Best Cipher build in Honkai Star Rail: Light Cones, Relics, stats, teams, and more

You need the best Cipher build in Honkai Star Rail if you want to utilize the character's abilities to their maximum potential. Since you’ll need the best gear for this purpose, farming the right ones is important to make sure you can easily clear most end-game activities.

As Cipher is a new character in Honkai Star Rail, players might wonder what items they’ll need for the best build. For those curious, this article details the Relic, Planar Ornament sets, Light Cones, and more for the best Cipher build in the game.

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

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Best Cipher build in Honkai Star Rail

Best Cipher Build Guide
Best Light Cones	- Lies Dance on the Breeze - Resolutions Shines As Pearls of Sweat - Before the Tutorial Mission Starts
Best Relic sets	- 2-piece Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal + 2-piece Warrior Goddess of Sun and Thunder - 4-piece Pioneer, Diver of Dead Waters
Best Planar Ornament sets	- Lushaka, the Sunken Seas - Firmament Frontline: Glamoth
Main stats	- Relic Body: CRIT DMG/CRIT Rate (Depending on what stat you need) - Relic Boots: SPD - Planar Orb: Quantum DMG Bonus/ATK% - Planar Rope: ATK%/Energy Regeneration Rate
Sub-stats	- SPD - CRIT DMG - CRIT Rate - ATK%
Best team compositions	- Mydei, Cipher, Tribbie, and Luocha - Castorice, Tribbie, Cipher, and Hyacine - Cipher, Boothil, Sunday, and Lingsha - Cipher, Dr. Ratio, Robin, and Gallagher
Ascension and Trace materials	- Darkveil Moonlight 65x - Ethereal Omen 56x - Echoing Wall 71x - Ethereal Lament 73x - Fiery Spirit 18x - Starfire Essence 69x - Heaven Incinerator 139x - Daythunder Anamnesis 12x - Tracks of Destiny 8x

Best Relics for Cipher in Honkai Star Rail

Relics

Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal set (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

2-piece Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal + 2-piece Warrior Goddess of Sun and Thunder
4-piece Pioneer, Diver of Dead Waters

Since Cipher needs to have high SPD in Honkai Star Rail, the 2-piece Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal and Warrior Goddess of Sun and Thunder combo is one of the best choices for her. If you have her signature weapon, hitting the 170 SPD threshold will be exceptionally easy with this combo.

The 4-piece Pioneer, Diver of Dead Waters set is also a good option for a DPS Cipher build. Since the character is a Nihility unit, she can easily inflict debuffs on the enemies. Once that's done, the Relic set will boost her outgoing damage depending on how many debuffs the opponent has.

Planar Ornaments

Lushaka, the Sunken Seas (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

Lushaka, the Sunken Seas
Firmament Frontline: Glamoth

When it comes to Cipher’s Planar Ornaments, Lushaka, the Sunken Seas, is a good choice if you want to indirectly boost the character's damage. Additionally, the set can boost her Energy Regeneration Rate by a decent amount.

If you are looking for a damage-focused Planar Ornament, the Firmament Frontline: Glamoth set is the one you should farm for Cipher. Since Cipher will have high SPD, she can easily activate the set’s damage boost effect.

Best Light Cones for Cipher in Honkai Star Rail

Resolutions Shines As Pearls of Sweat (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

Lies Dance on the Breeze
Resolutions Shines As Pearls of Sweat
Before the Tutorial Mission Starts

Although Cipher is a Nihility unit, she doesn’t have many free-to-play Light Cone options. Hence, her 5-star weapon, Lies Dance on the Breeze, is the best choice for her.

If you don’t have much Stellar Jades to spare, Resolutions Shines As Pearls of Sweat and Before the Tutorial Mission Starts are decent alternatives.

Best stats for Cipher in Honkai Star Rail

Main stats

Relic Body: CRIT DMG/CRIT Rate (Depending on what stat you need)
Relic Boots: SPD
Planar Orb: Quantum DMG Bonus/ATK%
Planar Rope: ATK%/Energy Regeneration Rate

Sub stats

SPD
CRIT DMG
CRIT Rate
ATK%

When fully ascended, make sure to level up Cipher’s Traces in the following order:

Passive Talent>Skill>Ultimate>Basic ATK

Best teams for Cipher

Here are some of the best teams for Cipher:

Mydei, Cipher, Tribbie, and Luocha
Castorice, Tribbie, Cipher, and Hyacine
Cipher, Boothil, Sunday, and Lingsha
Cipher, Dr. Ratio, Robin, and Gallagher

Cipher’s ascension and Trace materials

Darkveil Moonlight (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

Farm the following materials to upgrade Cipher’s Traces and ascend her to the max level:

Darkveil Moonlight 65x
Ethereal Omen 56x
Echoing Wall 71x
Ethereal Lament 73x
Fiery Spirit 18x
Starfire Essence 69x
Heaven Incinerator 139x
Daythunder Anamnesis 12x
Tracks of Destiny 8x

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About the author

Argha Halder is a gaming & esports Journalist at Sportskeeda. He has been a video game enthusiast leaning mostly towards multiplayer FPS and story-rich games for almost a decade. He likes to spend his time reading light novels, manga, watching anime.

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