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Controls

Xbox One and PC Controls

Command Xbox One Button PC Defaults
Move camera Left stick W, A, S, D
Move camera alternate Up arrow, Left arrow, Down arrow, Right arrow
Rotate camera Right stick Alt + move mouse left/right
Rotate camera alternate Insert (left), Delete (right)
Zoom camera Right stick Alt + scroll wheel
Zoom camera alternate Page Down (zoom in), Page Up (zoom out)
Select single unit (tap) Left-click (tap)
Paint-selection (hold) Left-click and drag
Select multiple units of same type (double-tap) Left-click (double-tap)
Deselect current selection/Cancel (tap) Escape
Unit orders (move, attack, etc.) (tap) Right-click
Use single unit type’s ability (tap) R
Use all abilities of all selected units (hold)
Select local units (tap) Q
Select all units (double-tap) E
Fast Camera movement (hold) Shift
Cycle through unit types in current selection (tap) Scroll wheel
Leader Power radial (tap) F
Cycle between bases Left D-Pad Z
Cycle between armies Down D-Pad X
Cycle between recent alerts Right D-Pad Space
Go to Hero V
Set global rally point Up D-Pad (hold) Y
Ping location Left stick (click) G
Reset camera orientation Right stick (click) Home
Add units to current selection + Shift + left-click
Remove units from current selection + Ctrl + left-click
Queue unit orders + Shift + right-click
Create control group + D-Pad direction (hold) Ctrl + 1 to 0
Select control group + D-Pad direction (tap) 1 to 0 (tap)
Select and move camera to control group + D-Pad direction (double-tap) 1 to 0 (double-tap)
Add units to control group Shift + 1 to 0
Save location Ctrl + F5 to F8
Go to saved location F5 to F8
Base hotkeys: Onscreen HQ ` (to the left of the 1 key)
Base hotkeys: Select onscreen base plot 1 to 7 1 to 7
Radial menu slot 1-10 shortcuts, starting at the top and moving clockwise E, R, F, V, C, Delete, Z, A, Q, W
Objective/Multiplayer status View button F9
Game (Pause) menu Menu button F10
Bring up in-game chat/Send message Enter

Blitz Controls

Command Xbox One Button PC Defaults
Open card hand (hold)
Select card 1 to 4
Play card (tap) 1 to 4
Cancel card play (tap) Escape
Cycle card (tap) Space
Jump to base Left D-Pad Z
Cycle between armies Down D-Pad X
Cycle control zones Right D-Pad C