Traditionally, MMOs are best played with a mouse and keyboard, but Lost Ark is not a traditional game, is it? Before I get carried away, you should know that you will probably have a better experience playing this isometric action RPG with classic input. Lost Ark is playable with a controller though, if not entirely enjoyable. In fact, I’d argue that combat feels best on a controller, despite the general awkwardness of navigating menus, inventories, and action bars on a gamepad.
Regardless of how you play Lost Ark, boredom will quickly set in if you don’t learn the many keyboard shortcuts and keyboard shortcuts. For convenience’s sake, I hope this Lost Ark controller guide gets you well on your way to defeating demons and bandits with a gamepad in hand.
Lost Ark officially supports Xbox controllers, so the shortcuts below reflect that.
The base
The base:
Movement – Left stick
Interaction / Progress Dialogue – L3
mouse cursor – Right stick
Interaction / Retrieve Item / Mouse Click – R3
Skip movie – B button
world map – Back button
Expand Mini Map – RB + Back button
Game menu – RB + start button
character profile – LB + start button
Emotions – Judge Dpad
stock – Left Dpad
Sheet Music (Fast Travel, Buffs, etc.) † Up Dpad
Push to Talk – Dpad down
Combat Skills
Fighting Skills:
dodge roll – A button
Basic Attack – X button
Ultimate Skill 1 – Y button
Ultimate Skill 2 – B button
Combat Skill 1 – Left Bumper + X
Combat Skill 2 – Left bumper + Y
Combat Skill 3 – Left Bumper + B
Combat Skill 4 – Left Bumper + A
Combat Skill 5 – Left trigger + X
Combat Skill 6 – Left trigger + Y
Combat Skill 7 – Left trigger + B
Combat Skill 8 – Left trigger + A
Guild Ability 1 † Left bumper + left Dpad
Guild Skill 2 † Left bumper + Dpad up
Guild Skill 3 † Left Bumper + Right Dpad
Guild Skill 4 – Left bumper + Dpad down
Guild Skill 5 † Left trigger + left Dpad
Awakening Skill † left bumper + Left trigger + X
Control companion – Left trigger + R3
Sail control
Sail control:
Ship Horn – X button
Fast sailing – A button
Docking mode – Y button
Automatic sailing – B button
Mount Skills
Mount skills:
One of my favorite surprises about Lost Ark is the driving skills. Depending on the mountain’s rarity, you may have multiple special visual effects to show off while driving. For example, my legendary three-headed Cerberus (included in the Platinum Founder’s Pack) has three mount abilities: Frontal Security, Unlocked, and Detect Souls.
Speed boost – A button (press twice to double jump)
Agility 1 – Left Bumper + X
Agility 2 – Left bumper + Y
Mount skill 3 – Left Bumper + B
Step off – Left Bumper + A
Battle Items, Custom Slots and Item Pages
Battle Items, Custom Slots, and Item Pages:
The two action bars on the right contain battle items and customizable item boxes. The top bar of item boxes is empty by default; however, you can drag and drop healing potions, toys, food, emotes, sheet music, and mounts into each room. The lower action bar contains battle items such as protective shield potions, more health potions, flash grenades, and combat standards. Finally, there are a total of four preset pages that you can instantly switch between.
Item Preset 1 – Right bumper + right trigger + left Dpad
Item Preset 2 – Right bumper + right trigger + Dpad up
Item Preset 3 – Right bumper + right trigger + right Dpad
Item Preset 4 – Right bumper + right trigger + Dpad down
Custom Slot 1 – Right Bumper + X
Custom Slot 2 – Right Bumper + Y
Custom Slot 3 – Right Bumper + B
Custom Slot 4 – Left Bumper + Right Bumper + X
Custom Slot 5 – Left bumper + right bumper + Y
Custom Slot 6 – Left Bumper + Right Bumper + B
Battle Item 1 – Right trigger + X
Battle Item 2 – Right trigger + Y
Battle Item 3 – Right trigger + B
Battle Item 4 – Right trigger + A
Quest Items
Quest-specific items:
I’m not gonna lie. I haven’t had a quest that requires me to use a specific item, but I found these shortcuts in the Lost Ark settings menu, so I’m listing them here for your convenience.
Quest Item 1 – Right bumper + left Dpad
Quest Item 2 – Right bumper + Dpad up
Quest Item 3 – Right Bumper + Right Dpad
Quest Item 4 – Right bumper + Dpad down
Quest Item 5 – Right trigger + left Dpad
Quest Item 6 – Right trigger + Dpad up
Quest Item 7 – Right trigger + right Dpad
Quest Item 8 – Right trigger + Dpad down
We hope this Lost Ark controller guide is helpful in the early hours of your adventure. If you’re looking for more content about the new action-oriented MMO, be sure to read our Lost Ark review impressions and check out our weekend streams for a chance to win awesome Twitch drops.
