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Marvel Rivals controls & keybinds

Marvel Rivals follows the hero shooter convention with abilities on Shift, E and a third key, the ultimate on Q and team-up abilities on C. Heroes with flight or wall-crawling reuse Space and Shift, so each hero page in the game shows its own overrides.

The keys people look up first

Marvel Rivals controls at a glance

Default bindings for the actions searched for most. The full lists, the settings that change how they feel and the printable layout are below.

Action	PC	PlayStation	Xbox
Crouch	`Left Ctrl`	`Circle`	`B`
Jump	`Space`	`Cross`	`A`
Melee	`V`	`R3 (press)`	`RS (press)`
Reload	`R`	`Square (hold)`	`X (hold)`
Interact	`F (context)`
Emote	`B`
Chat / voice	`T`
Scoreboard	`Tab`	`Touchpad`	`View`

The rest of this game, drawn

Two pages, and they are not interchangeable: this is the reference you look a binding up in, the other measures the hand pressing it. Both figures below are counted from what each page holds.

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Highlighted keys carry a default action; hover or tap a key for every action bound to it.

Action	Default key
Movement
Move	`W / A / S / D`
JumpFlight heroes hold Space to ascend.	`Space`
Crouch	`Left Ctrl`
Combat
Primary attack	`Mouse 1`
Secondary attack	`Mouse 2`
Ability 1	`Left Shift`
Ability 2	`E`
Ability 3Not every hero has a third ability.	`F`
Ultimate	`Q`
Team-up ability	`C`
Melee	`V`
Reload	`R`
Interface
Interact	`F (context)`
PingHold for the ping wheel.	`Mouse 3`
Communication wheel	`G`
Scoreboard	`Tab`
Hero selection / change hero	`H`
Push to talk	`T`
Chat	`Enter`
Emote	`B`
Ultimate status (ask)	`Z`

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Action	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Movement
Move	`L3`	`LS`	`L3`
Look	`R3`	`RS`	`R3`
Jump	`Cross`	`A`	`B`
Crouch	`Circle`	`B`	`A`
Combat
Primary attack	`R2`	`RT`	`ZR`
Secondary attack	`L2`	`LT`	`ZL`
Ability 1	`L1`	`LB`	`L`
Ability 2	`R1`	`RB`	`R`
Ability 3	`Square`	`X`	`Y`
Ultimate	`L1 + R1`	`LB + RB`	`L + R`
Team-up ability	`Triangle`	`Y`	`X`
Melee	`R3 (press)`	`RS (press)`	`R3 (press)`
Reload	`Square (hold)`	`X (hold)`	`Y (hold)`
Interface
Ping	`D-pad Up`	`D-pad Up`	`D-pad Up`
Communication wheel	`D-pad Down`	`D-pad Down`	`D-pad Down`
Scoreboard	`Touchpad`	`View`	`Touchpad`
Change hero / menu	`Options`	`Menu`	`+`

Switch labels are derived from the PlayStation and Xbox layouts where the game uses the standard mapping; games without a Switch release show the equivalent position only.

Settings that change how the bindings feel

Recommended starting settings

Marvel Rivals asks one hand to play a duelist who needs flick aim and a vanguard who needs steady tracking, and the settings below are how you stop tuning for one and ruining the other.

Controls

Mouse sensitivity 30 – 50 cm per 360°

The number that matters is not the slider, it is how far your hand travels for a full turn. Most of the field lands between 30 and 50 centimetres at 800 DPI. Measure it once on your own pad and the slider stops being a guess. PC

Scoped / ADS sensitivity 70 – 90% of hip-fire 1 – 100%

Precision heroes feel twitchy at parity. Dropping to around 80% gives finer control while still letting you correct against something moving — going much lower and you cannot follow a flyer at all.

Aim Sensitivity Curve Linear LinearDual-Zone S-CurveExponential

Controller only. Linear is the honest one — stick tilt maps straight to turn rate, so what you learn transfers. The S-curve gives a slow centre and a fast edge, which suits players coming from other hero shooters and confuses everyone else. Controller

Aim Assist On OnOff

Controller only and on by default. Worth checking rather than assuming, because it silently does nothing on a pad the game has not recognised — which is the first thing to test if aiming feels unassisted. Controller

Third-person camera side Match the hero

The camera sits off one shoulder, so the same crosshair sees a different amount of cover on each side. On heroes you peek with, the side is a real choice and not a cosmetic one.

Reach check · your keyboard, this game

Can your board actually play Marvel Rivals?

Every default bind, re-scored against the keyboard you own. Distance is measured from the left hand resting on WASD, because that is where it stays while you play.

A 60% board has every key Marvel Rivals asks for. 1 of its 21 default binds still need the left hand to leave WASD, so the board is not what holds you back here — the layout is. How that compares with every other game.

W / A / S / D Move
Space Jump
Left Ctrl Crouch
Mouse 1 Primary attack
Mouse 2 Secondary attack
Left Shift Ability 1
E Ability 2
F Ability 3
Q Ultimate
C Team-up ability
V Melee
R Reload
F (context) Interact
Mouse 3 Ping
G Communication wheel
Tab Scoreboard
H Hero selection / change hero
T Push to talk
Enter Chat
B Emote
Z Ultimate status (ask)

On the keys: your hand is already there
Comfortable: a finger moves, the hand does not
Stretch: the hand lifts, movement wobbles
Off movement: you let go of A and D to press it
Not on this board: the key does not physically exist

Reach uses the same key geometry as BindIQ, which can rebuild the whole layout for you once you know what is out of reach. Mouse buttons always count as reachable — your right hand is already there.

How that compares

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Marvel Rivals control lab

Half the roster plays in three dimensions

Marvel Rivals is not one control scheme with different abilities on top. Pick a flying hero and the movement keys stop being movement keys: Space becomes a throttle you hold rather than a jump you tap, and height becomes something you manage for the whole fight. Nothing in a keybind list tells you that, and it is the single biggest adjustment when you switch heroes.

Key	On the ground	In the air	What changes
`Space`	Jump — tapped, and you land immediately	Held to rise, released to fall	The same key goes from a tap to a hold you maintain for the whole engagement. Flight heroes have no jump at all
`Left Ctrl`	Crouch	Descend	Worth setting to toggle on flight heroes: holding a key to lose height for ten seconds is a real hand cost
`W / A / S / D`	Two dimensions	Two dimensions plus whatever Space and Ctrl are doing	Your aim is now doing the work movement usually does — height changes what you can see and be seen by
`C`	Team-up ability	Team-up ability	The only key on the board whose availability depends on someone else: it does nothing unless a partner hero is on your team
`Left Shift`	Ability 1 — usually a dash or a shield	Ability 1 — often a dash that keeps your altitude	The same input reads completely differently once falling is a thing that happens to you
`Q`	Ultimate	Ultimate	The one key that means the same thing on every hero in the game

If you play both kinds of hero, set crouch to toggle. It costs nothing on the ground and removes a permanently held key in the air, which is where hands actually get tired. Move the team-up off C as well — it is a stretch from W and it is used at the exact moment a fight starts, when your hand is least free. Beyond that, flight is not a control problem to solve but a habit to build: the players who look untouchable in the air are managing height the way ground players manage cover.

One line per question

How to do the things people search for in Marvel Rivals

Generated from the default bindings above, so an action and its key can never disagree.

How to crouch in Marvel Rivals on PC and controller?

To crouch in Marvel Rivals, press Left Ctrl on PC, Circle on PlayStation and B on Xbox.

How to jump in Marvel Rivals on PC and controller?

To jump in Marvel Rivals, press Space on PC, Cross on PlayStation and A on Xbox. Flight heroes hold Space to ascend.

How to melee in Marvel Rivals on PC and controller?

To melee in Marvel Rivals, press V on PC, R3 (press) on PlayStation and RS (press) on Xbox.

How to reload in Marvel Rivals on PC and controller?

To reload in Marvel Rivals, press R on PC, Square (hold) on PlayStation and X (hold) on Xbox.

How to interact or pick things up in Marvel Rivals on PC?

To interact or pick things up in Marvel Rivals, press F (context) on PC.

How to emote in Marvel Rivals on PC?

To emote in Marvel Rivals, press B on PC.

How to open chat in Marvel Rivals on PC?

To open chat in Marvel Rivals, press T on PC.

How to open the scoreboard in Marvel Rivals on PC and controller?

To open the scoreboard in Marvel Rivals, press Tab on PC, Touchpad on PlayStation and View on Xbox.

Quick answers

What are the ability keys in Marvel Rivals?

Left Shift, E and F for abilities 1–3, Q for the ultimate and C for the team-up ability. On controller they are LB/L1, RB/R1, X/Square, both bumpers for ultimate and Y/Triangle for team-up.

How do I fly with Iron Man or Storm?

Hold Space to rise and Left Ctrl to descend; on controller hold Cross/A and Circle/B. Flight heroes cap their speed, so use Ability 1 for bursts.

How do I ping in Marvel Rivals?

Middle mouse (D-pad Up). Hold it for the wheel; aim at an enemy before pressing to mark them for the team.

Can I set per-hero keybinds?

Yes: Settings › Keyboard has a hero selector; each hero keeps its own layout and sensitivity, which is useful for flying and wall-crawling heroes.

What is a team-up ability?

A bonus ability unlocked when specific heroes are on the same team; it uses C (Triangle/Y) and shows an icon above the ability bar when active.

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