Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC Keyboard Controls Guide

Remember Assassin’s Creed’s heyday? Yearly releases, Ubisoft cashing in (albeit not without secret blades)? We were all about that stab-a-thon through history. Stealth? Occasionally. “Stealth-ish.” But those historical sandboxes? Complete perfection. Things have definitely changed. The more recent ones… indeed, they haven’t quite captured that same magic… And Ubisoft (bless their hearts), they’ve had a ahem, bit of a rough time lately… we’re all hoping AC: Shadows is the one that turns things around. A good return to what made those early games so damn good.

Anyway, controls. That’s what you’re looking for right?? And, in particular, the old keyboard & mouse. (If you’re playing on controller, don’t stress: there’s another guide for that – Xbox and PS bunch, I see you). This is for the PC crowd. The WASD brigade. Maybe you simply need that accuracy of the mouse, maybe your controller went missing – stuff happens, trust me. Here goes the default Assassin’s Creed Shadows keyboard controls & shortcuts – get ready to be perfectly set up:

PC Keyboard Controls & Shortcuts

• R – Swap Weapon

• R (Hold) – Sheathe / Unsheathe

• E – Primary Interaction

• Q – Parry / Deflect

• Q (Hold) – Grappling Hook (Naoe) / Block (Yasuke)

• TAB – Objective Helpers

• TAB (Hold) – Pathfinder

• Shift – Sprint / Lunge / Gallop

• Ctrl – Drop Down / Dive / Walk

• Alt – Dodge / Roll / Stance Change

• X – Whistle

• X (Hold) – Call Mount

• C – Crouch

• C (Hold) – Prone / Dismount

• Z – Auto-Movement

• V (Hold) – Eagle Vision (Naoe)

• 1 – Tool / Ammo 1 / Character Ability

• 2 – Tool / Ammo 2 / Weapon Ability 1

• 3 – Tool / Ammo 3 / Weapon Ability 2

• 4 – Tool / Ammo 4

• 5 – Ally Ability 1

• 6 – Ally Ability 2

• Y – Mastery

• I – Inventory

• O – Objectives

• P – Codex

• F – Assassinate

• H – Heal

• M – World

• Space – Parkour / Swim Up / Jump Off

• Left Mouse Button – Light Attack / Regular Posture Attack (Hold) / Shoot / Throw

• Right Mouse Button – Aim / Ranged Abilities / Observe

• Middle Mouse Button – Lock Target

• Shift + Left Mouse Button – Heavy Attack / Alternate Posture Attack (Hold)

• F1 (Hold) – Animus

• F2 – Performance Panel

• F3 – Photo Mode

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Controls Guide (PS5 & Xbox Series X|S)

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