Crouch or Stand up
  • R – Reset Camera or Lock-On or Remove Target
  • LT – Skill
  • LB – Guard(LH Armament)
  • RB – Attack(RH & Two-Handed Armament)
  • RT – Strong Attack (RH & 2H Armament)
  • Option – Main menu
  • Touchpad button or Change View – Map
  • Press and hold – Charge attack
  • Riding controls:
  • Arrows – Work same as character control
  • B – Dash
  • A – Jump or Press twice – Double jump
  • Y – HUD or Event action (e.g., Examine, Open)
  • Hold down Y + RB or RT – Switch to right-hand armament
  • Hold down Y + LB or LT – Switch to left-hand armament
  • X – Use item
  • Left stick – Movement
  • Right stick – Camera control
  • L – Get down from the horse
  • R – Target selection or Release or Camera reset
  • LB – Attack to the left (normal)
  • LT – Attack to the left (strong)
  • Press and hold – Charge attack
  • RB – Attack to the right (normal) or Use magic
  • RT – Attack to the right (strong)
  • Option – Main menu
  • Touchpad button or Change View – Map
  • Press and hold – Charge attack

Elden Ring controls for PlayStation

  • Character controls:
  • Left stick – Movement
  • Right stick – Move Camera or Change Target
  • Left arrow – Switch left-hand armament
  • Right arrow – Switch right-hand armament
  • Up arrow – Switch sorcery or incantation
  • Down arrow – Switch item
  • ✖ – Jump
  • ⭘ – Backstep or Dodge Roll or Dash
  • △ – Event action (e.g., Examine, Open, etc.). To use quick-saves – Hold triangle + directional.
  • △ + L1 or L2 – Switch between one-handed and two-handed left-hand armaments
  • △ + R1 or R2 – Switch between one-handed and two-handed right-hand armaments
  • ☐ – Use item
  • L3 – Crouch or Stand up
  • R3 – Reset Camera or Lock-On or Remove Target
  • L1 – Guard (LH Armament)
  • L2 – Skill
  • R1 – Attack(RH & Two-Handed Armament)
  • R2 – Strong Attack (RH & Two-Handed Armament)
  • Option – Main menu
  • Touchpad button or Change View – Map
  • Press and hold R2 – Charge attack
  • Riding controls:
  • Arrows – Work same as character control
  • Left stick – Movement
  • Right stick – Camera control  
  • ⭘ – Dash
  • ✖ – Jump or Press twice – Double jump
  • △ – HUD or Event action (e.g., Examine, Open)
  • △ + L1 or L2 – Switch to left-hand armament
  • △ + R1 or R2 – Switch to right-hand armament
  • ☐ – Use item
  • L3 – Down from the horse
  • R3 – Target selection or Release or Camera reset
  • L1 – Attack to the left (normal)
  • L2 – Attack to the left (strong)
  • R1 – Attack to the right (attack) or Use magic
  • R2 – Attack to the right (attack)
  • Option – Main menu
  • Touchpad button or Change View – Map
  • Press and hold – Charge attack

That’s it,

Elden Ring PC keyboard and controllers controls guide helps to perform fast actions. Next, practice the above controls to get enough command over it.