How to Force Move and Attack in Place in Diablo 4

Players around the world are returning to Hell in Diablo IV, the long-awaited and newest installment to the almost 20 year-old demonic ARPG franchise from Blizzard Entertainment. Although the endless hordes of beasts and foes alike will give you plenty of things to click on and target, there are times when moving is of utmost importance. Continue reading to learn how to bind your keys to force move and interact without losing your basic attack ability in Diablo 4.

How to Move Without Attacking in Diablo 4

By default on PC, left-clicking with your mouse will move your character to a designated position, but it will also execute your basic attack if you happen to be hovering over an enemy. The same goes for right-clicking, where your special attacks only seem to fire off when you have a target.

However, Diablo IV allows players to separate movement / interaction / basic attacks from one button and instead assign each of them to individual keybinds.

In the options menu, head to the Controls tab, and select Key Bindings. Scroll down to the Gameplay section, and you’ll see an option for “Combine Move/Interact/Basic Skill Slot”. From the in-game description:

• Enabled: Movement, interaction, and casting the ability assigned to your Basic Skill slot will utilize the same binding.
• Disabled: You can define separate bindings for movement, interaction, and casting the ability assigned to your Basic Skill slot.

Disabling this option will allow you to rebind Move & Interact to a single key, which you’d normally like to be Left-click. However, your Basic Skill Slot will now be unbound – but there’s an easy workaround for that.

By holding Shift on your keyboard and Left-clicking, your character will attack while remaining stationary, regardless if you have your Basic Attack Skill bound to a key or not. This comes in handy when you’d like to have your movement, interaction, and attacks all on your Left-click while still allowing you better control over your character.

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Now that you’ve got a better understanding of using your weapons, you may be wondering how to switch them. Check out our guide on How to Swap Weapons in Diablo 4 for more information.