Cipher

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ReleasedJun 11, 2025Version 3.3 · Phase 2

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Signature Light ConeLies Dance on the Breeze

Currency Wars

Faction: Night Demigod
School: Follow-Up ATK, Debuff
Cost: 1
Position: Front

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Pure Fiction

33,907avg score

1,420 Teams

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3,525avg score

1,683 Teams

Overview

Cipher is a highly flexible Nihility amplifier / sub-DPS who provides permanent Vulnerability while storing part of the team's damage for a massive True DMG Ultimate. She fits into almost any damage-focused team.

Role

Universal Amplifier / Sub-DPS

Playstyle

Mark the main enemy as Patron, let your team attack and build Cipher's damage tally, then use Ultimate when the stored damage is worth cashing out. She can mostly Basic ATK after establishing her target, making her very SP-efficient.

Why It Works

Cipher effectively reuses damage your team already dealt. At 170 SPD she doubles the amount of damage recorded by her Talent, then converts that stored value into True DMG that ignores most normal damage mitigation.

Watch For

170 SPD is extremely important. Don't immediately Ultimate whenever it becomes available either; using it too early clears your stored tally and can waste a large portion of Cipher's potential.

Playstyle

Combat Flow

Mark Patron → allies attack → Cipher FuA → build stored damage → continue stacking → Ultimate / True DMG nuke → rebuild tally → repeat.

Key Notes

Aim for 170+ SPD in combat above everything else. After that, offensive CRIT stats are optional because a large part of Cipher's contribution comes from her stored damage rather than her normal attacks.
All enemies permanently take 40% more DMG while Cipher is on field.
Allies attacking Patron trigger Cipher's Follow-Up, once per Cipher turn.

Build & Investment

Light Cones

Primary

Lies Dance on the Breeze

Adds SPD and attack-triggered DEF reduction. Reaching 170 SPD enables the additional Theft debuff; both debuffs still use a base application chance.

Alternative

Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat

Strong team DEF-reduction alternative at sufficient Effect Hit Rate and superimposition.

F2P

Before the Tutorial Mission Starts

Accessible energy option when the team already maintains DEF reduction.

Relics

Alternative

Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters

Personal-damage alternative when the team maintains enough debuffs.

Primary

Messenger Traversing Hackerspace

Use two pieces for SPD and combine with another SPD two-piece while reaching 170 SPD. Cipher's enemy-targeting Ultimate cannot activate the four-piece team SPD effect.

Planars

Primary

Lushaka, the Sunken Seas

Supports the first-slot carry and Cipher's Ultimate cadence.

Main Stats

Body

Effect Hit Rate
AlternativeCRIT DMG

When using a chance-based debuff that still needs Effect Hit Rate.

Personal-damage option after Effect Hit Rate needs are met.

Feet

SPD

Reach the 170 SPD tally and CRIT Rate threshold, then use faster turns to refresh her follow-up trigger. Patron is assigned automatically when none is present.

Sphere

Quantum DMG Boost
SituationalHP%

Personal-damage sphere.

Defensive support alternative.

Rope

Energy Regeneration Rate
AlternativeATK%

Preferred for more frequent recorded-damage cashouts.

Personal-damage alternative if energy cadence is already stable.

Recommended Substats

SPD
Effect Hit Rate
CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG
ATK%

Prioritize the SPD needed for Empyrean Strides, especially its 170-SPD tier, then the Effect Hit Rate required by the selected debuffs. For personal damage, balance CRIT after counting the trace's CRIT Rate; a support build can use HP and DEF instead of extra damage stats.

Eidolon Investment

E0 already records damage and provides her fieldwide damage-taken increase. Secure the SPD threshold and a useful Ultimate release window before investing in stronger tallies or further debuffs.

Lies Dance on the Breeze adds SPD and applies DEF-reduction debuffs after attacks. Its second debuff requires 170 SPD, and both effects have base application chances; gear must support the threshold and reliable application.

Multiplies the damage tally by 1.5 and grants a large ATK buff after her Talent follow-up.

Hits have a 120% base chance to apply a further damage-taken increase for two turns. This adds a debuff rather than a guaranteed new damage multiplier in every hit.

Teams

Recommended Teammates

Debuff carry core

Cipher amplifies incoming damage and tallies Acheron's attacks, while Jiaoqiu supplies recurring debuff applications. Cipher's Skill can add Weaken; her follow-ups do not inherently apply another debuff.

CipherCore character
Acheron
Jiaoqiu
Aventurine

Best Cipher Teams

5,752 observed teams36 recent contexts

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Most Played Teams

#19.8%564 teams
- Cipher
- Archer
- Sparkle
- Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae
#27.0%403 teams
- Cipher
- Acheron
- Hyacine
- Mortenax Blade
#34.7%273 teams
- Cipher
- Acheron
- Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae
- Mortenax Blade
#44.0%230 teams
- Cipher
- Huohuo
- Acheron
- Mortenax Blade

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Skills

Basic ATK

Oops, a Missed Catch

Single AttackLv. 6

Deals Quantum DMG equal to 100% of Cipher's ATK to one designated enemy.

Lv. 6

Skill

Hey, Jackpot for the Taking

BlastLv. 10

Has a 120% base chance to Weaken one designated enemy and its adjacent targets (decreasing their DMG dealt by 10%) and increases Cipher's ATK by 30%, lasting for 2 turn(s). Moreover, deals Quantum DMG equal to 200% of Cipher's ATK to one designated enemy, and Quantum DMG equal to 100% of Cipher's ATK to the adjacent targets.

Lv. 10

Ultimate

Yours Truly, Kitty Phantom Thief!

BlastLv. 10

Deals Quantum DMG equal to 120% of Cipher's ATK to one designated enemy. Then, deals True DMG equal to 25% of the current tally kept by Talent to the one designated enemy. Moreover, deals Quantum DMG equal to 40% of Cipher's ATK alongside True DMG equal to 75% of the current tally kept by Talent to the one designated enemy and its adjacent targets. And this True DMG is distributed evenly among all targets of this ability.

Lv. 10

Talent

The Hospitable Dolosian

Single AttackLv. 10

When there are no enemy targets in the "Patron" state on the battlefield, Cipher immediately causes one enemy target with the highest Max HP on the battlefield to become the "Patron." When using Skill and Ultimate, the primary target becomes the "Patron." The "Patron" state only takes effect on the most recent target.

After the "Patron" gets attacked by other ally targets, Cipher immediately launches Follow-Up ATK against the "Patron," dealing Quantum DMG equal to 150% of Cipher's ATK. This effect can trigger up to 1 time(s) per turn, and this trigger count resets at the start of Cipher's turn.

Cipher will tally 12% of the non-True DMG dealt by ally targets to the "Patron." Overflow DMG will not be tallied. After using Ultimate, clears this tally.

Lv. 10

Technique

Puss in Boots

EnhanceLv. 1

Gains "Zagreus's Blessing" that lasts for 15 second(s). During this time, Cipher will be undetectable by enemies and her movement speed increases by 50%. When approaching an enemy in the overworld/Simulated Universe/Divergent Universe, can immediately gain a random Consumable. Consumables can be gained this way for up to 50 time(s) in each Earth day.

When entering battle with "Zagreus's Blessing" active, deals Quantum DMG equal to 100% of Cipher's ATK to all enemies. And the tallied amount Cipher gains from this instance of DMG increases by 200%.

Traces

Major Traces

Empyrean Strides

When Cipher's SPD is higher than or equal to 140/170, CRIT Rate increases by 25%/50%, and the gained tally increases by 50%/100%.

300 Rogues

Cipher can tally 8% of the non-True DMG dealt by ally targets to the enemy targets other than the "Patron." Overflow DMG is not tallied.

Sleight of Sky

Increases the CRIT DMG dealt by the Talent's Follow-Up ATK by 100%. When Cipher is on the battlefield, DMG received by all enemy targets increases by 40%.

Minor Traces

DMG Boost: Quantum+14.4%
Effect Hit Rate Boost+10%
SPD Boost+14

Eidolons

Read the Room, Seek the Glee

Cipher's tally of DMG is 150% of its original value. When using the Talent's Follow-Up ATK, increases Cipher's ATK by 80%, lasting for 2 turn(s).

In the Fray, Nab On a Spree

When Cipher hits an enemy target, there is a 120% base chance to increase the DMG it receives by 30%, lasting for 2 turn(s).

From Thin Air, Hard to Foresee

Basic ATK +1
Ultimate +2

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

The Jig Is Up, Quick to Flee

After the "Patron" gets attacked by an ally target, Cipher deals Quantum Additional DMG to it equal to 50% of Cipher's ATK.

Safe in Numbers, Light as a Bee

Skill +2
Talent +2

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

The Thief's Game, Unsung and Free

The DMG dealt by Follow-Up ATK from Cipher's Talent increases by 350%. During the tally, an additional 16% of non-Overflow DMG dealt by this attack is tallied. After the tally is cleared by using Ultimate, 20% of the cleared tally is returned.

Stats

Level 80

Maximum ascension

HP931

ATK640

DEF509

SPD106

Level	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD
1	127	87	69	106
20	298	205	163	106
30	412	283	225	106
40	526	362	288	106
50	640	440	350	106
60	754	518	412	106
70	868	597	475	106
80	931	640	509	106

Level	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD
1	127	87	69	106
20	298	205	163	106
30	412	283	225	106
40	526	362	288	106
50	640	440	350	106
60	754	518	412	106
70	868	597	475	106
80	931	640	509	106

Level	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD
1	127	87	69	106
20	298	205	163	106
30	412	283	225	106
40	526	362	288	106
50	640	440	350	106
60	754	518	412	106
70	868	597	475	106
80	931	640	509	106

Level	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD
1	127	87	69	106
20	298	205	163	106
30	412	283	225	106
40	526	362	288	106
50	640	440	350	106
60	754	518	412	106
70	868	597	475	106
80	931	640	509	106