Elden Ring Nightreign controller keys layout and HUD guide

If you are playing Elden Ring Nightreign using a PS5 or Xbox Controller or are simply playing the game on a console, you must know about the actions each button triggers along with what the different icons on the game screen show. This is where my Elden Ring Nightreign controller keys layout and HUD guide come in handy.

Elden Ring Nightreign is one of the games that is more fun when played using a controller.

Of course, keyboard controls are more precise and allow players, especially speedrunners to execute certain skips and glitches.

But since Nightreign is a battle royale-esque team-based PvE experience, most players will prefer using a controller to play it.

And for such players, I have prepared this guide talking about the default PS5 and Xbox controls while also going over the HUD, since we may get first-time players, experiencing the game with their friends.

Elden Ring Nightreign PS5 controls

• ◀️: Switch Left-Hand Armament
• ▶️: Switch Right-Hand Armament
• 🔼: Use Item
• 🔽: Switch Item
• ⭕: Backstep, Dodge Roll, Dash
• ❌: Jump
• 🛆: Event Action (Examine, Open, etc.) / Display HUD
  • Hold down and press L2: Use Character Skill
  • Hold down and press R2: Activate Ultimate Art
  • Hold down and press L1/R1: Switch between one-handed and two-handed weapon
  • Hold down and press L3: Set the player’s position Pin
  • Hold down and press the Directional Button: Up: Use dropped items on the spot
  • Hold down and press the Directional Button: Down: Toggle items (reverse order)
  • Hold down and press the Directional Button: Left/Right: Toggle obtained items
• 🟦: Use Sacred Flask
• Left Stick: Move
• Right Stick: Move Camera/Change Target
• L3 Button: Surge Sprint
• R3 Button: Reset Camera/Lock-On/Remove Target
• L1 Button: Left-Hand Armament Action/Use Magic / Incantation
  • Guard when equipped with a Shield in the Left Hand / Two-Handed Armament
• L2 Button: Left-Hand Armament Action/Use Skill
• R1 Button: Right-Hand Armament Action (Normal Attack) / Two-Handed Armament Action/Use Magic/Incantation
• R2 Button: Right-Hand Armament Action (Strong Attack) / Two-Handed Armament Action
  • Hold down: Charge Attack
• Options Button: Open / Close Main Menu
• Touch Pad Button: Open Map

The above are the default PS5 controls. To change them, simply head to the [Main Menu] -> [System] -> [Controller Settings].

Once in the Controller Settings menu, you can select the action control that you want to change and assign the respective button of your choice to it.

Elden Ring Nightreign Xbox controls

• ◀️: Switch Left-Hand Armament
• ▶️: Switch Right-Hand Armament
• 🔼: Use Item
• 🔽: Switch Item
• B: Backstep, Dodge Roll, Dash
• A: Jump
• Y: Event Action (Examine, Open, etc.) / Display HUD
  • Hold down and press LT: Use Character Skill
  • Hold down and press RT: Activate Ultimate Art
  • Hold down and press LB/RB: Switch between one-handed and two-handed weapon
  • Hold down and press L3: Set the player’s position Pin
  • Hold down and press the Directional Button: Up: Use dropped items on the spot
  • Hold down and press the Directional Button: Down: Toggle items (reverse order)
  • Hold down and press the Directional Button: Left/Right: Toggle obtained items
• X: Use Sacred Flask
• Left Stick: Move
• Right Stick: Move Camera/Change Target
• L3 Button: Surge Sprint
• R3 Button: Reset Camera/Lock-On/Remove Target
• LB Button: Left-Hand Armament Action/Use Magic / Incantation
  • Guard when equipped with a Shield in the Left Hand / Two-Handed Armament
• LT Button: Left-Hand Armament Action/Use Skill
• RB Button: Right-Hand Armament Action (Normal Attack) / Two-Handed Armament Action/Use Magic/Incantation
• RT Button: Right-Hand Armament Action (Strong Attack) / Two-Handed Armament Action
  • Hold down: Charge Attack
• ☰: Open / Close Main Menu
• Touch Pad Button: Open Map

Similar to the PlayStation, you can change the Xbox controls via the Controller Settings menu.

Elden Ring Nightreign HUD explained

Here’s a detailed look at all the icons that you can find on screen in Elden Ring Nightreign and what they represent:

• [A] HP Gauge
  • It shows your current health.
  • HP can be recovered by resting at a Site of Grace or using Flasks or Incantations.
• [B] FP Gauge
  • It shows Focus Point. A sort of energy you use to cast skills and sorceries.
  • It decreases as you use skills and sorcery, and loses its effect when it reaches 0.
  • FP can be recovered by resting at a Site of Grace or using Starlight Shards.
• [C] Stamina Gauge
  • It shows your current stamina.
  • When it reaches 0, you will not be able to perform actions like attacking, dashing, or dodging.
  • Stamina recovers over time and is not consumed when you are not in combat.
• [D] Level
  • It shows your character’s current level.
• [E] Sacred Flask
  • Indicates the remaining number of Sacred Flasks in your character’s possession.
• [F] Status Icons
  • When there is a special effect, such as an ability increase, the corresponding status icon will be displayed.
• [G] Ally Status
  • Shows the ally’s information, such as name, HP, etc.
• [H] Compass
  • Indicates the direction.
  • The location of Runes dropped at the time of death and the landmarks placed on the Map will also be displayed.
• [I] Enemy HP
  • Indicates the enemy’s HP.
• [J] Lock-On Marker
  • A white dot will appear in the middle after locking onto a nearby enemy as a target.
• [K] Runes In Possession
  • The number of runes you currently have.
• [L] Currently Selected Item
  • The currently selected item. It also displays the next selectable item.
• [M] Currently Selected Left-Hand Armament
  • The currently equipped weapon for the Left Hand.
  • If it includes any Skill/Sorceries/Incantations, they will appear on the upper left side of the weapon.
• [N] Currently Selected Right-Hand Armament
  • The currently equipped weapon for the Right Hand.
  • If it includes any Skill/Sorceries/Incantations, they will appear on the upper left side of the armament.
• [O] Player’s Status Ailment Gauge
  • Indicates how much more it will take for you to suffer a status ailment, and how long it will take to recover from it.
  • There are different kinds of status effects:
    • Poison
      • If you are affected by the Poison status, you will take continuous damage.
    • Scarlet Rot
      • If you are affected by the Scarlet Rot status, you will take continuous damage.
    • Blood Loss
      • If you are affected by the Blood Loss status, you will take heavy damage proportional to your maximum HP.
    • Frostbite
      • If you are affected by the Frostbite status, you will take damage, and the damage you take will increase for a certain amount of time.
    • Sleep
      • If you are affected by the Sleep status, you will fall asleep on the spot and become defenseless.
    • Madness
      • If you are affected by the Madness status, you will take heavy damage to your HP and FP.
    • Death Blight
      • If you are affected by the Death Blight status, you will die immediately.
• [P] Character Skill Gauge
  • Once the gauge is full, you can use your active skill.
• [Q] Ultimate Art Gauge
  • Once the gauge is full, you can use your ultimate skill.

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