Combat Warriors Controls

Learning Combat Warriors controls early prevents the classic beginner loop: sprint into a fight, empty stamina, miss a parry, and die before you understand why. This page documents the default PC layout and the habits that make those binds matter. Mobile and console players should mirror the same ideas from their on-screen prompts.

After you memorize binds, drill them in the getting started route and the parry guide. Weapon choice still matters — see the tier list — but inputs decide whether that weapon ever connects.

Default PC controls

Action	Default bind	Why it matters
Move	WASD	Strafe while swinging; never stand still
Sprint	Shift	Costs stamina; needed before slides
Dash	E	Directional dodge while holding a movement key
Slide	Sprint + slide bind	Momentum escape and angle changes
Parry	F	Short defensive window; core skill expression
Sidekick	Q	Ragdoll after a successful parry stun
Stomp / finish grounded	Context / stomp bind	Faster than swinging on downed players
Glory kill	G	Stylish finisher with bonus Credits
Camera / Shiftlock	Left Ctrl (commonly)	Keeps swings and parries facing the target
Throw / utility	Weapon-specific	Kunai and explosives change neutral
Private command bar	;	Opens PS command entry
List PS commands	/psCmds in chat	Full private-server help

Always open the in-game Controls button once after updates — binds can be remapped and seasonal UIs shift.

Combat Warriors fighting tips and controls overview

Movement first, damage second

Stamina is the hidden health bar. Sprinting, dashing, and some combat options drain it. Skilled players bait you into empty stamina, then walk you down. Habit stack:

1. Enter fights with at least half stamina.
2. Dash to dodge committed heavies, not every feint.
3. Slide to break camera tracking when someone locks you.
4. Disengage entirely when empty — bandage / reset instead of ego swinging.

Camera lock and swing tracking

Enable Shiftlock / camera lock so your character faces the opponent. Parrying without facing the attacker fails more often. Locked camera also makes dual-weapon and heavy arcs easier to aim in chaotic Crossroads-style maps.

Finishers and Credits

When an enemy is low, glory kill (G) pays extra Credits and looks clean. Stomps finish ragdolled players faster than full swing animations. After a parry, Q sidekick → stomps is the bread-and-butter convert taught across community videos.

Utilities and exceptions

Kunai and similar throws often skip normal parry logic — use them to pressure players who only hold F. Explosives and large event payloads can ignore defensive habits entirely; watch the updates hub when holiday utilities drop.

Private server practice binds

Type /psCmds for the live command list, or press ; for the command bar. Useful drills: freeze a friend, switch maps, toggle critical hits, spawn airdrops. Full reference lives on the private server commands tool page.

Device notes

Mobile: Keep thumbs free for dash + parry; consider claw grips if you take the game seriously.
Console: Map parry to a trigger you can feather; movement on the left stick must stay active during F equivalents.
PC: Remap only after muscle memory exists — constant rebinding slows improvement.

Control checklist before ranked sessions

• Codes redeemed (codes)
• Main weapon equipped from tier list
• Shiftlock on
• Stamina potion / bandage in utility if you use them
• Parry drill warm-up completed

Controls are simple; pressure is not. Once dash, parry, and convert are automatic, you can focus on reading opponents instead of hunting for the F key mid-panic.