How do you change arrow slots in Elden Ring?

While some prefer to get up, close and personal with the enemy via melee combat, many prefer to keep a distance and take them down from afar. If this is your playstyle and especially for those who have the ranged classes, you might wonder how to switch arrows and bolts in Elden Ring. Knowing this is important because the damage inflicted by every arrow type will vary and affect enemies uniquely. And in a game like this one, a quick change from a weaker to a stronger arrow can be the difference between life and death.

How to Switch Arrows in Elden Ring

This is where you need to assign the arrow types in slots.

• PS players: Arrow Type 1 (R1), Arrow Type 2 (R2)
• Xbox players: Arrow Type 1 (RB), Arrow Type 2 (RT)
• PC players: Arrow Type 1 (LMB), Arrow Type 2 (LMB + Shift)

Unlike other games which actually allow you to switch arrows, you cannot change arrows directly in Elden Ring. What you can do is assign buttons for two types of arrows to use them whenever needed.

• Players can equip up to two types of arrows to switch between. For example, one can be normal arrows while the other can be fire arrows.
• While you have your bow (L2/LT) in your hands, press and hold LB to aim and use the right stick to adjust the aim.
• Press R1/RB to fire Arrow Type 1 and R2/RT to fire Arrow Type 2.
• Get into the Equipment menu and select the slot to equip beforehand. Basically, they will be in the Light and Heavy Attack slots for your character.
• As you unlock better arrows or arrows that provide different advantages, equip them in one of the slots and press the relevant button to shoot them.

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There are a lot of weapons to choose from while playing through Elden Ring, and while some classes can only use certain weapons, others have a whole range of weapons at their disposal. If you want to know all about swapping arrows, in this guide we will see how to do that in Elden Ring.

How to Change Arrows in Elden Ring

If you are using a character build that specializes in a lot of arrow sets, you may want to swap them out while in battle. Swapping out arrows can help you use a wide range of different arrow effects to take down enemies. Here we will see how to change arrow types in Elden Ring.

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While using the Samurai, you may have noticed that you can use two arrow types while in battle, but if you wish to swap them mid-battle, you won’t know how to go about it. You cannot swap ammo types, since ammo is split between light and heavy attacks. Each has its dedicated button to launch either a normal type arrow or a fire type arrow. Any arrow that you have assigned on the left ammo slot will use up the assigned button, and the same for the right ammo slot. You can set the buttons/ keys in your controller/key binding settings, to assign which arrow gets which button. You will have to manually add the arrows to its weapon slot if you wish to use them. The follow are the assigned buttons to change arrow types

PS: First Slot: R1 / Second Slot: R2

XBox: First Slot: RB / Second Slot: RT

PC : First Slot: Left Mouse Button / Second Slot: Left Mouse Button + Shift

That’s all there is to know about how to change arrow types in Elden Ring. If you liked this guide you can check out our other guides as well.

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