Ant Wars Controls

Knowing the Ant Wars controls is the difference between a useful worker and a confused ant stuck in a dead-end tunnel. This page covers the core PC bindings used across Ant War by Chylan, how each action ties into DNA and colony play, and how to practice them with the rest of the Guides Hub. Pair this with Getting Started if you are brand new, then move into Digging and Blocks and Heal the Queen once the keys feel natural.

Core control map

Action	Default (PC)	What it does
Dig	E	Breaks the block in front / under your dig focus
Feed	T	Drops healing from stored fungus for allies or the queen
Bite	Right-click	Melee attack; Trapjaw scales this hard
Signals	R	Team pings / signals for pushes, defense, or help

Movement uses standard Roblox WASD and camera look. Mobile and console use on-screen buttons or remapped binds for the same four actions — dig, feed, bite, signal — so the tactics below still apply even if the exact key differs.

Video guide

Dig (E) — your primary job

Digging opens lanes, reveals fungus, and creates ambush trenches. Hold a clear camera angle on the block you intend to break. Dig counts depend on block type and your size (Minor / Major / Supermajor). Dirt is cheap; Stone is expensive. Full numbers are on Digging and Blocks:

• Dirt: 4 / 3 / 2
• Soil: 5 / 4 / 3
• Compact sand: 6 / 4 / 3
• Wood: 7 / 5 / 4
• Stone: 8 / 6 / 4
• Fungus: 4 / 3 / 2 (behind queens; fuels healing)

Tap E in a steady rhythm rather than spamming blindly past the break. When a wall is almost open, signal so fighters arrive as the hole connects. Digging into an empty lane with no follow-up wastes the DNA you spent on Major or Supermajor.

Feed (T) — keep the colony breathing

Feed spends stored fungus as a healing drop. You must have fungus loaded from digging fungus blocks (often behind the queen). Press T near injured ants or the queen. Queen passive regen is 3 HP/s and stops when the timer is under 30:00. A practical rule from match play: feed when Queen HP is under about 3000, and feed earlier under pressure.

Honeypot mutation improves healing efficiency — more heal per fungus economy — which is why medics live on Heal the Queen and Mutations. Minor Honeypots still help early; Supermajor Honeypots carry late defense when regen is gone.

Common feed mistakes: pressing T with an empty stomach, feeding full-HP allies while the queen is critical, and never rotating back to fungus after a push. Treat feed like a reload cycle: dig fungus → store → return → T → repeat.

Bite (right-click) — trades and queen DPS

Right-click bites the ant or queen in melee range. Bite damage scales with size and jumps with Trapjaw (about 1.5× bite). Stinger adds a burst ability on top of normal biting. Acid prefers ranged poke but still bites in close. Do not tunnel-vision bite duels far from objectives; DNA from damage is nice, but How to Win is about queens, not scoreboard scraps.

Bite tips:

• Approach from side tunnels so you are not eating Acid spit down a straight hall.
• Focus the queen when a breach opens; peel only if your own queen is collapsing.
• Armored ants can afford messier melees; Honeypots should bite only to finish or self-defend.

Signals (R) — coordinate without chat spam

Signals live on R (PC default). Press R to open or cycle team pings so diggers, fighters, and healers share intent without flooding chat. Silent digs create friendly-fire chaos: healers arrive late, Trapjaws dive alone, and the hole closes behind a failed push. A simple habit — signal on breach, signal on queen critical — raises win rate more than any single mutation.

Signal types on R

Signal	Use it when
Enemy	You spot rival ants, a Supermajor stack, or a push forming toward your nest
Group	You want the colony to mass on a lane, breach, or mid control node
Follow	You are lead digging or escorting and need teammates on your path
Heal	The queen or a key ally needs Feed (T) now — especially under 30:00 when passive regen stops

Practice the four signals until they are muscle memory. Enemy and Group win mid-round map awareness; Follow keeps dig crews together; Heal saves nests after Combo Mutations unlock and queen regen cuts off. Mobile and console expose the same four intents on their signal UI even if the button label differs from R.

Practice drills (five minutes in a live match)

1. Dig cadence: Break ten Dirt blocks as Minor, then compare Major dig speed on Soil.
2. Feed loop: Dig fungus, store, feed an ally once, confirm the heal landed.
3. Bite discipline: Take one duel, then disengage to a signal point instead of chasing.
4. Signal habit: Press R every time you open a new lane toward an enemy nest.
5. Combo awareness: When the clock nears 30:00, remind yourself regen stops and Combo Mutations open — controls stay the same, stakes rise.

Platform notes

On PC, keep the right mouse button free for bite and avoid binding dig to an awkward finger. On mobile, place dig and feed where your thumbs naturally rest; missing Feed under queen pressure is the most common mobile fail. On console, confirm which face button maps to Feed before the late game — asking in chat after regen stops is already too late.

How controls connect to the rest of the wiki

• Learn when to dig each block type → Digging and Blocks
• Learn what to buy with DNA → Mutations
• Learn when Feed matters most → Heal the Queen
• Learn why you are pushing → How to Win
• Full beginner arc → Getting Started

There are no active promo codes that change controls or grant free DNA for this game; see Codes for status only. Scripts that claim to auto-dig or auto-feed are outside fair play — stick to the keys above and the strategy guides.

Master E, T, right-click, and R first. Everything else in Ant Wars is timing and teamwork built on those four actions.