5 reasons to get Cipher in Honkai Star Rail

Cipher will be debuting soon in Honkai Star Rail. Although the character follows the Nihility Path, she can debuff enemies and deal damage simultaneously. This makes her useful in various team compositions, which will likely lead to the unit having a high pick rate right after she releases. Since Cipher is a new character, players might wonder why they should spend their Stellar Jades to add her to their collection.

This article details five reasons why you should roll for Cipher in Honkai Star Rail.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely rely on the writer’s opinion.

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Exploring the reasons why players should pull for Cipher in Honkai Star Rail

1) Cipher can fit into a wide variety of team compositions

Cipher can be paired with Acheron (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

While it may not seem like Cipher can fit into a wide variety of team compositions in Honkai Star Rail, it is quite the opposite. Since she can record a certain amount of her teammate’s damage as her own, she can be paired with DPS units that can easily deal an absurd amount of damage.

This allows Cipher to get paired with most meta-defining characters, which also boosts this Nihility unit’s outgoing damage significantly.

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2) Exceptionally easy to build

Sacerdos' Relived Ordeal is good for Cipher (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

Another reason why you should pull for Cipher in Honkai Star Rail is because of how easily you can build the character. Since she can deal damage, you can just build her as a normal CRIT-scaling DPS unit, and she can easily dominate the battlefield.

Furthermore, all the items you need to build Cipher are currently available in the title. Hence, you can start farming for her gear even before her release. Moreover, with the help of the “Build Target” feature, players can easily prefarm for this Nihility unit.

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3) Cipher can make the enemies vulnerable and nuke them instantly

Cipher's ultimate (Image via HoYoverse)

As mentioned, Cipher can deal an absurd amount of damage and make her opponents vulnerable while fighting them. She can place a unique debuff on the enemies she attacks, which makes them vulnerable. At the same time, most of Cipher’s abilities allow her to deal a substantial amount of damage to her opponents.

If you require a character that can fill the sub-DPS role while making sure the enemies are taking more damage, Cipher is the unit you should roll for.

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4) One-of-a-kind abilities

Another one of Cipher’s selling points is her unique abilities. Although she treads on the Nihility Path, she deals a significant amount of damage to the adversaries. Besides that, she can unleash follow-up attacks against her enemies. Since her FUA resets after a turn, Cipher can deal a decent amount of damage just from this ability.

Cipher’s Technique is unique as well. When activated, it allows her to get consumables from the enemies just by running near them.

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5) Very low chances of becoming a victim of power creep

Apocalyptic Shadow (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

Lastly, the chances of Cipher becoming a victim of power creep are quite low since she is a new character. This means players can utilize her in various end-game activities for a long time. As the developers plan to make sure every single 5-star character stays relevant in the meta, players can pull for Cipher without thinking much.

Besides that, Cipher can easily clear activities like Apocalyptic Shadow, MoC, and, more importantly, Pure Fiction. She will be extremely useful in PF due to her high compatibility with other FUA characters.

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