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Contents

  • Foreword
    • Making Halo Wars 2
  • Getting Started
    • How to Use This Guide
    • Controls
    • An RTS Primer
    • Deploying Your Army
    • Notes on Damage and Healing
    • Game Phases
    • Other Tips and Tactics
  • Campaign Walkthrough
    • Overview
    • Difficulty Levels
    • Act I
      • Mission: The Signal
      • Mission: A New Enemy
      • Mission: Ascension
      • Mission: One Three Zero
      • Mission: The Cartographer
    • Act II
      • Mission: Lights Out
      • Mission: From the Deep
      • Mission: Hold the Line
      • Mission: Under the Dark
    • Act III
      • Mission: The Foundry
      • Mission: The Halo
      • Mission: Last Stand
  • Multiplayer
    • The HUD
    • Game Modes
    • The Factions
    • Choosing a Leader
    • Combat
    • Choosing Your Strategy
    • Multiplayer Atlas
      • Map Features
      • Badlands
      • Sentry
      • Bedrock
      • Ashes
      • Highway
      • Rift
      • Vault
      • Frontier
  • Interactive MP Maps
    • Badlands
      • Domination: 1v1
      • Domination: 2v2
      • Deathmatch: 1v1
      • Deathmatch: 2v2
      • Strongholds: 1v1
      • Strongholds: 2v2
    • Sentry
      • Domination: 1v1
      • Domination: 2v2
      • Deathmatch: 1v1
      • Deathmatch: 2v2
      • Strongholds: 1v1
      • Strongholds: 2v2
    • Bedrock
      • Domination: 1v1
      • Domination: 2v2
      • Domination: 3v3
      • Deathmatch: 1v1
      • Deathmatch: 2v2
      • Deathmatch: 3v3
      • Strongholds: 1v1
      • Strongholds: 2v2
      • Strongholds: 3v3
    • Ashes
      • Domination: 1v1
      • Domination: 2v2
      • Domination: 3v3
      • Deathmatch: 1v1
      • Deathmatch: 2v2
      • Deathmatch: 3v3
      • Strongholds: 1v1
      • Strongholds: 2v2
      • Strongholds: 3v3
    • Highway
      • Domination: 1v1
      • Domination: 2v2
      • Domination: 3v3
      • Deathmatch: 1v1
      • Deathmatch: 2v2
      • Deathmatch: 3v3
      • Strongholds: 1v1
      • Strongholds: 2v2
      • Strongholds: 3v3
    • Rift
      • Domination: 1v1
      • Domination: 2v2
      • Domination: 3v3
      • Deathmatch: 1v1
      • Deathmatch: 2v2
      • Deathmatch: 3v3
      • Strongholds: 1v1
      • Strongholds: 2v2
      • Strongholds: 3v3
    • Vault
      • Domination: 1v1
      • Domination: 2v2
      • Domination: 3v3
      • Deathmatch: 1v1
      • Deathmatch: 2v2
      • Deathmatch: 3v3
      • Strongholds: 1v1
      • Strongholds: 2v2
      • Strongholds: 3v3
    • Frontier
      • Domination: 1v1
      • Domination: 2v2
      • Domination: 3v3
      • Deathmatch: 1v1
      • Deathmatch: 2v2
      • Deathmatch: 3v3
      • Strongholds: 1v1
      • Strongholds: 2v2
      • Strongholds: 3v3
  • Blitz
    • Core Concepts
    • The Proving Grounds
    • Blitz Basics
    • Firefight Basics
    • Card Basics
    • Deck Basics
    • Recommended Decks
    • UNSC Card Tables
    • Banished Card Tables
    • Blitz Card Gallery
      • Blitz Cards: A-D
      • Blitz Cards: E-K
      • Blitz Cards: L-S
      • Blitz Cards: T-Z
  • Leaders
    • Overview
    • UNSC Leaders
    • Banished Leaders
  • Structures
    • Overview
    • Bases
      • About Bases
      • UNSC Bases
      • Banished Bases
    • Minibases
      • About Minibases
      • UNSC Minibases
      • Banished Minibases
    • Economy Structures
      • About Economy Structures
      • UNSC Economy Structures
      • Banished Economy Structures
    • Advanced Unit Structures
      • About Advanced Unit Structures
      • UNSC Advanced Unit Structures
      • Banished Advanced Unit Structures
    • Defensive Structures
      • About Defensive Structures
      • UNSC Defensive Structures
      • Banished Defensive Structures
  • Units
    • Overview
    • Infantry Units
      • About Infantry Units
      • UNSC Infantry Units
      • Banished Infantry Units
    • Vehicles
      • About Vehicles
      • UNSC Vehicles
      • Banished Vehicles
    • Air Units
      • About Air Units
      • UNSC Air Units
      • Banished Air Units
    • Hero Units
      • About Hero Units
      • UNSC Hero Units
      • Banished Hero Units
    • Super Units
      • About Super Units
      • UNSC Super Unit
      • Banished Super Unit
    • Ultimate Units
      • About Ultimate Units
      • UNSC Ultimate Unit
      • Banished Ultimate Unit
  • Extras
    • Achievements
    • Skulls
    • Phoenix Logs
  • Concept Art Gallery
    • Atriox
    • Grav Mace
    • Spirit of Fire
    • Jerome Helmet
    • Environments

Halo Wars 2 Guide › Getting Started

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
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