Control schemes

Controls in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

The following control schemes are available in Halo 5: Guardians for Xbox One and Halo 5: Forge for PC.

Halo 5: Guardians (Xbox One)[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians introduced Spartan abilities, which will be colored in orange.

Button	Input action
A	Jump & Clamber
B	Thruster Pack
X	Action & Reload
Y	Switch Weapon
Left Analog Click	Sprint & Change Zoom Level
Right Analog Click	Crouch & Slide
Right Trigger	Fire Weapon
Left Trigger	Hold Smart-Link
Left Bumper	Throw Grenade
Right Bumper	Melee Attack & Spartan Charge & Hold Ground Pound
"Menu" Button	Pause
"View" Button	Scoreboard
→ D-Pad	Next Grenade
← D-Pad	Previous Grenade
↑ D-Pad	Issue Orders (campaign, only when playing as Jameson Locke or John-117)
↓ D-Pad	Tracking (campaign)

Button	Input action
A	Jump & Clamber
B	Crouch & Slide
X	Action & Reload
Y	Switch Weapon
Left Analog Click	Sprint
Right Analog Click	Toggle Smart-Link & Secondary Zoom
Right Trigger	Throw Grenade
Left Trigger	Fire Weapon
Left Bumper	Melee Attack & Spartan Charge & Hold Ground Pound
Right Bumper	Thruster Pack
"Menu" Button	Pause
"View" Button	Scoreboard
→ D-Pad	Next Grenade
← D-Pad	Previous Grenade
↑ D-Pad	Issue Orders (campaign, only when playing as Jameson Locke or John-117)
↓ D-Pad	Tracking (campaign)

Button	Input action
A	Jump & Clamber
B	Sprint
X	Action & Reload
Y	Switch Weapon
Left Analog Click	Crouch & Slide
Right Analog Click	Toggle Smart-Link & Secondary Zoom
Right Trigger	Fire Weapon
Left Trigger	Melee Attack & Spartan Charge & Hold Ground Pound
Left Bumper	Thruster Pack
Right Bumper	Throw Grenade
"Menu" Button	Pause
"View" Button	Scoreboard
→ D-Pad	Next Grenade
← D-Pad	Previous Grenade
↑ D-Pad	Issue Orders (campaign, only when playing as Jameson Locke or John-117)
↓ D-Pad	Tracking (campaign)

Button	Input action
A	Jump & Clamber
B	Crouch & Slide
X	Action & Reload
Y	Switch Weapon
Left Analog Click	Sprint & Change Zoom Level
Right Analog Click	Melee Attack & Spartan Charge & Hold Ground Pound