Assassins Creed Valhalla: Control Assassin's Creed Valhalla guide, walkthrough
This page of the guide to AC Valhalla includes controls on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X.
Last update: 11 January 2024
This page of the guide describes the controls in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. We show what particular buttons and keys do, and what additional controls settings are available.
- Controls in AC Valhalla - PS4 / PS5
- Controls in AC Valhalla - Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X
- AC Valhalla - PC keybinds
- Additional controls settings
Controls in AC Valhalla - PS4 / PS5
 | Movement |
 | Sprint |
 | Looking around |
 | Locking the camera on the opponent - this makes it easier to mount the attacks (use the left analog stick to switch between opponents) Odin's Sight (area scan) - you have to keep the analog knob pressed down |
 | Left hand action (e.g. using a shield or attacking with a weapon held in the left hand) |
 | Bow aiming Open the ranged abilities menu (you must additionally press another key, e.g. X) |
 | Crouch |
 | Dodge / Roll (hold button) |
 | Interact |
 | Jump / Climb / Parkour |
 | Main weapon heavy attack Open the melee abilities menu (you must additionally press another key, e.g. X) |
 | Main weapon light attack Assassination - you must be near your opponent unaware of Eivor's presence and have the hidden blade |
 | Summon raven - useful for looking around and doing reconnaissance |
 | Silent whistling - it distracts enemies while you sneak Summon a horse (hold down the button) |
 | Heal - you must have at least 1 Ration |
 | Additional actions menu (hold down the button) - here you can choose torch, horn, hood, or meditation (among others). |
 | World map |
 | Pause menu |
| Activate Photo Mode - it must be enabled in the game options |
Controls in AC Valhalla - Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X
 | Movement |
 | Sprint |
 | Looking around |
 | Locking the camera on the opponent - this makes it easier to mount the attacks (use the left analog stick to switch between opponents) Odin's Sight (area scan) - you have to keep the analog knob pressed down |
 | Left hand action (e.g. using a shield or attacking with a weapon held in the left hand) |
 | Bow aiming Open the ranged abilities menu (you must additionally press another key, e.g. X) |
 | Crouch |
 | Dodge / Roll (hold button) |
 | Interact |
 | Jump / Climb / Parkour |
 | Main weapon heavy attack Open the melee abilities menu (you must additionally press another key, e.g. X) |
 | Main weapon light attack Assassination - you must be near your opponent unaware of Eivor's presence and have the hidden blade |
 | Summon raven - useful for looking around and doing reconnaissance |
 | Silent whistling - it distracts enemies while you sneak Summon a horse (hold down the button) |
 | Heal - you must have at least 1 Ration |
 | Additional actions menu (hold down the button) - here you can choose torch, horn, hood, or meditation (among others). |
 | World map |
 | Pause menu |
| Activate Photo Mode - it must be enabled in the game options |
AC Valhalla - PC keybinds
The controls in Assassin's Creed Valhalla on PC are slightly more complicated than on the controller and has been divided into several categories: general controls, ship, raven, quick actions.
General controls
 | Movement |
 | Climb/resurface |
 | Drop down/crouch/dive/dismount/drop object |
 | Dodge/roll |
 | Sprint/gait/gallop |
 | Walk |
 | Main interaction |
 | Odin's Sight (hold) Call the raven (press and release) |
 | Light attack/shoot |
  | Strong attack |
 | Special attack/alternate shot |
 | Assassination/smoke screen |
 | Left hand action |
 | Aim/ranged abilities |
 | Lock the camera on the opponent - this helps in attacking |
 | Heal |
  | Change weapon |
 | Skills |
 | Abilities |
 | Inventory |
 | World map |
 | Quests |
 | The Order |
 | Codex |
 | Ability 1 |
 | Ability 2 |
 | Ability 3 |
 | Ability 4 |
 | Follow the road/river/move automatically |
 | Camera focus/additional interaction |
 | Movie camera |
 | Camera up/down/left/right |
 | Photo mode |
 | Quick save |
 | Quick load |
Ship
 | Expand/retract the sail |
 | Sing a song/stop a song/another song |
 | Change the story |
Raven
 | Set the marker |
 | Delete all markers |
 | Stationary mode |
 | Accelerate |
 | Region panel |
Quick actions
 | Radial menu |
 | Torch |
 | Coat |
 | Fishing |
 | Call a mount/whistle |
 | Meditation |
 | Call the ship |
Additional controls settings
The versions of Assassin's Creed Valhalla have different control settings. These include, among others:
- Access Facilitators - instead of holding a key to perform an action, pressing a key will enable / disable it.
- Analogue sticks sensitivity settings in x and y axes.
- An option to reverse the analog sticks.
- Vibration on/off.
- The Xbox console versions offer keyboard and mouse support.