Sentinel

Cypher

Cypher
Cypher

The Moroccan information broker, Cypher is a one-man surveillance network who keeps tabs on the enemy's every move. No secret is safe. No maneuver goes unseen. Cypher is always watching.

Role
Sentinel
Ultimate
Neural Theft
Cyber Cage
Ability

INSTANTLY throw a Cyber Cage. INTERACT to create a vision-blocking cylinder that plays an audio cue when enemies come in contact. Can be picked up during BUY PHASE.

02Stats

Cypher stats

Role
Sentinel
Win rate
52%
432W–398L over 843 games
Pick rate
30.4%
In 2,474 sampled matches
Ban rate
N/A
Our match data doesn't include agent bans or drafts.
Best map
Abyss58.5%
55 games
Worst map
Corrode48.8%
82 games
Best weapon
Vandal
36% of Cypher's kills
K/D · ACS
1.03 · 202

Weapon pairings

  • Vandal36% · 4528 kills
  • Phantom30% · 3692 kills
  • Ghost7% · 877 kills
  • Sheriff5% · 570 kills
  • Spectre4% · 514 kills
RankGamesW–LWin rate
Iron – Bronze12668–5754.4%
Silver – Gold15778–7451.3%
Platinum – Diamond16380–8050%
Ascendant8848–3955.2%
Immortal – Radiant261128–13049.6%

From 24,740 player-games from 2,474 competitive matches, patch 13.09, gathered through the third-party HenrikDev API and frozen at 2026-11-01 (every player in each match counts). Pick rate is the share of those matches with Cypher on either team. Strong/weak against is Cypher's win rate when the enemy team had that agent. Lists need 5+ games.

03Abilities

Full kit

C

Trapwire

EQUIP a destructible Trapwire. FIRE to place a wire between surfaces. Trapwire stealths after placement. Triggers when enemies come in contact, tethering enemies, and after a delay, revealing them if Trapwire is not destroyed. Can be picked up.

Q

Cyber Cage

INSTANTLY throw a Cyber Cage. INTERACT to create a vision-blocking cylinder that plays an audio cue when enemies come in contact. Can be picked up during BUY PHASE.

E

SpycamSIGNATURE

EQUIP a destructible Spycam. FIRE to place. Spycam stealths after placement. REACTIVATE to control it. FIRE to shoot a dart that snapshots enemies hit until they remove it. Can be picked up.

X

Neural TheftULTIMATE

ACTIVATE on a targeted dead enemy. After a delay, snapshot living enemies twice.

Keys shown are the default keybinds.

04Playstyle

Playing Sentinel

Lock down sites, watch flanks and anchor retakes.

Cypher is one of 7 Sentinels. Pair them with agents who cover the roles your comp is missing.

Build a comp with Cypher
05Win rates

Win rate by map

Cypher overall: 52% win rate over 843 games (432W–398L), 1.03 K/D, 202 ACS.

Community average
Haven55%
176 games · 95W–78L1.07 K/D
Summit50%
161 games · 79W–79L1.03 K/D
Bind50%
150 games · 74W–74L1.03 K/D
Sunset51%
144 games · 74W–70L0.98 K/D
Corrode49%
82 games · 39W–41L1.03 K/D
Lotus53%
71 games · 37W–33L1.02 K/D
Abyss58%
55 games · 31W–22L0.97 K/D
Split67%
3 games · 2W–1LSmall sample
Ascent100%
1 games · 1W–0LSmall sample

Community average: 24,740 player-games from 2,474 competitive matches, patch 13.09, gathered through the third-party HenrikDev API and frozen at 2026-11-01.

06Similar

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