Actions
Movement Actions
Move
You move in the direction you tilt 
. The speed of your movement will depend on how far you tilt the control stick.
Sprint
If you press 
while tilting or press 
, you can sprint.
If you press 
during a sprint, it becomes a sprinting attack.
Jump
Jump by pressing 
. If you hold down , you perform a high jump. If you press again while in the air, you can perform up to three air jumps.
Climbing
If you press 
near ivy or other grips, you can grab on. Climb up or down with .
Attack/Defense Basics
Target Lock-On
If you press 
, you'll lock on to nearby enemies as your target. Change your target by tilting 
.
While locked on to a target, you will always face them while moving.
Melee Attacks
With , you attack with your character's main weapon. By holding down 
, you can perform a charged attack.
Ranged Attacks
Press 
to perform ranged attacks. For those that can be reloaded, press while pressing . For some ranged attacks, is used to aim; for these, if you press , you can change to the zoom view for a more precise shot with /.
Guarding
If you press 
, you generate a shield and block frontward attacks. Receiving repeated attacks will break the shield, opening yourself to damage. Broken shields are repaired over time.
Dodging
Press to perform a dodge. You can dodge in any direction by doing this while tilting .
Attacks, guards, and dodges can be performed midair.
Performing Special Attacks
Bloodsworn Skills
If you press 
, it will activate your Bloodsworn Skill. Bloodsworn Skills cannot be used again until a certain amount of time has passed.
Staggering and Drinking Blood
In addition to dealing damage, attacking an enemy will build up their stagger gauge. Once that gauge is full, the enemy will be staggered. If you press on a staggered enemy, you will suck their blood, inflicting significant damage and recovering your own HP. Weaker-willed foes can also become spellbound when you drink their blood.
Spellbound foes will follow those who drink their blood, and will fight alongside them.
Howling
Press while pressing to perform a howl that creates a gust of wind. If you perform a howl in time with an enemy's attack, it will interrupt them and greatly increase their stagger gauge. Howling can also deflect some ranged attacks.
Guard Counters
If you press immediately after guarding against an enemy's attack, you can perform a guard counter.
Situational Advice
Using a Goldblood Stake
If you press 
, you will use a Goldblood Stake and restore HP. You recover Goldblood Stakes by gathering Goldblood.
Goldblood can be obtained by defeating enemies or from corpses.
Selecting Items
changes what item you will use. Up to six items can be equipped, and you can swap these freely.
By holding down , you will select the first slot.
Using Items
If you press 
, you will use the equipped item. Some items can also be used while jumping.
Emotes
If you hold down 
, you will open the Emote menu. Use to select the emote you want to use, and then press to execute it. Certain emotes can be important for some Sigils.
Observer View
If you hold down to open the Function menu and press 
, you can swap to observer view. By locking on to another player in observer view, you can check information about that player.