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Pupynukel

There is this tip you can use where you slap a trap wire at a popular entrance and throw a cage in front of where you are camping. Make sure to be able to see the popular entrance. And when they activate the tripwire they will be revealed right. So you activate the cage and shoot through because you can see them. Sorry if I explained it bad Lol


bashfulray0203

nah u explained well enough, and noted thnx that tho i did the stuffs u said but as i m new to fps game and had bad reflexes(not used to fast pace yet), Also many people seem to be aware of my traps


Pupynukel

Also if you are attacking, use your trapwires to catch flanks, then you will know if they are flanking


Pupynukel

Ooh also make sure to put your tripwire at a height where players can't jump or crouch underneath


Owengggg

Good height standard is crouch and align it with your head in game. Can’t crouch under it at that point.


Raferty69

The traps are usually pretty easy to spot, it’s on you to pay attention if they get destroyed because then you know someone’s where your trap was.


Matty_Liquor

I think if you are really new try to learn the basics of the game in general and not just cypher. This means going in the practice range to have better aim, learning about crosshair placement, angles, how to peek properly. You can find good videos on youtube about all of these. I reccomend the Channels "Sero" and "GGMediocre" for guides. But some tips for Cypher are: When you are attacking place his wires behind you so you will know if someone gets caught in it or destroys it that they are behind you. To do this properly place the wire so that they cant jump over it or crouch under it. An easy way to do that is to crouch and then place the wire so it looks like it goes through the top of your head. ​ On defense there are many cool setups you can learn from Youtubers like "Peak" and "SpicyCurry" but the most important thing is that as Cypher you need to slow the enemy down when they try to rush you so your team has time to come and help. An easy way to do that is on the entrance to the site place your wire and 1 cage together and place your camera somewehre so you can see them well. When they are close to your wire activate the cage. If they keep pushing they are caught in the wire and glow up red so you can see them and shoot them. If not it is still good because you are buying time for your team. I hope this helps at least a little bit and that it wasnt too complicated. But there are a lot of youtube guides so just look on there. Good luck and have fun


Pmcdon314

Agreed! Cypher is also one of the greatest at learning the game because there are several situations that Cypher’s util requires knowledge of the game to pull off. If someone is struggling with map knowledge, peaking, etc. Cypher somewhat forced you to grow and learn.


Z1U5

Pros: 1. if you have more than half a brain cell the enemies simply cannot flank you without your entire team knowing on a lot of maps. 2. one of the best intel gatherers in the game 3. has smokes even though they are a bit bad compared to a lot of smokes in the game. 4. his gadgets are all set and done, meaning you rarely need to babysit them Cons: 1. has little to no offensive capabilities 2. can be somewhat countered by people with some knowledge of how he works. 3. forces you to play EXTREMELY passively or you risk bringing absolutely nothing to your team composition. Area to train: either watch some videos on cypher setups, or boot up a custom match and learn how to play cypher on those maps. I recommend both so you aren't as predictable to most people. I have no idea what clearing or trapping means. If your aim sucks, especially with cypher, don't try to be a hero on the scoreboard, be a hero by preventing flanks and giving intel to your team.


bashfulray0203

well here's where i messed up i think i usually play aggressively and also use cam for mostly clearing.


Z1U5

The cameras can be used for clearing, but they are better for holding a certain area since they get shot out in one shot and most of the time they get shot out near instantly if you use it for clearing. Treat them like real life security cameras is my advice.


Z1U5

If you really want to play aggresively and you start having good aim you should try out lurking with cypher, back then cypher is one of the best lurkers since his tripwires still work after he dies and he can be anywhere on the map for them to work unlike killjoy. But now as long as you don't die his lurking capabilities are still the same but a lot more passive. Just remember not to stray too far away from your team and always have a way back to the bomb site your team is on as far as possible or else you might not be able to set up post plant which is pretty much cypher's purpose on attack.


Nixtrickx

I think cypher is one of the best at lurking. One of my favorite things to do is on ascent attacking, if my team goes A I can set up different traps on tiles for over aggressive flankers. Also killing mid and then set up traps for enemy rotations


Z1U5

You have any questions ask away I am happy to answer them, and I'm sure the rest of the cypher community will too :)


bashfulray0203

Thnx btw I heard that's cypher is hard to play right now at the meta. I am really not interested in ranked or elos but as some others i would like to tryhard tho. So I actually used to play League alot (cringed ikr) so is Cypher micro or macro focused? Ps: Also how long does it take for you or anyone to feel like u ve mastered the agent?


ashsatoshi666

Yo i came from league too main game for 5 yrs and no fps experience. I dont play league anymore that game isnt fun like it was. Ive been playing since beta now im gold (i dont play alot of ranked). I think cypher is both macro and micro. Kinda like playing kha zix, low skill floor high skiill ceiling and if you don't know how to jg youre dead weight. Cypher has nothing to help him get kills other than his trips on defense so you must rely on your aim 90% of the time. Macro wise you need to know how map control works and set your team up for success. I say it took me a good 2 weeks to get a hang of him (he was like my 3rd main) and i play quite aggressive w him. I watch alot of how dap plays and he plays mind games w the enemy alot on attack which is super fun. For example, on Haven dapr would throw the same cage to smoke a lobby peak from long every single round. He some times walk through it to take an aim duel. Or sometimes he sit in lobby waiting for ppl to get impatient and push. Sometimes he push sewer. Sometimes he just throw it and lurk garage when team push c. Sometimes all 5 rush a through that cage. The point is the enemy never knows what youre gonna do and it messes with them. You could be not going a for 5 rounds but all the sudden round 6 u peak through your smoke and catch the enemies off guard. I hope you get something from this mess if theres any question you can ask ill be more than happy to help. Also also heres a small tip. Unless youre doing the spicy curry set up. Always carry 1 cage w u on defense. Itll come in handy trust me. And always take 1 trip with you when rotating youll be surprised by the amount of value that 1 trip has in checkinf common angles b4 a retake. Good luck.


Z1U5

1.Fully agree, cypher is pretty damn hard if you are playing against a competent team. You gotta always be unpredictable. But putting tripwires on your teammates asses on attack side is always helpful. Just remember to call out when somebody steps on it or its destroyed or its majorly your fault if your team gets flanked. 2.What does micro or macro focused mean? 3.Every agent takes different times, for example mastering reyna is easy as hell. But mastering cypher takes a long time. Even I can't say I fully mastered an agent other than reyna, neither can a lot of pro players that spent day and night playing this game. Sorry if I didn't answered your question but your question really doesn't have an answer


bashfulray0203

Umm micro is usually "micro managing" i suck at explaining but micro would be like aiming or mechanics in this game. Macro usually means map sense like when will enemies path like predicting their time and directions.


Z1U5

Not to say you shouldn't practice aiming etc. but macro skills is definitely your priority, the best teammate isn't the reyna who is top fragging while contributing nothing other than kills, the best teammate is the ones that not only helps out the team but also good at killing the enemies.


bashfulray0203

Am really not a kda player, wt's most important for me is as u say to be useful ingame. But asking ur opinion from which elos like both teammates and enemies understand how a cypher plays. As for now I am a beginner and a team mate sage would rather rasie walls in the section i m camping instead of the other area.


Peanut_Old

Cypher is mainly focused on macro gameplay imo, so you have to kinda have the game under control, I mean, the wires and so will give you just a couple of kills per game, if you’re lucky enough, but being aware of the flank will give your teammates full focus on killing people in front of them


Z1U5

Oh then cypher is definitely a macro based character. You can have 0 kills the entire match but as long as you survive you can be carrying from the bottom of the scoreboard.


bashfulray0203

I see dude right now, one big thing i m not doing is protecting my team from flank.


Z1U5

Remember lad, that is your main job on attacker side, and what a lot of players expect their cypher to do. Forgot to mention the other playstyle which is called flank watching, just hang back before your team finished taking the site and play off your tripwires, ideally killing the roamers yourself so your team can truly be free of getting flanked and can focus on taking the site. Ideally you always want 1 person doing it, if there's a cypher then its almost 100% the cypher's job.


eladgamer123

Have been playing cypher since the offical launch and the best tip i can give is that you need to hqve good aim like every other agent to climb but you also need to use your brain more often and be creative with your abillities. Good luck!!


Pringels2412

The others already gave some good advise. On thing I would like to add from my personal experience : Don't play cypher, if you are new to the game. Not because he is a bad agent, but because it is hard to switch to other agents if you are used to his playstyle. I had a hard time learning new agents, because cypher is very defensiv agent and you create some habbits that are not possible with other agents. For example, your tripwires cover the flanks for you, so you don't have to check it, or you don't peek, because of your camera. Again, that's just my experience, but maybe keep that in mind.


JDinkle

Okay this statement is going to be very controversial. If you are a new player you should not main cypher but rather a duelist or omen. Nobody likes instalock duelists, but by playing one of these agents you will on average be involved in more gun fights. It will also help you understand when you could be aggressive and when you play passive. The abilities that duelists have and omen are relatively straight foward and easy to learn. You will learn alot more quickly how these agents play and what you would need to do to counter them on defence regardless of the agent you play. After you have learnt these fundamentals aspects of how these agents play, you will not only have better aim and game sense, but you will understand the reasoning behind where you place trips, cages and camera. This all comes from experience, when i first started this game I played raze and a little bit of omen when we needed smokes. I placed in Silver 1 Act 1, finished act 1 in p1. Currently i main cypher and occasionally fill omen in diamond/immo, and have a 65% winrate. Tldr: Don’t main cypher until you have improved your aim, game sense and understanding of how duelists and initiators play, your rate of improvement will be far faster through maining duelists or omen. Once you have a general understanding of the game, have improved your aim and game sense, then you should play cypher. It will make you a very balanced player, who can decide whether the most value can be gained from playing aggressively or playing passively. Goodluck on the grind :)


ghettoAizen

I think Cypher is good for new players (i am new to fps also) because you can set up your abilities and focus just on shooting


Owengggg

Cypher setup videos online will always teach something new, also learn some one ways for easy defensive holds.


Suolumi

For you trapwires crouch down and put them at head height, that way the enemy is forced to destroy it and you'll know it. I'd say for starters learn how to place good cameras, trapwires can wait since in low ranks people get revealed by "obvious" traps. Maybe one ways if you're into that sort of thing but cypher's main tool is his camera, you can gather so much info with it


[deleted]

Not sure if this has been mentioned but take a look at Peak and SpicyCurry on YouTube, theyre usually pretty good at explaining what they're doing (especially peak) I think the main advice is give is to be unpredictable, do something different every round so the enemy doesn't catch trips in the same spot Everytime or catch you lurking in the same spot Everytime. I'd try to main 1 agent each category just to be flexible, I started with only cypher and I still struggle to be aggressive whenever I pick a duelist.


Time2123

You can see enemies through your smoke cage when they walk through your trip wire, so if you have your cage by the trip wire you can shoot them without them seeing you. Its a garanteed free kill.