Cypher is the most secretive and highly professional spy in Valorant, playing a vital role both in offense and defense. Many players, especially beginners, sometimes need help understanding their exact function while playing as this agent. In this article, you'll find a detailed guide from the portal bo3.gg about the Cypher agent, discussing his abilities, offering tips for their use, and providing insights on how to play him most effectively in games, along with other useful information.

The Lone Spy

Cypher is an agent for fans of espionage, secrecy, and solitude, as he spends most of his time alone, controlling one of the map's points or lurking for an attack. He is the perfect choice for those who prefer strategy, have patience, and are not inclined towards fast gameplay.

Spy and Control

For defense as Cypher, choose one of the positions that can be changed each round to surprise enemies. Gather quick information using his unique abilities. Cypher is a sentinel, so it's recommended to only leave the chosen position at the beginning of the round if you're sure the enemies have chosen another point for their attack.

Tips for Defense

1. Choose a specific position for control at the start of each round.
2. Place traps before the round begins.
3. Try to vary the placement of traps each round to complicate enemies' predictions.
4. Use Spycam for information gathering.
5. Stay at your chosen position until the Spike is planted elsewhere, as you play a sentinel role.

The role in attack involves gathering information across the map quickly and without combat. In most rounds, it's advised to set your traps for rapid information about players pushing a position, and to play alone, diverting enemy attention away from your team.

Tips for Attack

1. Place traps for information gathering.
2. Play solo, focusing on gathering information.
3. Actively communicate with your team and relay information about enemy whereabouts.
4. Don't rush, as enemies often push a certain position, and you can use this mistake to eliminate them.

Abilities and Tips

Trapwire: a trap that, when an enemy triggers it, reduces their movement speed; after a while, if not destroyed, the enemy receives minor damage and is stunned. This ability is considered one of the key ones for Cypher. It's recommended to learn in advance several effective places to set the trap on maps. This will allow you to be more effective during the game, setting traps that are hard to destroy and extremely annoying for enemies.

Useful Tips

1. Place traps where they are difficult to destroy.
2. Wait for someone to trigger a trap, then try to eliminate them, using a previously set Cyber Cage to remain unseen.
3. The trap can be retrieved at any time but retrieved abilities disappear at the start of the next round.
4. Set Trapwire so enemies cannot jump over or crawl under it.
5. Remember that not only enemies but also their abilities, such as Owl Drone (Sova), Trailblazer (Skye), or Prowler (Fade), can trigger the trap.
6. Place Trapwire in different locations each round to surprise enemies.

Cyber Cage is a type of smoke in Valorant, but it has unique advantages and characteristics compared to other types. Its distinctiveness lies in its form and properties. The Cage is shaped like an elongated vertical structure, which can be thrown onto surfaces to create "oneway" visibility (where you can see the enemy, but they can't see you). A notable feature of this smoke utility is that it produces a sound effect when an enemy enters, and visibility inside is clear, making it different from other types of smoke screens.

Useful Tips

1. Cyber Cage can be picked up before the round starts.
2. Study lineups for effective use.
3. Emits sound upon enemy contact.
4. Combine with Trapwire for efficient enemy elimination.
5. Blocks only vision, can be shot through.

Spycam is an ability known to everyone, even those who have never played as Cypher. It's a camera that Cypher can place almost anywhere for information gathering. When Spycam is inactive, enemies can't see it, but upon activation, it emits a characteristic sound and becomes visible to enemies.

Useful Tips

1. Spycam can be retrieved.
2. The ability resets after some time if it gets destroyed.
3. This ability is free.
4. You can mark enemies by aiming at them and clicking the left mouse button. The enemy will be highlighted for you and your team until they remove the dart.
5. Emits sound upon camera opening.
6. Spycam is invisible when inactive.

Neural Theft is Cypher's ultimate ability, which allows him to obtain information about the location of all living enemies. For this, he needs a dead enemy; using his ultimate on them, he can inform his teammates about the whereabouts of the enemy team.

Useful Tips

1. The enemy team will be highlighted on the map twice after activating Neural Theft.
2. A dead enemy is required for activation.
3. Don't hesitate to use Neural Theft, as you might not get another chance to use it soon.

The best maps for Cypher

Cypher, with his traps, is especially effective on maps with narrow corridors where he can maximize the use of his abilities. However, this does not mean that he is ineffective on other maps. This agent is beneficial in any team composition, especially if used according to our tips.

Top three best maps for Cypher

• Split
• Haven
• Ascent

Agents for Duo Play

Cypher prefers solitude, so there are no characters that are an ideal match for him. When playing Cypher with a friend, you can choose an agent not based on his preferences, but on what the team needs, taking on an important role that no one else wants to perform.

In summary, the agent Cypher in Valorant is one of the best for defense and gathering information for the team. By using our tips, you can effectively defend points on the map, collect valuable data about enemy movements, and interact with your team. Study and experiment with different strategies, fully utilize the agent's abilities and maximize his unique potential in battle. Doing so, you'll not only become a better Cypher player but also grow as a team member, significantly contributing to your team in every game. Good luck on your journey to improve your gameplay and achieve new heights!