RuneScape: Dragonwilds Default Controls Reference (Keyboard, Mouse, and Xbox Controller)

Stepping into Ashenfall without knowing the controls is a quick way to find out what the respawn screen looks like. This reference lists the default keybinds for both keyboard and mouse setups and Xbox-style controllers, grouped by what you are actually doing in game: moving, fighting, looting, building, and talking your way through quests.

Everything below can be remapped from the in-game settings, so treat the layout as a starting point rather than a contract. Players coming from other survival or RPG titles will usually want to tweak combat keys and the hotbar first to match existing muscle memory.

Keyboard and Mouse Layout

The PC scheme uses standard WASD movement with most utility actions sitting under the left hand. The mouse handles combat and a couple of building shortcuts.

Movement

• Move forward: W
• Move left: A
• Move backward: S
• Move right: D
• Sprint: Shift
• Jump: Space
• Crouch: C

Combat

• Primary action: Left mouse button
• Secondary action: Right mouse button
• Special action: Middle mouse button
• Interact: E
• Secondary interact: F
• Evade: Ctrl

Menus and HUD

• Main menu: M
• Map: M
• Journal: J
• Inventory toggle: Tab
• Building menu: B
• Emote menu: H
• Skills menu: K
• Spells menu: Q
• Top bar skills: K
• Top bar tab left: Q
• Top bar tab right: E

Inventory and Item Management

• Take all: R
• Destroy item: X
• Quick transfer: Ctrl (hold)
• Split stack: Shift (hold)

Quick Access Hotbar

Slots 1 through 8 are bound to number keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in order.

Building

• Building tab left: Q
• Building tab right: E
• Quick interact: Left mouse button
• Destroy object: Middle mouse button
• Repair: T
• Free placement: Y
• Oculus move up: Space
• Oculus move down: C
• Cancel building: Escape

Crafting

• Crafting tab left: Q
• Crafting tab right: E

Quest Dialogue

• Continue conversation: Space
• Cancel conversation: Escape
• Select answer 1 through 4: 1, 2, 3, 4

Xbox Controller Layout

Controller support is fully in, but a few menu-heavy sections are noticeably smoother with a mouse. If you plan on spending a long stretch reorganising inventory or laying down complex builds, keep that in mind before committing to pad-only sessions.

Movement

• Character movement: Left analog stick
• Sprint: Click left analog stick
• Crouch: Click right analog stick
• Jump: A

Combat

• Primary action: Right trigger
• Secondary action: Left trigger
• Special action: Right bumper
• Interact: X
• Evade: B

Menus and HUD

• Main menu, Journal, Map, Skills menu: Menu button
• Building menu: Down on the D-pad
• Inventory toggle: Y
• Spells menu: Left bumper
• Top bar tab left: Left bumper
• Top bar tab right: Right bumper

Inventory and Item Management

• Take all: Y
• Destroy item: X

Building

• Building tab left: Left bumper
• Building tab right: Right bumper
• Quick interact: Right bumper
• Destroy object: Left bumper
• Repair: Down on the D-pad
• Free placement: Right on the D-pad
• Oculus move up: Right analog stick
• Oculus move down: Left analog stick
• Cancel building: Up on the D-pad

Crafting

• Crafting tab left: Left bumper
• Crafting tab right: Right bumper

Quest Dialogue

• Continue conversation: X
• Cancel conversation: B

Remapping Priorities

Once you have a few hours in, the keys most worth revisiting are the combat actions, the evade button, and the quick-access hotbar. Players running heavy spell rotations tend to move the spells menu off Q, and anyone building serious bases usually wants free placement and repair on something closer to the main hand. The defaults above stay handy as a reference if you ever need to roll back your custom layout.