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Dash to a nearby location so quickly an untargetable echo lingers. The echo Attacks (
) as if it were Zeri, but deals 50/50/200% damage.
Echoes last 5/5/10 (
) seconds, and disappear when Zeri dies.
Echoes last 5/5/10 (
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Alt Build 1


Passive: Gain 30% more Armor and Magic Resist from all sources.
Active: Throw an EMP at the current target that explodes after 2 seconds. It deals 120/180/1800 (
) magic damage to enemies within 3 hexes and Stun them for 2/2/8 seconds.
Active: Throw an EMP at the current target that explodes after 2 seconds. It deals 120/180/1800 (
Current



Hurl two massive axes at the most enemies in a line, dealing 234/350/563 (
) physical damage before returning. Damage is reduced by 20% for each enemy hit.
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Deal 410/615/1972 (
) physical damage to enemies within 2 hexes and Burn, and Wound them for 5 seconds. Gain 300/400/3000 max Health.
First Cast: Enter frenzy mode where attacks strike twice, dealing 123/184/1575 (
) total physical damage and can dash to new targets.
Second Cast: Frenzy mode now strikes thrice, dealing 189/283/3150 (
) total physical damage. Cannot cast again.
Burn: Deal 1% of the target’s max Health as true damage every second
Wound: Reduce healing received by 33%
First Cast: Enter frenzy mode where attacks strike twice, dealing 123/184/1575 (
Second Cast: Frenzy mode now strikes thrice, dealing 189/283/3150 (
Burn: Deal 1% of the target’s max Health as true damage every second
Wound: Reduce healing received by 33%
When to Play
Artifacts
Cypher Opener
Perfect Items
AD Item Opener
Strategy
Tips & Tricks
- Bastion Zeri is the easiest transition from Cypher cashouts. Try and gain as much Intel by lose-streaking before Stage 4 while killing units with Kog’Maw or Draven. Hold bastions and aim to cashout on 3-7 or 4-3.
- Renekton should be itemized with melee carry items if possible, not tank items.
- Hall of Mirrors on Sejuani is broken.
- Can choose to keep Cypher with Draven + Galio + Zed if you have solid cashout and items for Draven. This allows you to play higher quality units and cap out higher for win.
- Ideally only angle Zeri if you have Flux Capacitor or Pulse Stabilizer as your first Exotech item, unless you have Cypher opener or strong Bastion opener.
Openers
Cypher





Strong Conditions
Items






Augments



Item Priority

Guinsoo’s Rageblade

Hextech Gunblade
Economy Strategy
- Level to 4 if you have upgrades and a good item to place on one of those upgrades.
- Level to 5, unless on 3 loss streak.
- Level to 6 if on 4+ win streak (scout to see if necessary in high elo) or can stay above 40g.
- Level to 6, unless you would go below 30g. If you have to stay level 5 due to low gold (rare), then level to 6 on 3-5.
- Level to 7 if you can stay above 30g, otherwise stay level 6.
- Level to 7.
- Level to 8. Roll for desired comp until stable. “Stable” changes depending on rank, items, augments, composition, and patch. Melee carries and tanks get the biggest spike for 2-stars. Usually stable involves 2-star tank or carry and some other supporting 2-stars. Try not to roll below 10g.
- If you are weak (e.g., have no 2-star 4-costs), consider rolling again to 10g here. If you are stable, save gold to go 9.
- If you are low HP and haven’t 2-starred your carry and tank, roll to 0g. If you have medium to high HP with an upgraded + itemized 4-cost unit and some other upgrades, save gold to go 9.
- If high HP, consider waiting until 5-5 to go level 9. If medium HP, consider going level 9 if you can roll 20g or wait until 5-5. If low HP and can afford to go 9, do so even if you have almost no gold to roll on 9. If you can’t afford to go 9 this game, roll every turn for upgrades.
- Level to 9 if possible. From this point onward, look to level to 9. Acknowledge games where level 9 is not possible and roll every turn on 8 to preserve placements.
- For max cap games, you can either roll on 9 or level to 10. If you are itemizing a 5-cost carry and it is 1-starred, roll on 9. If you have all your main itemized units upgraded, level to 10.